Just the other day, a major bill in the Assembly in New York to legalize MMA in New York was shot down:
NYDailyNews.com breaks the unfortunate turn of events:
ALBANY - The push to legalize ultimate fighting in New York is on the ropes. Assembly Democrats stripped approval for the wildly popular violent sport from a budget bill that lawmakers will take up as soon as today.
Gov. Paterson sought to legalize mixed martial arts, saying fights could pull in more than $2 million in tax revenue for the cash-strapped state.
"The majority of voices who spoke about this issue in our conference were not supportive of approving it as part of the budget," said Assemblyman Steven Englebright (D-L.I.), a fight fan. Englebright said it's a long shot the Assembly will revisit the issue. The state Senate has already approved the sport.
While it is not the end of the fight by any means, it will certainly be the most difficult hurdle yet.
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