Paul Grondahl of the Times Union is reporting that a bill supporting MMA passed through New York’s Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development Committee last week with a 12-9 vote. The same bill had passed in the same committee last year (14-6), but was returned after it stalled due to inaction – lawmakers simply ran […]
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Lindland on Unions in MMA
Zach Arnold of Fightopinion has transcribed a recent interview done with Matt Lindland where he talks about why he thinks the probability of a fighter union forming is pretty low. “At least in basketball or baseball or football if you don’t like [the politics], you go to another team. If you have a players union […]
Commission Cancels Shine Fights Due to Safety, Financial Concerns
Damon Martin of MMAWeekly is reporting that last weekend’s Shine Fights 3: World’s Collide was canceled not because the main event was nixed by a court injunction, but because Shine Fights failed to both ensure a doctor was present at the event and that all purse money was paid to the commission in advance of […]
MMA Day in Ontario – May 22, 2010
MMA Day is a green light rally organized by proponents of MMA in the Province of Ontairo and will be held in conjunction with the Toronto-based MMA Expo on Saturday, May 22nd. TORONTO (May 12, 2010) – On Saturday, May 22, 2010, the movement to bring Mixed Martial Arts to Ontario gathers for a high energy […]
UFC, St-Pierre to Meet Canadian Government Tuesday
MMAPayout.com has learned that Georges St-Pierre will be meeting with high-level Canadian government officials on Tuesday as part of a UFC-led contingent to advocate for the legalization of mixed martial arts at the federal level. The push undoubtedly comes as the result of the fact that two of the UFC’s next three PPV events will […]