Denis Napthine, an Australian politician, uses the Mark Hunt vs. Stipe Miocic fight to scorn MMA's legalisation efforts in the state of Victoria.
MMA's legal battle with hard-nosed Australian politicians came to an end earlier in March when it was announced that the ban on 'cage fighting' was lifted in the state of Victoria. The UFC and a host of other mixed martial arts promotions that use the steel cage as an outlet for combat were unable to host events in the Australian state unless the fighters fought in a ring. Since the ban was overturned in March, the UFC announced their long-awaited expansion into Australia's second largest city, Melbourne, for UFC 193's pay-per-view offering on Sunday, November 15.