A Battle for the Ages — Sports Management Class Takes on the Case for Legalizing MMA in New York

The Columbia University School of Continuing Education’s Sports Management Program will take on a project this summer, examining the case for legalizing Mixed Martial Arts (“MMA”) in the state of New York.   The MMA project, believed to be the first of its kind in a law school or sports management program setting, is timely. Last week, the New York State Senate passed a bill to legalize professional MMA for the fifth consecutive year. The legislation (S.6502/A.8775) sponsored by Rome