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UFC lawsuit against New York: Zuffa and its fighters call MMA ban 'unconstitutional'
If you can't beat 'em, sue 'em. Zuffa LLC, parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), has filed suit against the state of New York on Tuesday (Nov. 15, 2011), calling "The Empire State's" ban on mixed martial arts (MMA) "unconstitutional." Here's a an excerpt from today's filing: New...
MMA Bill Passes Tourism, Parks, Arts, and Sports Committee in New York Assembly
According to ESPN's Josh Gross, the mixed martial arts bill making its way through the New York state legislature passed the Tourism, Parks, Arts, and Sports Development Committee today by a vote of 17-3. Noted villain of the MMA community, Bob Reilly, sits on that committee. Analysis of the news...
New York Assemblyman Bob Reilly Takes Issue With Zuffa Accident Insurance
New York Assemblyman Bob Reilly is back in the MMA news once again. As if wanting to prove just exactly how unwilling he is to ever admit anything relating to mixed martial arts is good, he is now questioning the motivations behind Zuffa's accident insurance and remaining steadfast in his...
Herschel Walker Lends His Considerable Credibility to an MMA Fighter's Union
Most major sports in the U.S. have players union. Football, baseball, basketball, and hockey players all leverage the power of collective bargaining to fight the power and money of the team owners. Boxers don't have a union, but they do have the Muhammad Ali Act. Wikipedia describes the act: In...
UFC Political Update: Harry Reid, Bob Reilly Hang On for Re-Election
The Las Vegas Review Journal summarizes how UFC-supported Harry Reid of Nevada squeaked through: Reid not only overcame the lethally-low approval rating that had pundits locally and nationally declaring his pursuit of a fifth term hopeless, but also successfully inoculated himself against the...
The UFC Puts Money Down in the NY Governor's Race
The New York Post reported that Zuffa, the parent company of the UFC, has contributed $74,000 to Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo. S.C. Michaelson commented: As you know, MMA is in the middle of a 5-round war with the NY State Legislature over sanctioning of MMA. Their biggest...
New York Assemblyman, Bob Reilly Compares MMA to Dog Fighting and Prostitution
In a scintillating sequel, Inside MMA presents part two of an exclusive interview with MMA’s most vocal opponent, New York Assemblyman Bob Reilly. ; The panel of Joe Rogen, Jason "Mayhem" Miller, and the CEO and Founder of HDNet, Mark Cuban, get heated as they argue. Inside MMA airs tonight...
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