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Emil Meek Forced To Shave His Beard By Ontario Commission

December 10, 2016 | Posted by Joseph Lee

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In a post on Facebook, Emil Meek (8-2-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) revealed that the Ontario State Commission forced him to shave his beard before his UFC 206 fight with Jordan Mein (29-10 MMA, 3-2 UFC) tonight. He wrote:

Valhalla #nobeard 🙁 #ufc206 pic.twitter.com/HUlDiuMfUe

— Emil Valhalla Meek (@emilvalhalla) December 9, 2016

The Ontario Commission wants fighters to have well-maintained facial hair. The fight happens atn the Air Canada Centre in Toronto and will open the PPV main card.

Meek also revealed the results of the cut on Snapchat: