Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl

The possibility of mixed martial arts being sanctioned in New York state this year all but vanished on Monday, a source with knowledge of the situation told ESPN.com.

Assembly Bill A4146A, which seeks to establish “protocols for combative sports and authorizing mixed martial arts events” in New York, did not get placed on the Ways and Means Committee agenda. As a result, A4146A can’t be voted on by committee members, thus denying it any chance of going to the floor of the full Assembly.

Monday marked the last official day that Ways and Means Committee members are scheduled to meet, but there is a slim chance the bill could be revisited before week’s end.

“Today is technically the last day of session, but they are going to be here today, tomorrow, Wednesday and potentially the whole week,” the source said. “Today is scheduled to be the last day, but it’s not going to be.

“If it doesn’t happen in the next couple of days, then (the committee members) adjourn until January 2012.”

WRITTEN BY Franklin McNeil covers mixed martial arts and boxing for ESPN.com. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Franklin_McNeil & FULL STORY HERE