ALBANY, N.Y., May 8 (UPI) -- Ultimate Fighting Championship, the biggest organizer of mixed martial arts, criticized a decision to delay a vote on the sport in the New York Legislature.
Marc Ratner, UFC's vice president for regulatory and governmental affairs, said he was "unhappy" with the decision by State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, a Manhattan Democrat, not to allow a mixed martial arts bill to come to the floor for a vote, the Albany (N.Y.) Times Union reported.