Bubba Bronko
02-14-2009, 05:48 AM
OHIO SAYS VASELINE IN HANDS OF CUTMEN & DOCS
Saturday, February 14, 2009 - by Damon Martin - MMAWeekly.com
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With recent questions raised regarding the handling of Vaseline during fights, the recent UFC Fight Night 17 event in Tampa, Fla., saw only assigned cut men, and not a fighter's personal cornermen, handling that duty between rounds.
UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Marc Ratner spoke with MMAWeekly.com on Tuesday to correct the misconception that it was the promotion that instituted the rules change, when in fact it was the state athletic commission that ultimately enacted the rule regarding the cut men in the fights.
Ratner will oversee the enforcement of rules and regulations when UFC 95 lands in England this month, as the country currently does not have a sanctioning body for mixed martial arts.
On Wednesday, MMAWeekly.com was able to reach Bernie Profato, executive director of the Ohio Athletic Commission, to verify the rules for corners and cut men for the upcoming UFC 96 show in Columbus, Ohio.
"We will handle this as we always have in the past," Profato stated via e-mail. "The Vaseline can only be applied by the cut man or a physician.
"It's not written in any rule, (but) it's the policy we've always used."
The attention being paid to this subject will obviously go on to be a hot button topic for many athletic commissions, but as far as Ohio goes they will hand the Vaseline to the cut men and physicians to handle.
Saturday, February 14, 2009 - by Damon Martin - MMAWeekly.com
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/articlefiles/8167-OAC_logo.jpg
With recent questions raised regarding the handling of Vaseline during fights, the recent UFC Fight Night 17 event in Tampa, Fla., saw only assigned cut men, and not a fighter's personal cornermen, handling that duty between rounds.
UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Marc Ratner spoke with MMAWeekly.com on Tuesday to correct the misconception that it was the promotion that instituted the rules change, when in fact it was the state athletic commission that ultimately enacted the rule regarding the cut men in the fights.
Ratner will oversee the enforcement of rules and regulations when UFC 95 lands in England this month, as the country currently does not have a sanctioning body for mixed martial arts.
On Wednesday, MMAWeekly.com was able to reach Bernie Profato, executive director of the Ohio Athletic Commission, to verify the rules for corners and cut men for the upcoming UFC 96 show in Columbus, Ohio.
"We will handle this as we always have in the past," Profato stated via e-mail. "The Vaseline can only be applied by the cut man or a physician.
"It's not written in any rule, (but) it's the policy we've always used."
The attention being paid to this subject will obviously go on to be a hot button topic for many athletic commissions, but as far as Ohio goes they will hand the Vaseline to the cut men and physicians to handle.