Shine Fights will sidestep athletic commission oversight when it
conducts its single-night eight-man tournament, dubbed “Shine Fights:
Lightweight Grand Prix.”
One day after the
promotion moved Friday’s show from Fairfax, Va., to Newkirk, Okla., a
representative from the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission said the
commission refused to sanction the event.
promotion moved Friday’s show from Fairfax, Va., to Newkirk, Okla., a
representative from the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission said the
commission refused to sanction the event.
The
event’s new location, Newkirk’s First Council Casino, resides on Native
American reserve land and is not under the jurisdiction of the OSAC.
event’s new location, Newkirk’s First Council Casino, resides on Native
American reserve land and is not under the jurisdiction of the OSAC.