Edmonton, Alberta, Canada banned combat sports – including mixed martial arts and boxing – in early December in response to an investigation into the death of former UFC heavyweight Tim Hague; who died as the result of injuries sustained in a boxing match in the city last June.
The investigation, by accounting firm Meyers Norris Penny (MNP) LLP, examined the practices of the Edmonton Combative Sports Commission (ECSC) and its executive director Pat Reid. The Combative Sports Review Report that was produced as a result of that investigation found that the ECSC did not follow some of its own policies with regards to fighter safety.