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Lorenzo Fertitta: UFC is worth more than the New York Yankees and the Dallas Cowboys
Bronx Bombers? Pfft. More like pipsqueak pea-shooters. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is the world's most valuable sports franchise, worth upwards of $2 billion and far ahead of the New York Yankees (MLB), Dallas Cowboys (NFL) and even Manchester United (MLS). That's according to UFC co-owner...
UFC Making Push for MMA Regulation in New York
The UFC has been pushing for MMA regulation in New York for several years now. This year it's passed the State Senate, but that hurdle has been cleared before. It's now trying to work its way through the New York State Assembly. Today it passed the Codes Committee by a 17-1 vote. Now it has to get...
Mandate for Mixed Martial Arts in New York
This is a guest post by Stephen Koepfer, founder of NY MMA Now: Coalition to Legalize Mixed Martial Arts in New York Last Monday the Parks, Tourism, and Sports Development Committee of the New York State Assembly voted in favor of the bill (A04146) to decriminalize and sanction mixed martial arts...
New York MMA Bill Appears to Be Dead in the Water
On Monday, a bill to regulate mixed martial arts in the state of New York passed through the Tourism, Parks, Arts, and Sports Development Committee by a lopsided 17-3 vote. While the news was noteworthy given MMA stonewall Bob Reilly's seat on that committee, it came with the caveat that similar...
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...
Movie Review: New York Mixed Martial Arts
This is a guest feature by Beth of Gal's Guide to MMA. Living in Manhattan, it seems like the fight to legalize MMA has reached a fever pitch. Director Kahleem Poole-Tejada has created a documentary film on just that subject. New York Mixed Martial Arts has been accepted as an Official Selection in...
UFC Legalization Will Be Subservient to New York Budget Debate
This is a guest post from Zak Woods formerly of WatchKalibRun.Last Thursday, Zuffa called a press conference to begin their latest push for regulation in New York. Once again the economic benefits of a legalization were rolled out to the media: 70 mixed martial arts events per year, $23 million...
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...
Frank Shamrock Says Dana White Is Not a Martial Artist
Frank Shamrock was on the MMA Hour today and had a lot to say about Dana White: "The face of our sport is Dana White and out here in conservative New York, the way people think, bald-headed, tattoo'd, swearing people are just not a good representative of our brand and unfortunately people think...
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