The UFC has hired a DC firm to help them oppose legislation that would expand the Ali Act to MMA.
The battle over the Muhammad Ali Expansion Act is just starting to heat up. A few days after the death of the legendary boxer whose name adorns both the proposed legislation and the original bill it amends, Legistorm.com reported that the UFC had hired the D.C. firm Farragut partners to help lobby with congress the promotion's position on the bill.
The original Muhammad Ali Reform Boxing Act, which was enacted in 2000 and amended the Boxing Safety Act of 1996, is a federal law that was intended to protect the financial health of boxers as well as increase fairness in the industry.