{"id":196506,"date":"2016-06-13T12:32:30","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T19:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=196506"},"modified":"2016-06-13T12:32:30","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T19:32:30","slug":"ufc-paying-lobby-muhammad-ali-extension-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/ufc-paying-lobby-muhammad-ali-extension-act\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC paying to lobby against the Muhammad Ali Extension Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Show Money 10: Proposed MMA Ali Act released, and special guest Jamie Varner\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Evqsas3S0Qg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What is the Muhammed Ali Boxing Reform Act you ask? <\/p>\n<p>The Muhammed Ali Boxing Reform Act <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boxinginsider.com\/almanac\/the-muhammad-ali-boxing-reform-act-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">is a law<\/a> that was enacted in 2000 to help protect the rights, fairness and financial welfare of boxers.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/enforcement\/statutes\/muhammed-ali-boxing-reform-act\" target=\"_blank\">FTC<\/a>, &#8220;this Act, amending the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996, specifies that a sanctioning organization may not receive any compensation from a boxing match unless it files its bylaws and a complete description of its ratings criteria, policies, and general sanctioning fee schedule with the FTC. The Act further directs the FTC to make this information available to the public. A sanctioning organization does not have to submit this information to the FTC, however, if it makes the information accessible through a public website.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mixed martial arts fighters are not covered under the Muhammed Ali Boxing Reform Act, but people are trying to make a change with the Extension Act.<\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodyelbow.com\/2016\/6\/13\/11919738\/ufc-hires-firm-to-lobby-against-muhammad-ali-extension-act\" target=\"_blank\">Bloody Elbow<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;H.R. 5365, the Muhammad Ali Extension Act, was introduced to congress last month by former MMA fighter Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and co-sponsored by Joseph Kennedy III (D-MA). It looks to expand those same protections to MMA fighters as well as other professional combat sports athletes.&#8221; <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bloody Elbow stated that they were informed through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legistorm.com\/pro_news\/view\/id\/1667.html\" target=\"_blank\">Legistorm.com<\/a> that the UFC has hired D.C. firm Farragut partners to provide their services to lobby with congress on the promotion&#8217;s position on the bill.<\/p>\n<p>With all big changes there are two sides, those in favor and opposing the Act. For a better understanding, Paul Gift and John Nash of Bloody Elbow dig a bit deeper with their explanation of what the Muhammad Ali Extension Act would change in mixed martial arts in the video above.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video | Anderson Silva<\/strong><br \/>\n[ooyala code=&#8221;AxcmIzNDE6I17C8ikBgtjO2EN31w_YmV&#8221; player_id=&#8221;bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2&#8243; auto=&#8221;true&#8221; width=&#8221;1280&#8243; height=&#8221;1280&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Muhammed Ali Boxing Reform Act you ask? The Muhammed Ali Boxing Reform Act is a law that was enacted in 2000 to help protect the rights, fairness and financial welfare of boxers. 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