UFC Sues New York

I think it's tough for states to allow boxing, with all of its shit fights and corruption, but not MMA. (Heck, NYC is also a strong supporter of WWE.) And I say this as someone who has barely watched any MMA and doesn't care for it, and who has a casual interest in boxing. It definitely seems like boxing is more of a meat-grinder of a sport, with the caveat that MMA is still in its infancy and thus we might not know the long-term damage. (It does seem like there would be less worries about concussion / brain damage though, given the variety of strikes allowed, plus you don't have guys wailing on each others' faces for 12 rounds.)

 

I think the UFC filed the lawsuit to try and get MMA in New York because they're sure that it won't ever get legalized by going through the legislative process and they want the money that would come from being able to run someplace like MSG. It's almost been passed 2 or 3 times, but always died off before the governor could sign it into law, so Zuffa is taking matters into their own hands.

 

Sort of interesting the way MMA exploded in popularity after it got kicked out of the nation's largest metro market. Kinda like how the NFL soared to unprecedented heights right after losing LA. Sure as hell doesn't support all that "large markets are essential" bloviating.

Soon enough New York will have to re-think the ban regardless of how this suit turns out. When they enacted it, many thought this "human cockfighting" MMA thing was just a fad that would soon pass. Obviously that ain't the case. UFC is here to stay.

 

Plus, back when New York enacted the ban, MMA as a sport was almost nothing like what it is today. Much less regulated by states, more lax rule enforcement in the actual fights themselves and all kinds of craziness. Now, it's a legitimate sport and almost every state in the U.S. regulates it.

 

It's hard to imagine those guys getting any dumber than they already are, though.

 

It's because the blows to the head in hockey and the NFL, despite the competitors wearing helmets, are more numerous and more concussive by their nature (even with the helmets they wear). Yes, UFC fighters sometimes suffer concussions. But in the UFC, a lot of the time, a knockout comes from one or just a few blows. Not the multiple blows hockey and NFL players get.
Also, give MMA a few years and you might see them become more concussion-aware. The sport is still in its relative infancy.

 

If all you can say about something is a remark like that, even if you're joking, then perhaps you shouldn't say anything at all.

 

You're new here, I see.

 

True enough. Was on here a while ago under a different name, but have decided to come back.