The Ultimate Fighting Championship still can’t legally promote events in
New York, but that isn’t stopping the world’s largest MMA promotion
from getting involved with the Empire State.
Earlier this month, the UFC continued its “Octagon of Excellence”
community outreach program by committing $5,000 to The Urban Assembly’s
Bronx Academy of Letters.
“We got involved after we learned that even though this school is based
on the academic principles of literature, they had sanctioned an ongoing
jiu-jitsu club,” UFC exec Reed Harris stated.