On June 18th former UFC heavyweight Tim Hague passed away from injuries he sustained in a boxing match two nights prior. The incident happened in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Combat sports in that city is regulated by the Edmonton Combative Sports Commission (ECSC).
Immediately after his death, questions about the ECSC’s licensing of Hague to compete on the night he was fatally injured were raised. Those questions were often coupled with earlier complaints about the ECSC and Pat Reid – who was Director during Hague’s death.
Veteran MMA investigative journalist Mike Russell was one of (if not the) first individuals to begin discussing whether or not the ECSC and Reid had been negligent in permitting Hague to fight.