HAZZARD FIRED DUE TO CONCERN FOR FIGHTERS WELFARE

[SalTheButcher]

http://www.mmaontap.com/mma/entry/larry-hazzard-fired/

Zack Arnold of Fight Opinion has a fantastic round-up of coverage on the event which reveals that Hazzard actually wrote a letter to New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine concerning the possibility that some of the NJACB employees were jeopardizing the health of some fighters by being negligent during pre-fight testing.

Apparently state officials were irked by the letter and ended up deciding to let Hazzard go.

Among the concerns, Binns wrote, were the employee’s decisions to sanction mismatches in mixed martial arts contests, to okay a fighter who failed to test negative for HIV and to allow promoters to “shop” for medical approvals for their fighters.

[SalTheButcher]

FUCK NEW JERSEY

[bikersk]

Wow that is just crazy. For such a high profile and influential position to be just terminated without an explanation is odd.

[BoomBoom]

Larry Hazzard is one of the most honest guys in the sport and has looked out for the best interest of fighters for years. He ran probably the least corrupt commissions. Id like to know their reasoning.

[Hulk]

That's BS. Hazzard seemed to care about the fighters geniuenly, which is rare.