The UFC has launched an online petition to push for legalizing and regulating MMA in the state of New York. It is offering a one month free subscription to UFC Fight Pass for signing the petition.
The catch is that the one-month free subscription is only for New York residents. The launch comes with hope that this year in Albany will be different for the UFC and MMA fans. With the removal of Sheldon Silver as speaker of the Assembly, hopes look good for a potential vote on legalizing MMA in the state. As we all know, New York is the only state in the U.S. prohibiting professional MMA.
Lorenzo Fertitta spoke about the new initiative in the announcement on UFC.com:
“We wanted to create a new vehicle for these passionate New York fans to demonstrate their support for legalizing MMA in New York and use their grassroots strength to convince Members of the Assembly that they can’t wait any longer to bring the world’s fastest growing sport to the Empire State,” Fertitta said. “I’ve travelled across the state and was in Albany just last month. I constantly hear from fans eager to help and now we’ve provided a way for them to do just that.”
With Zuffa losing out on its legal battle in New York last month, it’s clear that there is much more pressure for Zuffa to score a win in the legislature.
Payout Perspective:
This is a good way for Zuffa to mobilize its support and offering Fight Pass also serves as motivation to fill out the petition. While there is no way of knowing if this type of campaign will eventually help, it’s another way for Zuffa to rally support. We shall see if this helps drum up support.
Is it legal to give the government a petition that people were paid to sign?
@Dave Frankly this is just a public relations opportunity for the UFC. To use bad legalease, it’s “not illegal” unless there was evidence that this influenced a vote. I doubt that it would.
Well I guess the UFC needs to try something! I wonder how D will feel that people will get for free what D gets for working so hard, googleing and mega typing! haha Also anything to get fight pass numbers up.
Hahaha. Sal is in panic mode! HAHAHA!!! Look at him squirm! Hey Sal, even Jason pointed out how absurd your comparisons were. HAHAHAHA!!!!
hahah the UFC is soo trying to stay relevant and important. free free free hahah they completely never even had the ball in NY and it looks like they are even more desperate. Yea Im panicking hahah Im getting to watch great boxing and mma for free hahaha Some great shows coming up, some huge ones for boxing and a few fore mma, Im panicking alright hahahaha
BIG UFC announcement!!!!! Connor got a tattoo bahahahhahah
Sal = pile of poop
The UFC is foolishly spending a lot of money in its lobbying efforts and in the process holding the sport back in New York, the conflict with the unions has nothing to do with MMA and everything to do with Station Casinos. The UFC would be wise to get out of the f****** way and to let somebody else take on the fight so this thing can finally happen.
FREE FREE FREE is the definition of PBC, at least for the viewers, not for Haymon’s investors who are losing millions. HAHAHA!!!
Sal’s in damage control for Uncle Bobbi.
Hahahahaha….ufc paying for a vote how pathetic hahahahaha
Isn’t Fight Pass free for one-month as a trial anyways?
@JF I believe its 7 days
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/boxing/32315874
Mayweather pointing out he only has 2 fights left then he’s retiring.
“I don’t enjoy it like I once did. My last fight is in September.”
There goes Sal’s 3 Mayweather-Pac fight theory. Not that anyone took him seriously anyway.
Hahaha D obviously doesnt know the game of show biz. Another idiot. Of course he is going to say that you fool! They both will most likley retire. Then make a come back!! Dont you know anything? Are you that nieve??? Here is the headline. Floyd out of retirement to fight pac. Can you imagine the money he can demand? D is a coplete amatuer retard bahahahhaa just the talk of gsp coming out of retirement makes headlines. Do we have to point out the obvious?? D just sit back watch and learn!!
Ha also you conplete moron, him saying that will make more people buy maypac you fucking idiot. Hahah
With 2 contracts fights left..its called re-negotiation of new contract tactic and or buy my ppv now because it might be my last hahahahaha
Haymon is investing in the next boxing star,wilder,broner,garcia,khan, etc long term plan….ufc is investing on cm punk hahahahaha….band aid solution
thought this was interesting.
http://mmajunkie.com/2015/04/heres-why-tax-day-sucks-for-pro-athletes-including-ufc-vet-donald-cerrone
Very amusing watching Sal call people morons, and retards, then tell them they are “nieve” while spelling on the level of a first grader. It is very obvious Mayweather was telling the truth. He wants to retire undefeated. He is such an ego maniac he doesn’t want to risk anything. After he bores everyone to death with another one of his watching paint dry decisions against Pacquaio, he will take one more fight against someone very safe and then retire. He doesn’t want to lose. The only people who refuse to see this are the brain dead boxing trolls who are hired with food stamps to troll mma sites.
Glad to see D knows what Floyd is thinking, D has no clue what hype and business planning is, Floyd would never exaggerate or talk shit either lol, then again D cant even read between the lines of all the bullshit lies Dana White spews hahahah Typical of a google educated internet idiot with no real world experience and someone who has never even been to a boxing show or a mma fight. A paid fake fan hahah. Hay D whats Manny thinking? please tell us who Floyd is betting on so we can cash in hahahah D is as gullible as a wwe fan who thinks its actually real hahaha Hay D Fuck off! did I spell that right?
haha suck on this
http://www.badlefthook.com/2015/4/15/8420023/mayweather-vs-pacquiao-michelle-beadle-goes-inside-the-money-for-the
Yeah, I have common sense and I realize that a ego maniac boxer who is in his late 30s and has throughout his career avoided any and all risk, is not going to all of a sudden put himself in a situation where he takes multiple risks at this age. You are just a boxing troll who is desperate as shit to keep one of the only 2 ppv draws in boxing, to continue selling fights. The reality that anyone with a clue can see is this guy is done in the fall.
“Hay D Fuck off! did I spell that right?”
No you didn’t. Just goes to show how retarded you are. Just like the rest of your rant above which is incoherent.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Yeah, great source for the article. Your boyfriend Bob Arum!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
He also said this Algieri vs Pacquaio would be a huge ppv which did less than half of what his prediction was. He is an old incoherent homo who you suck the nuts of on a daily basis, you homo.
About a month ago, he predicted the ppv would do over 5m buys, now he is saying only 3m. He lost two million in a month. What happened there? This guy can’t even remember where he is presently. Probably didn’t even know who he was talking to. Exaggerated gate numbers, lying about ppv buys, delusions about the purses/payouts, yup that’s Bob Arum for ya.
By the way, always good to see a legitimate boxing financial expert analyzing the data of this big fight like Michelle Beadle. HAHAHA!! Where did she get her MBA again? Did the Kardashians give it to her? HAHAHAHA!!! Zero business knowledge what so ever, just like Sal. HAHAHA!!