MMA Bill awaits vote in NY State Assembly…again

MMA Fighting reports that the New York Senate has passed a bill that would legalize MMA in the state.  It now faces the task of having it pass the General Assembly, a hurdle that it has failed to accomplish despite several years of heavy lobbying.

UFC women’s bantamweight Alexis Davis made the rounds in Albany to talk to the media as an advocate of Zuffa and the sport of MMA.

While the vote on Tuesday passed easily, the real battle begins as the General Assembly will need to vote on it.  You may recall that previous MMA bills have withered in the Assembly as Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has made the decision not to vote on the measure the last 4 years for various reasons.

Payout Perspective:

Here we are again.  While we are happy that the bill has passed one hurdle, it needs one more successful vote.  As we know, there will be stiff opposition to its passage.  While this is going on, Zuffa continue its strategy of remaining vigilant in the process. Having a well-spoken, women fighter make the media rounds is a good idea as it changes the perception of what the sport is thought to be.  Davis, the next challenger for Ronda Rousey, appeared to do well for herself and her sport as she fielded questions from the press.  But, we’ve seen this before.  Will there be an actual vote on the matter this year?