Officials for the Ultimate Fighting Championship are applauding the state Senate for advancing a bill that would legalize mixed-martial arts events, with the legislation moving out of the house?s parks and recreation committee today.
The bill passed the state Senate by a wide margin last year?42-18?but has always run into trouble in the Assembly, where Speaker Sheldon Silver and Ways & Means Chairman Denny Farrell, both Manhattan Democrats, have expressed concern about the violent sport.
The sport was banned during former Gov. George Pataki?s administration, but the UFC contends much has been done to bring stricter rules to the sport and improve safety.
?New York is one of only three states that does not allow professional MMA events to take place within its borders,? UFC Chairman & CEO Lorenzo Fertitta said in a statement. ?It?s unfair to the millions of UFC fans in New York who want to see matches in person without having to travel out of state, and we hope this is the first step in legalizing MMA in New York in 2012.?
UFC?s parent company, Zuffa LLC, is locked in a lawsuit with both New York state and New York City, claiming the ban violates the First Amendment.
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Source: http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2012/02/13/senate-advances-mixed-martial-arts-bill/
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