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MMA denied: New York legislature once again acts like loons (Yahoo Sports)

A few days ago, New York legislators were able to, in their infinite wisdom, push a bill through the assembly and state senate to authorize Gov. Andrew Cuomo to declare July 29 as "Chicken Wing Day."

They weren't, however, able to bring to a vote a bill that would legalize mixed martial arts in the state.

And so, for another year, New York will remain the only state in the country in which MMA is illegal and not regulated by the state athletic commission.

For years Sheldon Silver stood in the way of a bill that would sanction MMA in New York. (AP)
For years Sheldon Silver stood in the way of a bill that would sanction MMA in New York.