On Sunday, June 22nd from 8pm-9pm ET MMA Payout will be a part of Sports Law Chat’s tweetup talking about Legal Issues in MMA including a discussion about the continued struggle to legalize professional MMA in New York. MMA Journalist Jim Genia and Sports and Entertainment Lawyer Carla Varriale will also be a part of the […]
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New York State Senate passes Amateur MMA Bill
Vote on MMA looking unlikely in NY
With a week left in the 2014 legislative session in New York, it appears that Dana White’s comments a couple weeks ago were prophetic. A vote legalizing MMA in the state will not happen in the State Assembly this year. UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Marc Ratner confirmed to MMA Junkie Radio he doesn’t […]
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 […]
New study suggests brain injury more prevalent in MMA than boxing
ESPN.com reports on a new study released in the American Journal of Sports Medicine which cites UFC records in concluding that MMA brain injury is more susceptible than that in boxing and other martial arts. The new information is being released in time for the legislative session in Albany, New York where the UFC will […]