Filed under: Bellator , News , UFC A new set of rules implemented by the French government has effectively banned MMA, leading the country’s MMA federation to threaten a legal challenge. The French Sports Ministry announced Wednesday new guidelines for combat sports events held in the country, and they’re not MMA friendly, according to multiple media reports . Outlawed are several techniques already considered illegal in the unified rules of MMA, such as groin strikes, hair-pulling and biting. But the guidelines also disallow strikes on the ground and require that contests take place within a ring and not a cage, ruling out a UFC event.
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France upholds cage ban; IMMAF member promises legal challenge – MMA Junkie