Thus far, regulators haven’t been able to keep up with the UFC’s aggressive international expansion.
Events in Canada, Australia and -next month – Sweden, are regulated by
an independent regulatory body. But in places where no athletic
commission exists, the promotion has taken that role for events in the
U.K., Brazil and Japan.
UFC vice president of regulatory affairs Mark Ratner would like to see a
single agency take the lead in regulating international events,
overseeing officials, conducting drug tests and enforcing the unified
rules of MMA.