If ever anyone was hopeful that the final state in the union would sanction mixed martial arts, it was in 2015. The UFC even had Madison Square Garden on reserve for a date in December.
But it wasn’t to be.
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The New York legislative session is expected to close with Tuesday’s votes, and once again, the bill to legalize professional mixed martial arts dies without being called for a vote on the assembly floor.
It’s not that the bill’s sponsor didn’t believe there were enough votes for passage, but that the bill didn’t come up for a vote during the regular session.