{"id":100540,"date":"2014-06-09T15:05:46","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T22:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=100540"},"modified":"2022-02-06T10:04:18","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T18:04:18","slug":"ufcs-marc-ratner-on-mma-in-new-york-were-not-going-to-get-it-done-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/ufcs-marc-ratner-on-mma-in-new-york-were-not-going-to-get-it-done-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC&#8217;s Marc Ratner on MMA in New York: &#8216;We&#8217;re not going to get it done this year&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/oklahoma-state-ac-brings-back-tournament-style-fighting\/mma-news-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-88866\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/MMA-NEWs-PNG.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"MMA NEWs PNG\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-88866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/MMA-NEWs-PNG.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/MMA-NEWs-PNG-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/MMA-NEWs-PNG-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Marc Ratner spoke with <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2014\/06\/ufcs-marc-ratner-on-mma-in-new-york-were-not-going-to-get-it-done-this-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie <\/a> radio about the legalization of professional MMA in New York <\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s never made it to the floor; I would say it will not make it to the floor again (this year),\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m always cautiously optimistic,\u201d he said \u201cBut right now, I feel like the handwriting is in big block letters on the wall and we\u2019re not going to get it done this year.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI say not only is this un-American, this whole situation, (but) it circumvents the democratic process,\u201d Ratner said. \u201cAll we\u2019re saying is give us a vote. If we lose, then we need more education. But to never get a vote and have the votes is very frustrating.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>By not legalizing professional MMA, New York is missing out on an estimated $135 million in revenue, however that doesn&#8217;t mean they&#8217;re willing to cave just yet,  Nor does the fact that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo supports MMA.  A total of 76 out of 101 votes is needed just to get the bill to Cuomo&#8217;s desk, something they don&#8217;t have yet according to Ratner.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe have 60 sponsors,\u201d he said. \u201cYou would think that\u2019s pretty good; we just need another 15, 16 votes. But the powers that be have not let us be on there. It\u2019s really wrong, and I\u2019m frustrated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMixed martial arts is a very small thing when you really look overall in the state of New York, (which is) billions of dollars in debt. We would bring in money, no doubt about it. But they have other things this happens to. Maybe this happens more around the country. I don\u2019t know why they\u2019d be afraid to bring it to the floor. 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