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Why Taking Bob Reilly Seriously Is Impossible

You actually have to hand it to him. The New York State Assemblyman is insanely devoted to being intellectually dishonest to keep this charade going: "There is overwhelming, widespread opposition to ...

Vancouver Refuses to Regulate Mixed Martial Arts

If you're an American, this is something akin to putting pressure on the state to govern and be held responsible as opposed to asking the city or municipal government to shoulder the burden. I know fa...

Bob Reilly Explains His Stance Against Mixed Martial Arts

Cage Potato has a good interview with New York Assemblyman Bob Reilly on his stance on mixed martial arts.  Excerpts: It’s not a stated goal, though.  Even though I grew up a bo...

Lift the Ban Watch: Pennsylvania to Regulate Mixed Martial Arts

York Blog breaks the news with a press release issued by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission announcing the encouraging news: HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania has joined the growing number of state...

Lift the Ban Watch: Back to New York

ESPN.com reports: The tea leaves suggest the climate is right for passage of the bill. MMA became more mainstream in 2008 with CBS broadcasting two EliteXC cards on prime-time television and the UF...

Fighting the Bad Fight: New Article on the NY Regulation Fight

The Times Union ran an article today on Assemblyman Bob Reilly's fight to keep MMA from becoming "legalized" in the state of New York. The juicy bits: the soft-spoken Democratic lawmaker from Col...

New York Is Not Voting to Legalize MMA Tomorrow

Many people in the online MMA community believe New York is voting tomorrow on whether or not to legalize MMA.  That is not the case.  Rather, this vote is a vote in the New York Assembly To...