Marc Ratner
Marc Ratner
Marc Ratner is the current Vice President of Regulatory Affairs with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Formerly, he was the Executive Director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission...
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I like the ceremonial part of it and the tradition.
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I had a debate on Larry King Live with them at the time and told them in no uncertain terms we couldn't sanction them unless they changed their rules. They really dug in their heels in trying to avoid regulation, and they paid for it.
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It's a non-title special event as far as I'm concerned.
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It will be one of the biggest cards in Nevada for a while. You're talking about some of the top heavyweights.
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It will be one of the biggest cards in Nevada for a while, ... You're talking about some of the top heavyweights.
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The commission may fine him, revoke his license or do a myriad of things, but clearly he was in the wrong.
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The police did a marvelous job. So did (ring announcer) Michael Buffer. He kept everybody calm. He told everyone to stay in their seats and that everything was under control.
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For a man of his size, he was one of the top referees in the history of the sport. The fighters respected him.
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Everybody reacted properly, including Michael Buffer. He was very good at trying to calm the crowd. I thought between Richard and my inspectors and the police, everybody did what they did to stop it immediately before anyone got hurt. If there hadn't been a proper reaction it could have turned into a horrible, horrible thing.
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My guess is that every state with a commission that has its act together will legalize the sport eventually. They're starting to understand this is just another combat sport.