Lawmaker Wants to Legalize Mixed Martial Arts Competition
posted 12:29 pm Wed February 06, 2008 - Annapolis, Md.
Mixed martial arts competitions such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship are illegal in Maryland, but one state lawmaker wants to change that.
Democratic Delegate Kirill Reznik of Montgomery County has proposed a bill allowing the mixed martial arts contests. He says the law change would allow Maryland to play host to nationally known events. Reznik has studied a version of a martial art called Chinese Kempo for more than 20 years. Reznik says all Maryland's neighboring states except West Virginia allow the fights. Lawmakers in Michigan signed off on a similar bill about mixed martial arts last year.

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