Saturday, February 5, 2011

Jon Jones steps up to the pulpit!

UFC fighter and New Yorker Jon Jones steps up to the pulpit to defend the professional sport of mixed martial arts:
 
I was born in Rochester, raised in Endicott, Broome County, and won the New York state high school wrestling championship in Albany in 2005. As a mixed martial arts athlete with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, I would love to compete in front of the same friends and family in my professional career.
Unfortunately, I can't. New York is one of four states that doesn't allow MMA. Critics of MMA have claimed different reasons for opposing regulation. But as our millions of fans and anyone who has been paying attention knows, these claims don't hold up...
Read the entire essay here:
Democrat & Chronicle: Legalize mixed martial arts in New York. By Jon Jones

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