In a turn of events on Wednesday, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York was to hear oral arguments in New York’s Motion to Dismiss Zuffa’s First Amended Complaint. Instead, John Schwartz, attorney on behalf of the state of New York made a surprising admission. The attorney representing the Attorney General […]
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Court to hear oral argument in Zuffa-New York lawsuit
This Wednesday, February 13th, the Court will hear oral argument in New York’s Second Motion to Dismiss Zuffa, et al’s lawsuit against the state citing that the state’s law banning MMA is unconstitutional. As you may recall, Zuffa sued the state of New York citing the law banning Mixed Martial Arts in the state as […]
White eyes MSG this November
MMA Fighting reports Dana White is looking to have an event in New York’s Madison Square Garden for its 20th anniversary show in November 2013. The only problem: MMA is still not legal in New York state. White revealed his plans at the post-UFC 155 press conference. Despite the fact that MMA is prohibited by law, […]
Judge dismisses two counts in Zuffa’s lawsuit in New York
The Honorable Kimba Wood of the New York District Court for the Southern District ruled in favor of the state of New York (District Attorney and A.G.) and dismissed two of Zuffa’s counts in its lawsuit against the state. Zuffa still has 5 counts remaining In a 16 page opinion issued today, Judge Wood ruled […]
Poll states NY voters unaware of MMA legislation
A poll indicates 52% of registered New York voters have heard nothing about the legalization of mixed martial arts in New York. The latest Siena College Research Institute poll asked 766 New York registered voters about a variety of topics including the legalization of MMA in the state. The following are the results: 766 New […]