Assemblyman Dean Murray arrived with his chief of staff, and Murray was the voice of optimism. "This is the year," he said. "If we're going to do it, it's going to be this year." He went on to talk about how attitudes toward the sport have shifted among other Assembly members (shifted positively), and he played down the impact of Governor Cuomo's budget proposal (and its lack of MMA legislation), stating that what the governor submitted was merely a proposal and a wealth of budget hearings and discussions awaited it. Other points he brought up: how packaging is important in terms of the rally scheduled for February 8 (i.e., no riots, please), how effective (or ineffective) the revenue-generation argument truly is, and the underground show scourge that must be regulated into oblivion. Was there Kool-Aid being dispensed? I don't think so, but I'll drink anything when it comes to MMA, so maybe I'm not the best person to judge. It was, however, a worthwhile roundtable. Props to Sambo Steve for putting it together.
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