According to VT Digger Randy Felion of Rutland, VT has been hit with a $22,500 fine for promoting unlicensed backyard brawls, some of which involved children as young as 6. Also included in that fine were penalties for breaking state COVID-19 restrictions.
Laurent Hibbert, director of the Vermont Office of Professional Regulations, revealed that Felion’s fine was the largest administrative penalty she had ever seen.
Felion is the creator of Fight Night Promotions and VTBeefs. Those promotions involve putting on fights between mostly untrained people who have personal grudges with each other. The fights are taped in an amateur fashion and uploaded to social media.