On December 11th, 2017, accounting firm Meyers Norris Penny (MNP) LLP completed their Combative Sports Review Report for the City of Edmonton. The review, which was released in two volumes, was prompted by the death of former UFC heavyweight Tim Hague.
Hague died on June 18th, 2017 after suffering traumatic brain injuries in a fight with Adam Braidwood at KO Boxing’s KO 79 at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He was 34 years old.
Since Hague’s death both the MMA media (see Mike Russell) and mainstream media (such as CTV News Edmonton) have questioned the actions of the Edmonton Combative Sports Commission (ECSC) and its then director Pat Reid.