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UFC COO Lawrence Epstein Talks new Code of Conduct

CHICAGO: The UFC made two big announcements before Thursday’s UFC on Fox 6 pre-fight press conference began.  The first was that former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes would be retiring from fighting and taking the position of Vice President of Athlete Development and Government Relations. The other big announcement was that the UFC was rolling out a written code of conduct.

UFC Executive Vice President and General Counsel Lawrence Epstein was on hand for the announcement and took the time to speak to Bleacher Report about the new policy.

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