Mixed martial arts fighters Jon “Bones” Jones, Frankie “The Answer” Edgar, Brian “The All American” Stann, and Gina “Conviction” Carano are used to walking into a cage and using their fists, knees and legs to pummel opponents into submission. But to fulfill their dreams of fighting under the bright lights of Madison Square Garden, they have called on Morrison & Foerster partner Jamie Levitt and New York University School of Law professor Barry Friedman to duke it out with the state of New York.
On Tuesday, Bones and company joined the Ultimate Fighting Championship, retired fighter Matt “The Hammer” Hamill, and several amateur New York fighters, fans and instructors in filing a 105-page complaint in Manhattan federal court aimed at lifting a ban on live mixed martial arts that has been in place in New York since 1997. The suit names as defendants New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr.
Jon “Bones” Jones, left, one of the plaintiffs in a suit challenging New York’s ban on mixed martial arts, demonstrates his technique in a Denver match with Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. The suit compares mixed martial arts to dancing.
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