With all of the hue and cry over concussions in the National Football League, and in football at all levels, what person, much less our legislative representatives, thinks permitting mixed martial arts in New York is a good idea?
In football, the head injuries are largely accidental or incidental. In MMA, head injuries and other incapacitating tactics seem to be the intended result. MMA looks like an organized bar brawl.
Those who vote for it can never again be heard to decry violence in our society. There is nothing ennobling, artistic or inspiring about it.
The only benefit to the state is a source of revenue. With that rationale, why not dog or cock fights or fight-to-the-death gladiatorial combat?
William J. Greagan
Albany