South Carolina close to legal MMA
By Jim Murphy February 27th, 2009Here’s some good news out of the Palmetto State–South Carolina is well on its way to regulating MMA:
South Carolina could be the latest state to change its stance on mixed martial arts after taking a significant step to lift the ban.
Earlier this month, the state’s House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee passed a bill to eliminate the ban.
Then on Thursday, the bill was passed on the House floor with a unanimous 57-0 vote.
Providing the bill is passed by the Senate, the South Carolina State Athletic Commission will be able to begin regulating MMA events.
April 19th, 2009 at 6:24 am
That is awesome news about the ban, it seems as though the state is starting to loosen us, i.e. alcohol sales on Sunday, this ban, etc.
But did they as a legislative body just decide to do this or is this something that has to be proposed by someone in community?
April 19th, 2009 at 6:26 am
I’ll try to get some more background info on the origin of the push to legalize MMA. My understanding is that a legislator introduced it as a means of bringing more revenue into the state. Let me do a little research and I’ll post an update in the next few days…