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Senate rejects bill to exempt charity mixed‑martial-arts exhibitions from athletic commission rules
Summary
House Bill 16, intended to carve out a narrow exemption for charity exhibition fights ("Freedom Fight Night"), failed in the Senate after debate about safety, oversight and whether nonprofit promoters have the necessary controls.
The Senate defeated House Bill 16, a bill that would have created an exemption for nonprofit, charity-focused exhibition fights (commonly called “Freedom Fight Night”) by a vote of 14–21.
Sponsor Senator Zito described an instance in Horseshoe Bend where a charity exhibition raised more than $24,000 for a veterans memorial but was later told by the State…
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