{"id":98227,"date":"2014-05-21T12:34:22","date_gmt":"2014-05-21T19:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=98227"},"modified":"2022-02-06T11:37:58","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T19:37:58","slug":"fact-fighters-with-hiv-hep-c-more-are-competing-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/fact-fighters-with-hiv-hep-c-more-are-competing-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT &#8211; Fighter&#8217;s with HIV, Hep C &#038; More Are Competing In New York"},"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\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-88866\" title=\"MMA NEWs PNG\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/MMA-NEWs-PNG.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" 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>In some disturbing news, New Jersey commissioner Nick Lembo is discussing one of the scary sideffects of the ban on MMA in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Without a commission, there is no sanctioning, no licensing, no way of keeping guys safe.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a scary reality athletes looking to come up shouldn&#8217;t have to worry about.<\/p>\n<p>Check it: <em>(via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodyelbow.com\/2014\/5\/21\/5739046\/fighters-previously-denied-new-jersey-fight-licenses-for-hiv-are\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloodyelbow.com<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;There have been many contestants who have been banned from regulated combative sport in New Jersey because of subdural hematoma, hepatitis C, HIV, detached retinas, and other medical concerns who have competed freely in amateur MMA and kickboxing in New York under the direct supervision of state-approved sanctioning bodies, or at shows without such direct supervision,&#8221; he says.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>He can&#8217;t name these athletes\u2014New Jersey privacy laws and federal HIPAA regulations prevent that\u2014but according to him, dozens of them have fought and bled in New York rings and cages.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In some disturbing news, New Jersey commissioner Nick Lembo is discussing one of the scary sideffects of the ban on MMA in New York. 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