Promoting MMA on the regional scene is a different beast. For many promoters, it’s a hobby and a labor of love. Many have tried and very few have been successful. It takes tremendous investment and even more work to put on a show with no guarantee there will be a profit at the end of the show. The only people that actually know and understand what it takes to put on a professional MMA show are those that do it.

MMA has been legalized in Ontario for almost ten years. The House of Commons passed a bill legalizing contact sports in August of 2010, but what is the public perception of the sport?