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Senate backs ban on 'ultimate fighting,' rejects amendment to broaden boxing regulation
Summary
Senate Bill 43, banning so-called 'ultimate fighting,' passed after debate on whether to regulate 'tough man' contests. An amendment to allow the boxing commission to regulate such contests failed on the floor; the main bill recorded passage with two votes in opposition.
The Utah Senate considered SB 43 on Feb. 7, a bill that would prohibit "ultimate fighting" — a form of contest described by the sponsor as placing combatants in a cage until one cannot continue.
Senator Poulter, sponsor of SB 43, characterized the activity as excessively violent and not a legitimate sport, telling colleagues that injuries, broken limbs and reported deaths have occurred in such contests. "This is an activity that we don't…
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