Looks like the decision getting the MD MMA bill out of senate committee will be made by Friday and it is likely to go to the full Senate for voting. Talking to inside sources, the legislation is expected to be passed at House and Senate, but the first real stumbling block will come with the Athletic Commission rules. Currently, MD regulates professional boxing, wrestling and kickboxing directly, but allows amateur fights to be run by a respective sport’s national amateur association. Because there is no such critter in MMA, the Athletic Commission must figure out how to deal with amateur MMA, and the response could be anything from not allowing it to adopting comprehensive rules.

The Athletic Commission is looking at the NJ Unified Rules of MMA as a basis for its rulemaking.

Link to story in Baltimore Sunabout the legislation.