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REGINA -- Saskatchewan has introduced a bill to allow legal mixed martial arts events in the province. The proposed legislation would create a provincial athletics commission with the authority to sanction professional combative sports, including MMA. The commission would be responsible for ensuring that competitors had medical exams before and after fights and that qualified medical staff, referees, judges and timekeepers were hired. It would also ensure that promoters and competitors had the proper licences. MMA facility owner and jiu-jitsu instructor A.J. Scales says having a commission would allow mixed martial arts to grow in Saskatchewan. Scales also says the commission would be the voice of safety for competitors. "We have somebody thats going to oversee and govern their sport and actually be an advocate for them and make the popularity of the sport grow," Scales said Tuesday at the legislature. "Theyre going to have doctors in place. 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