(This story also appears on usatoday.com .) ALBANY, N.Y. – Advocates of mixed martial arts said Tuesday they are ready to take another swing at getting the sport legalized in New York. New York is the only state in the nation that doesn’t allow professional MMA contests, and the Democratic-led Assembly continues to show opposition to it. The measure has passed four times in the Senate, which is partially controlled by Republicans. “Part of the challenge, I think, is to get legislators who may have an opinion, but their opinion is formed or the context for their opinion is 15 years old, to change their minds,” said Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Morelle, a Democrat and the bill’s primary sponsor. “Once we are able to do that, we’ll continue to gain converts.” The UFC is suing New York to overturn its ban, and a federal judge this past October ruled that the lawsuit could proceed if the world’s largest MMA promoter can prove the state’s ban is unconstitutionally vague
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