Albany – UFC® Chief Operating Officer Lawrence Epstein and former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman, a lifelong Long Islander, today kicked off an upstate tour in support of legalizing Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and regulating both professional and amateur MMA in New York, the last place in North America where professional MMA is illegal. Joining them at a Capitol news conference were sponsors of the legislation, including Assembly Majority Leader Joseph D. Morelle (D-Irondequoit) and Senator Joseph A. Griffo (R-Rome). Epstein, Weidman and other supporters will be hol ... Read the Full Article Here

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