A targeted date to fastrack legal MMA in France has been postponed as the ministry of sport seeks guidance from its Olympic committee.
The minister, Roxana Maracineanu, will delay by at least one month the formalization of an advisory committee that will oversee sanctioning of the sport, according to a report on Wednesday in Le Parisien.
Maracineanu initially announced the committee would begin its work on Jan. 1, 2020, ending a long fight to legalize the sport and open doors to promotions such as the UFC. Now, the minister apparently has pumped the brakes, seeking guidance from the French National Olympic and Sports Committee, which oversees a group of federations for Olympic sports such as taekwondo and wrestling.