New York, you’re one step closer to the promised land.
Earlier today, the New York Senate passed a unanimous vote of 42-18 in favor of a bill that would legalize MMA in the Empire State.
The bill faced serious opposition in the past, and today proved no different on all ends of the spectrum, but the support of 42 senators outweighed the 18 detractors, leading to the bill passing through Senate.
While MMA has not been officially made legal in New York yet, the passing of the bill through the New York Senate was a necessary step—one that was taken as a complete victory by Dana White and others on Twitter and even Facebook.
The next necessary step is to get the bill passed through the Assembly, where Bob Reilly and other New York State Officials hold a seat, and in the past, that has also been an area of concern.
However, with how unanimously it passed through the Senate, there’s little doubt that it does stand a chance to make it through the assembly.
Will this be an easy feat?
Absolutely not.
it will involve the presentation of many strong, iron-willed facts to support the passing of the legislation as well as many more strong, iron-willed arguments to retort against the opposition’s case as to why the state should not legalize this sport, and history has shown that once this type of opposition is faced, it rarely ever loses.
It will not be an easy task to pass this legislation out of the State Assembly at all.
Then again, silencing the cries for an MMA event emanating from The Big Apple will not be an easy feat either.
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