Reguarding MMA.
1. Do you have a state athletic commission?
2. What are the drug policies?
3. Is there a commission or federation link that I can go to?
This is for the Melbourne area. Just found out I may have to go there maybe in July.
HI coach, currently UFC or cage fighting is banned in Melbourne.
We have MMA fights and to get around the law they just have them staged in a regular ring. It is the cage that is not allowed rather than the sport itself.
There is not an athletic commission like USA, just a case of each state having their own laws. eg UFC is staged in Sydney (New South Wales) legally.
I am sure that UFC will eventually be allowed here, I recently had Forrest Griffin and Clay Guida in Melbourne for my FitX expo for meet and greet and the lines of fans did not stop all weekend.
Drug testing is mostly controlled by the individual sports themselves, however "recognised" sports are overseen by ASADA,
http://www.asada.gov.au/Make sure to check out my gyms if you come to Melbourne.
TD