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Erik Magraken

@erikmagraken.bsky.social

Canada's favourite ambulance chaser Combat Sports regulatory lawyer MMA/Kickboxing Judge Author http://CombatSportsLaw.com https://bc-injury-law.com/

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Joe Rogan Faces Challenge to Brush Up on MMA Knowledge as New Rules Approved Before UFC 319 After repeatedly expressing interest over change in MMA rules, Joe Rogan is asked to brush up on the new rules introduced before UFC 319.

lol. These guys made a full article out of my tweet.

www.essentiallysports.com/ufc-mma-news...

07.08.2025 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I got a bird feeder that takes pictures and my timeline is at risk of transforming from face punching to bird pics.

You have been warned.

07.08.2025 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

AI as a tool has value.

But good god if your view is

"the machine will do my thinking for me now"

07.08.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Damage! Brand New MMA Judging Criteria Approved This week at the Association of Boxing Commissions 37th Annual Conference changes were made to MMA’s unified rules. Specifically the judging criteria were overhauled to have the language more…

Breaking news -

New judging criteria language approved for MMA’s Unified Rules.

combatsportslaw.com/2025/08/06/d...

06.08.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Look at the size of this buoyant skyscraper

07.08.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Damage! Brand New MMA Judging Criteria Approved This week at the Association of Boxing Commissions 37th Annual Conference changes were made to MMA’s unified rules. Specifically the judging criteria were overhauled to have the language more…

Breaking news -

New judging criteria language approved for MMA’s Unified Rules.

combatsportslaw.com/2025/08/06/d...

06.08.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This week at the abcboxing convention -

MMA fighters via the mmafa are fighting harder for boxers rights than anyone in the boxing community.

Cheers to them.

Boxers, get your act together.

You won’t like β€œMMA pay”.

And forces are working to bring it your way!

06.08.2025 03:07 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The new MMA scoring criteria being voted on by the ABC this week.

05.08.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The new MMA scoring criteria being voted on by the ABC this week.

05.08.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You publish something like that in BC and you indeed are vulnerable to getting sued

05.08.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice

02.08.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sponsoring a local soccer team.

Think these look crisp.

01.08.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe99RtQvaUTZZ_vVSFeS8PGg4dq_1tOghb6TmEEwm9QPfSwLQ/viewform

If you oppose the Ali Destruction Act please take one minute to sign this letter

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01.08.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How the Ali Act overhaul is clearing the path for a Saudi-backed takeover of boxing Ari Emanuel’s TKO and Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority are poised to reshape boxing with a new bill that weakens federal oversight and revives concerns over fighter exploitation

A few words from me in this Guardian article about the horrid Ali β€˜revival’ Act.

www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...

01.08.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

New MMA unified judging criteria being introduced at ABC next week.

Basically clarify how things actually work.

-Damage is primary criteria.
-Damage will be needed to get to 10-8.
-Some tweaks to how you get to and use aggressiveness and cage control.
-Don’t score defense

30.07.2025 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lawyer Patrick English – Ali Revival Act a β€œBetrayal” This week news broke that the protections professional boxers enjoy in the US under the Ali Act are under serious threat with the introduction of the Ali β€œRevival” Act. You can click he…

Lawyer Pat English’s full open letter calling the Ali Revival Act a β€œBetrayal”.

If you are a pro boxer this is worth a read.

combatsportslaw.com/2025/07/30/l...

30.07.2025 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lawyer Patrick English with some harsh criticism of the Ali Destruction Act.

30.07.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Understanding the new bill in Congress to undercut the Ali Act is very simple:

*It's designer, bespoke legislation aimed at offering one company the opportunity to circumvent existing rules and protections.*

It's genuinely not more complicated than that.

30.07.2025 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Boxing Esq. Podcast #76 - Erik Magraken The Boxing Esq. Podcast Β· Episode

Talked about the proposed amendment to the Ali Act with
β€ͺ@erikmagraken.bsky.social‬ on the latest Boxing Esq. Podcast. We got into how involved (or not involved) the ABC was in crafting the bill. Enjoy!

open.spotify.com/episode/0kcF...

30.07.2025 02:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Athletes β€˜Kept Out Of The Loop’ On Ali Revival Act

www.msn.com/en-us/sports...

29.07.2025 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The BAD GUY himself asking you to donate to a GOOD CAUSE!

28.07.2025 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to Help Needed After Kickboxing Tragedy, organized by Erik Magraken Please help Lei Zhenhuan’s family who are dealing with unimaginable tragedy. Le… Erik Magraken needs your support for Help Needed After Kickboxing Tragedy

Link to fundraiser

www.gofundme.com/f/help-neede...

28.07.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The BAD GUY himself asking you to donate to a GOOD CAUSE!

28.07.2025 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

uh just as a quick note to anyone interested in giving me an organ

you gotta come to birmingham alabama to do it (I'm sorry)

they are trying to extend reciprocity thru the national kidney registry, but expect that to only start up in 2026

28.07.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe99RtQvaUTZZ_vVSFeS8PGg4dq_1tOghb6TmEEwm9QPfSwLQ/viewform

The Ali Destruction Act will harm boxing.

Sign the letter. Share the letter.

t.co/oAWvxcneTG

28.07.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜It’s going to strip the rights of boxers’: Everything you need to know about proposed changes to Ali Act A bill proposing changes to the Act recently became public and has been labelled the Ali Revival Act...

Interviewed at length by TrisDixon for this boxingscene article about the Ali Destruction Act.

www.boxingscene.com/articles/its...

27.07.2025 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

873 donations and counting.

$44,277 raised to date.

Thank you each and every one of you!

27.07.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to Help Needed After Kickboxing Tragedy, organized by Erik Magraken Please help Lei Zhenhuan’s family who are dealing with unimaginable tragedy. Le… Erik Magraken needs your support for Help Needed After Kickboxing Tragedy

Nice seeing a fresh burst of donations roll in today.

If you can spare a second to retweet this fundraiser I appreciate it.

www.gofundme.com/f/help-neede...

27.07.2025 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/story/sports/ufc/2025/07/24/b-j-penn-requests-help-from-dana-white-and-others-amid-legal-troubles/85366130007/

Broke and broken. The legacy for many ufc fighters.

But yeah, let’s wreck the Ali Act so the β€˜ufc model’ of low pay can be brought to boxing.

t.co/yWoquafQck

26.07.2025 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s literally the Ali Destruction Act.

25.07.2025 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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