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New York Seeks $1 Million Insurance Limits for Boxing, Legalized Mixed Martial Arts

New York will require $1 million coverage for life-threatening brain injuries and other new health insurance for both professional boxers and its first group of licensed mixed martial artists under regulations slated to take effect in September. The State Athletic …

New York Set to Legalize Professional Mixed Martial Arts

New York’s Assembly voted 113-25 on March 22 to legalize mixed martial arts, clearing the way for fights late this year and expanding the combat sport into the last state to still prohibit it. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo supports …

Ex-Southern California Firefighter Sentenced For Fake Workers’ Comp

Prosecutors say a Los Angeles city firefighter has been sentenced to probation for filing workers’ compensation claims at the same time he was competing in mixed martial arts fighting. The district attorney’s office says 36-year-old Raphael Davis has paid $30,000 …

Michigan Mixed Martial Arts Bill Includes Insurance Requirement

A Michigan House committee plans to debate a bill that would place state regulations on amateur mixed martial arts events. The Regulatory Reform Committee is considering a bill would require event promoters to get state licenses. It would set rules …