Kimbo Almost Slices Toe Off, MMA Still Not Legalized In New York, UFC Comments, UFN 70 Weigh-Ins
- Bellator MMA have released Bellator 138 Uncut, which takes a look back at last week's event. The video also features internet sensation Kimbo Slice getting his toe looked at after the fight, as he almost had it come completely off. You can see the video above.
- The Assembly in New York failed to pass the MMA bill today, and the state remains the only in America to not have the sport legalized. UFC Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta issued the following statement:
"While our disappointment cannot be overstated, our commitment to seeing New York legalize the fastest growing sport in the nation and the world is intact and undeterred. We continue to strongly believe that legalizing and regulating MMA in New York is the right thing for the state economically, the right thing for the millions of fans in New York and the right thing for the safety and benefit of the thousands of professional and amateur MMA athletes across the state.
"UFC is not harmed by not being in New York, as much as we would like to be there for our fans and for the arenas, hotels, restaurants, and other businesses which would see substantial economic benefits from the legalization of MMA in New York.
"However, the thousands of New Yorkers who engage in MMA ? at the professional and amateur level ? are hurt. Thousands of New Yorkers participate in amateur MMA events in the state every year, and because there is no regulation and oversight, their health and safety are at risk.
"We genuinely feel bad for the hotels, restaurants, gyms, and other businesses that support our effort and have championed this cause. We also feel bad for New York's arenas ? large and small, particularly those upstate ? that have worked alongside us to pass the legislation.
"We want to thank Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle ? a true champion ? and the 73 other Assembly cosponsors who know passing this bill is the right thing to do. We will continue to work with them to educate the rest of their colleagues. And of course our thanks go as well to Senator Joe Griffo and his colleagues.
"This bill has now passed the Senate seven times in the last six years with overwhelming bipartisan majorities. That's right, strong majorities of Republicans and Democrats in the Senate support this bill. We have never had more support in the Assembly, where there is clearly enough support among Democrats alone to pass the bill and we know if we could only get a vote in the Assembly, we would see strong majorities of Democrats and Republicans supporting the bill.
"Our disappointment with the Assembly's failure to vote on and pass the bill has never been greater ? simply because of the demonstrated support we have among rank and file legislators. However, our resolve to see this through has also never been greater."
- The UFC Fight Night 70 weigh-ins are now complete, with all but one fighter making weight. You can read the full results of the weigh-ins below:
Main Card (FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET)
Lyoto Machida 186 (#3) vs. Yoel Romero (#6) 186
Santiago Ponzinibbio 170.5 vs. Lorenz Larkin 170.5
Antonio Carlos Junior 185 vs. Eddie Gordon 184.5
Thiago Santos 185.5 vs. Steve Bosse 185.5
Hacran Dias 145.5 vs. Levan Makashvili 145
Prelim Card (FOX Sports 2 at 8 p.m. ET)
Alex Oliveira 170 vs. Joe Merritt 169
Leandro Silva 170 vs. Lewis Gonzalez 174* (Gonzalez missed weight)
Steve Montgomery 170 vs. Tony Sims 170
Danny Martinez 135.5 vs. Sirwan Kakai 135.5
L.O.S. The Butcher contributed to this article.