MMA To Soon Become Legal In New York?

That’s the story if you believe the chatter coming out of the MMA World Expo. Luke Thomas of BloodyElbow offers his thoughts:

↵

While it’s a tad annoying to hear the legal hoops this legislation must jump through continue to pile up, the news is not ultimately discouraging. We are hearing nothing about a problematic future for the legislation, only that it won’t pass in an expedited fashion. And candidly, whatever gives the commission more time to prepare themselves for adding regulate MMA to their daily docket isn’t such a bad thing either. New York’s athletic commission is highly experienced in regulating boxing, but the best and the brightest today in the regulating and officiating universe still require a ton of polish if what’s going on in Nevada and California is any indication.

↵