Former UFC fighter and Utica's own Matt Hamill has been added to the Mixed Martial Arts card scheduled for October 14th at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino.
It's been a long time coming; but, mixed martial arts is now one signature away from being legal in New York State. New York's Assembly put the bill to the floor for a vote on Tuesday evening and it passed by a margin of 113 to 25. The bill will now be sent on to Governor Andrew Cuomo, where he is expected to sign it into law.
UFC fighter Jon Jones - regarded as one of the promotion's biggest names and arguably the pound-for-pound best fighter in the sport - has been stripped of his light heavyweight crown after being charged in a serious hit and run accident in New Mexico.