{"id":149972,"date":"2015-06-17T06:53:25","date_gmt":"2015-06-17T13:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=149972"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:51:56","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:51:56","slug":"new-york-senate-passes-mma-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/new-york-senate-passes-mma-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Senate Passes MMA Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The New York senate has passed the MMA bill, that would make the sport legal in New York. This has happened seven times in the past 6 years. The real challenge is getting it passed in the Assembly.<\/p>\n

Here’s an excerpt from Politics On The Hudson<\/a>:<\/p>\n

For the seventh time in the past six years and the second time this year, the state Senate has passed a bill to lift the state\u2019s ban on professional mixed-martial arts bouts.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Legislature\u2019s upper chamber voted 49-13 in favor of a newly revamped bill that would legalize the violent combat sport while setting up a $50,000 accident insurance requirement for fight cards and allowing the state Athletic Commission to regulate amateur fights.<\/em><\/p>\n

The bill now heads to the Assembly, which has long been the roadblock to New York becoming the 50th state to allow the sport on a professional basis. But supporters of the legislation are hopeful the insurance-related changes could help garner support in the Democrat-led chamber.<\/em><\/p>\n

Do you guys think it’s going to happen this time?<\/p>\n

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