‘No place’ for MMA in Ireland unless it follows rules planned by Sport Ireland

Mixed martial arts (MMA) has “no place” in Ireland unless it implements guidelines and rules planned by Sport Ireland.

CEO of Sport Ireland John Treacy said he was meeting with officials from the Department of Sport this week to examine bringing in guidelines for the sport.

The meetings come in the wake of the death of Portuguese MMA fighter Joao Carvalho following an event in Dublin last weekend. He died late on Monday night after being in a critical condition for 48 hours at Beaumont Hospital.