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Video: Chris Weidman slams NY Assembly's Daniel O'Donnell for comparing MMA to gay porn

New York State Assembly unanimously voted 113 to 25 on Tuesday to finally legalize mixed martial arts (MMA) in the "Empire State" (read all about it here).

However, several members against the sport did their best to keep the ban intact.

In what was truly a comedic and head-scratching speech, Assembly member Daniel O'Donnell -- who is openly gay and brother to comedian Rosie O'Donnell -- tried his best to sway voters against the regulation of MMA in "The Big Apple" using several homosexual references, while comparing the sport to "gay porn with a different ending.