IFWT_MMA in NY

I would just LOVE to see a UFC fight at Madison Square Garden! That would be amazing!!! And it looks like we’re finally getting closer to legalizing mixed martial arts in New York!!! Check out the details after the jump…

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Via Franklin McNeil | ESPN.com:

The latest move to legalize mixed martial arts in New York got off to a positive start Thursday as the state’s Senate Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation voted 11-3 on a bill in support of the sport.

The bill now heads to the Senate Finance Committee, which has yet to set a date for a vote on the matter. Committee members are expected to vote in favor of the bill.

“I know the Senate will again pass the bill this year, and I am hopeful that with the leadership of the Assembly Majority Leader Joseph D. Morelle it will finally become law this year,” Sen. Joseph A. Griffo said. “The legalization enjoys widespread, bipartisan support from upstate and downstate members in both houses.

“Legalizing MMA in New York will mean jobs and increased revenue. It will mean UFC, as well as other MMA promoters, will hold matches here. It means New York fans will no longer have to travel to New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and other states, but will be able to see live professional MMA in their local arenas.”

For the past two years, bills legalizing MMA have received strong support in the New York State Senate, but not in the Assembly.

A bill that would have legalized MMA in New York was not voted on in May 2012, when Speaker Sheldon Silver conducted a closed-door informal vote during an Assembly Democratic conference. Afterward, Silver determined there wasn’t enough support for MMA, and the bill never reached the Assembly floor for a vote.

 

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Lead photo via @MMAinNewYork