Last week, Vernon city council agreed that a bylaw should be drafted to end the ban on mixed martial arts in the town.
Professional MMA events were banned in Vernon, British Columbia in 2014 after concerns that the events were linked to organized criminal activity in the area. However, after getting confirmation from the Vernon’s Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) detachment that there is no ongoing concern that MMA will bring organized crime to Vernon, the council will move forward on lifting the five-year ban on the sport.
“I do not have any issue with the events specifically bringing organized crime into the city,” wrote Supt.