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15 Feb ’12
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Would be awesome to see a fight at Madison Square Garden
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The New York State Senate approved a bill Monday to legalize professional mixed martial arts bouts in New York, the last state where the sport is illegal.
The Senate, which voted 48-14, approved a MMA bill for the seventh consecutive year. It will now go to the state Assembly, which has never voted on the legislation.
In his state budget, Gov. Andrew Cuomo asked lawmakers to legalize the sport for the first time.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship, the biggest promoter of MMA events, has been trying to build momentum to win approval in the Assembly.
3 Nov ’12
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Wow, that took forever.
Glad it finally happened.
15 Feb ’12
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wonder if they can fill MSG and what the tickets will be, it seats 18,000
3 Nov ’12
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apparently is still needs to pass the vote in the Assembly. For the last 8 years or so, the Assembly Speaker refused to bring it to a vote, but he was recently arrested on corruption charges (surprise!) so now the assumption is that the new Speaker, who has previously supported the bill will bring it to a vote. If it gets the support it needs in the Assembly, it can move to get signed by the Governor.
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