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Bill could allow MMA fighting in ConnecticutWTNH"One show, in our building, would have a multiple, six figure affect on the state alone, between the ticket tax, there's a supplemental tax that's on MMA product, the economic impact on downtown Bridgeport would be huge," said Dowd. The move to bring … mma – Google News

Sherdog.com MMA Bill Passes Through Connecticut House of Representatives – Sherdog.comSherdog.comConnecticut, along with New York and Montana, remains one of the few states in which mixed martial arts is still illegal. Though MMA is legal in Alaska, the sport remains unregulated there. Despite Connecticut's ban on MMA, many fights have …Connecticut gets one step closer [...]

USA TODAY: Foes battle New York MMA billUSA TODAY(This story originally appeared on usatoday.com) ALBANY, N.Y. – Clergy, faith leaders and Democratic Assembly members Tuesday called on New York lawmakers to uphold the state ban against MMA. MMA supporters are pushing the Legislature and Gov.and more » mma – Google News

Newsday New York clergy joins fight to block MMA bill – NewsdayNewsdayALBANY – Clergy against mixed martial arts are jumping into the New York fight over legalizing the sport and lobbying in Albany against it. A group including a priest and rabbi visiting lawmakers says Tuesday the sensationalized violence of human cage …Foes battle NY [...]

UFC's Lorenzo Fertitta confident Assembly will pass MMA legalization bill …Auburn Citizen (blog)UFC wasn't the only side of the MMA legalization debate represented in Albany. Women's groups and other organizations held a press conference Tuesday calling on the state to uphold the ban on mixed martial arts. They criticized UFC for the conduct of …MMA [...]

Hamilton Spectator Lawmaker on MMA regulations bill: 'We have a dead body on our hands'MLive.comThe bill, which passed the House by a 106-3 vote, would create an advisory commission to oversee amateur MMA, requiring promoters to be licensed, carry health insurance for fighters, have a physician and ambulance on site at fights, and hold pre-fight [...]

CBC.ca Bill to regulate amateur MMA fights passes House votePort Huron Times HeraldThe state House approved the Amateur Mixed Martial Arts Regulatory Act by a 106-3 vote. Among the bill's major provisions, if passed: » Fighters would be registered and promoters would be licensed — both of which cost fees. » A fighter would have [...]

Newsday 64 sponsors on bill to legalize MMA in New YorkNewsdayThere are a total of 64 sponsors on the state Assembly's bill to legalize mixed martial arts in New York. What does that mean for fans and fighters who have had to spend their money in other states to watch MMA competitions? Well, on its [...]

Politics on the Hudson (blog) MMA bill introduced in Assembly, with 64 sponsorsAlbany Times Union (blog)Morelle, D-Rochester, first carried the MMA bill last year. While the Republican-controlled Senate has passed bills legalizing mixed-martial arts several times, with bipartisan margins, such measures have never come up for a vote on the floor of the …MMA legalization [...]

Bill would better regulate MMA and boxing in AZKPHO PhoenixA new bill is making its way through the Arizona state Senate that would better regulate the mixed martial arts and boxing industries in the state. "(House Bill 2263) passed out of committee in the Senate. We are headed to the Rules (Committee) then to … [...]