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MMA Still Banned in New York: Bill Once Again Fails to Reach Vote in Assembly

Update 7:52 PM EST The dream is officially dead. The repeal failed to reach the Assembly floor before the final session. Hope will begin anew when the New York state Congress reconvenes in 2016. It’s official: No MMA in New York this year. h/t @GormleyAlbany — Mark La Monica (@LaMonicaMark) June 25, 2015 Update 8:16 […]

Update 7:52 PM EST The dream is officially dead. The repeal failed to reach the Assembly floor before the final session. Hope will begin anew when the New York state Congress reconvenes in 2016. It’s official: No MMA in New York this year. h/t @GormleyAlbany — Mark La Monica (@LaMonicaMark) June 25, 2015 Update 8:16 […]

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Bill to Legalize MMA in New York Goes Forward, Fertitta ‘Cautiously Optimistic’

Lorenzo Fertitta feels good about the prospect of legalizing pro MMA in New York this year. But he’s not ready to start the party just yet. It’s hard to blame him. After years of false starts and frustration, the sport remains illegal in the Empire State. But recent changes to the state’s political landscape provide […]

Lorenzo Fertitta feels good about the prospect of legalizing pro MMA in New York this year. But he’s not ready to start the party just yet. It’s hard to blame him. After years of false starts and frustration, the sport remains illegal in the Empire State. But recent changes to the state’s political landscape provide […]

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Jon Jones Calls Bill Cosby ‘a Class Act,’ Doesn’t Believe Him Capable of Rape

Jon Jones has yet to meet someone who could defeat him in the cage. In the outside world, he doesn’t need another person to help him with the task. In the latest controversial tongue slip for the UFC light heavyweight champ and No. 1-ranked pound-for-pound MMA fighter on Earth, Jones said in a video posted Friday […]

Jon Jones has yet to meet someone who could defeat him in the cage. In the outside world, he doesn’t need another person to help him with the task. In the latest controversial tongue slip for the UFC light heavyweight champ and No. 1-ranked pound-for-pound MMA fighter on Earth, Jones said in a video posted Friday […]

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MMA Bill in New York Does Not Go to Vote in State Assembly

Sadly for fight fans in New York, it will be at least another year until professional mixed marital arts is finally legalized in the state. Newsday reported on Tuesday that the bill to sanction professional MMA in New York would, for the fourth year straight, not be going to the State Assembly floor for a […]

Sadly for fight fans in New York, it will be at least another year until professional mixed marital arts is finally legalized in the state. Newsday reported on Tuesday that the bill to sanction professional MMA in New York would, for the fourth year straight, not be going to the State Assembly floor for a […]

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MMA: New York Senate Finally Passes the Bill to Legalize MMA, Assembly Next

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 pr…

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 […]

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MMA: New York Senate Finally Passes the Bill to Legalize MMA, Assembly Next