Jeff Blatnick This is Me

 Web References

1. 1. www.blackbeltmag.com

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   Published on: 4/22/2001   Last Visited: 10/18/2001

   NEW YORK-Olympic gold-medalist Jeff Blatnick has been named president of the newly formed Mixed Martial Arts Council. The MMAC is the sanctioning body for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and other mixed-martial arts events. I'm honored to serve as president of the MMAC on a sport that I have come to support and love , Blatnick said. My mission for mixed martial arts is threefold : to maintain the highest safety standards for fighters , to prove to critics that MMA is a sport , and to make MMA acceptable for regulation by state athletic commissions. I hope to develop an understanding with the general public , politicians and the cable industry that this sport has integrity , credibility , safety and the highest quality athletes from the different martial arts disciplines. I look forward to creating an advisory board made up of acknowledged experts that will encompass the various forms of the martial arts , including jujutsu , taekwondo , karate , judo and , of course , wrestling..
   
   Jeff Blatnick has been named president of the Mixed Martial Arts Council , the sanctioning body for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and other similar events.
   
   Blatnick gained international fame at the 1984 Olympics , where he won a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling. Networks worldwide picked up on his story because he had overcome Hodgkin's disease just two years before the Games. In recognition of these two achievements , he was elected by teammates to carry the U.S. flag in the closing ceremony. Since then , Blatnick has gone on to a successful , multifaceted career as a sports analyst and commentator. He also is a national spokesperson for the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sport , a member of the Board of Directors of USA Wrestling and a motivational speaker for leading corporations in the United States and abroad.
   
   Grappling Tourney Coming to Tennessee MARYVILLE , TN-Hatcher's Martial Arts will host an open grappling/jujutsu tournament here August 29 , 1998. Brazilian jujutsu rules will be in effect.

2. 2. MMAC Rules & Regulations

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   Published on: 6/22/1999   Last Visited: 8/16/2000

   Promoter may obtain an Application for Sanction by the MMAC from President Jeff Blatnick at the MMAC address.
   
   A $500 fee is required with the application.
   
   Applications and Fee must be submitted no later than 3 months prior to proposed event.
   
   All fighters participating must be listed and credentials provided.
   
   Before a sanction letter is issued, the promoter will abide to all policies and procedures contained within the MMAC manual. Including but not limited to:
   
   -doctor certification
   
   -fighter physicals and treatment