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Ronda Rousey Is a Great Choice to Lead Public Charge for MMA in New York

Ronda Rousey is the hottest star in mixed martial arts today. Her star continues to grow as she crosses over from the Octagon to mainstream fame. Her appearance at WWE’s WrestleMania proves just how recognizable she has become. It is that same fame that the UFC and MMA as a whole should ride as the […]

Ronda Rousey is the hottest star in mixed martial arts today. Her star continues to grow as she crosses over from the Octagon to mainstream fame. Her appearance at WWE’s WrestleMania proves just how recognizable she has become. It is that same fame that the UFC and MMA as a whole should ride as the […]

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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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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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Dana White Not Optimistic About the UFC Landing in New York in 2013

The UFC’s 20th anniversary show will still go down this November, but a plan to land in New York City looks less and less likely by the day. Late last year, UFC president Dana White mentioned that his hopes were high that mixed martial arts would finally be legalized and regulated in the state of […]

The UFC’s 20th anniversary show will still go down this November, but a plan to land in New York City looks less and less likely by the day. Late last year, UFC president Dana White mentioned that his hopes were high that mixed martial arts would finally be legalized and regulated in the state of […]

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UFC in New York: Zuffa Gets Big Break, Could See Ban Lifted Soon

The story of MMA in the 1990s, UFC 12 and the barring of an entire sport in one of the largest states in the union is one that has been told many times. Our own Jon Snowden recently wrote a fairly comprehensive guide that you can read here. As detailed…

The story of MMA in the 1990s, UFC 12 and the barring of an entire sport in one of the largest states in the union is one that has been told many times. Our own Jon Snowden recently wrote a fairly comprehensive guide that you can read here. As detailed, the UFC has been pushing […]

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Legal No Holds Barred: The UFC Takes on New York in a Battle for MMA’s Future

The UFC is facing the fight of the company’s life this Wednesday in U.S. District Court Judge Kimba Wood’s Pearl Street courtroom, leading a group of plaintiffs contesting a 1997 law that made the sport of mixed martial arts illegal in the state of New York. It’s a battle that has raged for years, quietly […]

The UFC is facing the fight of the company’s life this Wednesday in U.S. District Court Judge Kimba Wood’s Pearl Street courtroom, leading a group of plaintiffs contesting a 1997 law that made the sport of mixed martial arts illegal in the state of New York. It’s a battle that has raged for years, quietly […]

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