I just heard about this while listening to X96 this morning – West Valley City seeks to negatively regulate MMA with a new ordinance. The full article can be found here.

A few snippets of choice are:

“Watching cage fighting can lead to a visceral, emotional reaction in the crowd, city police said during a recent study meeting. The charged, volatile environment can lead to folding chairs being used as projectiles, and mini-riots can erupt into situations that are impossible for law enforcers to control, they said.”

“As written, the ordinance would make the E Center at 3200 Decker Lake Drive the only suitable venue for fights.”

I agree with Mike Stidham’s summary when in the article he said that this ordinance will only stunt the the growth of MMA in WVC.

If you’d like to give your two cents, there is an open public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall, 3600 Constitution Blvd. I don’t know what happens in these kinds of meetings and if yelling/heckling is encouraged/allowed, but at least you can show up and use your disappointed face to let the city officials know how you feel.

Plus, if there is an emotional reaction in the crowd, no doubt there will be folding chairs flying around, creating an uncontrollable mini-riot. Sounds like fun.