Mixed martial arts regulation is finally coming to Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick today signed into law a bill, versions of which were previously approved by the House and Senate, that calls for the Massachusetts State Boxing Commission to become the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission and oversee MMA events.

The move opens the door for the UFC to host a long-anticipated event in Boston.
www.mmajunkie.com could not reach Massachusetts State Boxing Commission officials for clarification on the bill’s final details. Massachusetts, for example, may allow individual locales to determine whether or not they want to host MMA events. It’s also not known how quickly the state may be ready to begin its regulatory duties.

UFC president Dana White, though, immediately took to Twitter to express his pleasure over the coming state sanctioning.
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Saturday, September 26, 2009
by Jack Encarnacao (jencarnacao@sherdog.com)

Joe Cavallaro: The Most Influential Guy You’ve Never Heard Of

By FIGHT! contributor Jeff Harder

It’s a little more than a month away from World Championship Fighting’s seventh show and Joe Cavallaro has had a phone fused to his ear all day trying to make the card a reality.

“If you have 15 fights, that’s 30 fighters, 30 personalities, 30 wives or girlfriends that have opinions,” Read more »

Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Boston — World Championship Fighting is proud to announce a special autograph signing to ticket holders for the March 14th event. Expected in attendance include UFC Fighters: Marcus “the Irish Hand Grenade” Davis, Jorge ” El Conquistador” Rivera, Joe “J-Lau” Lauzon, Dan “The Upgrade” Lauzon, and internet legend Sean “The Gladiator” Gannon. Also on hand will be WEC star and welterweight contender Mike Campbell.The autograph session will begin at 5:00PM and will conclude at 6:30PM, so get your tickets now and be first in line for the autograph session!

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One of the sport’s greatest heels, Sam Hoger (6-4), will emerge from a 16-month self-imposed hibernation to compete at World Championship Fighting (WCF) 4 at Aleppo Shriners Auditorium in Wilmington, Mass., on September 19.

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