The Secretary of State for New York, Lorraine Cortes-Vasquez, has published an opinion piece in the Union Times supporting Gov. David Paterson’s inclusion of a bill to legalize MMA in New York in the State Budget Proposal unveiled last month. The governor’s proposal would build upon the New York State Athletic Commission’s strong track record […]
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Dementia Pugilistica & MMA
Matt Pitt over at Sherdog writes on the topic of Dementia Pugilistica in contact sports like MMA, boxing, and football, which is a continuation of the discussion we’ve had here at MMAPayout.com regarding the perceived safety of the sport: It is true that there is compelling evidence that MMA is safer than boxing. But “safer” […]
Wisconsin the 43rd State to Regulate MMA
Thomas Gerbasi over at UFC.com reports that the Governor of Wisconsin has signed the bill to officially regulate the sport of mixed martial arts in the state. Home to the Packers, Brewers, and Bucks, Wisconsin will now welcome mixed martial arts to the fold after Governor Jim Doyle signed a bill into law Thursday that […]
Michigan MMA Strongly Regulated
John Morgan of MMAJunkie has an interesting article that discusses the long road to hoe that Michigan and its regional promoters have experienced over the last three years. Joe Donofrio, running “Malice at the Palace” this weekend explains even with regulation, it’ll be tough to make a profit in the current environment because of certain […]
USADA: Commission Drug Testing a “Joke”
David Mayo of the Grand Rapids Press has done an interesting interview with CEO of the US Anti-Doping Agency, Travis Tygart, that discusses the state and sophistication of combat commission testing slates like those in Nevada: Transcript via Mlive.com Q: Shane Mosley obviously slipped through some cracks on urine testing alone in Nevada. … […]