UFC vice-president of regulatory affairs Marc Ratner believes his company has earned the right to hold the first legal mixed martial arts event at New York's Madison Square Garden, given all the resources the company put into rescinding the state's ban on the sport.
But he also believes there should be a bit of gratitude from his fellow promoters, since Zuffa did nearly all the heavy lifting up in the state capital of Albany over the past several years.
"I believe absolutely we should be the first show there," Ratner said on Monday's edition of The MMA Hour.