Well, it took a while, but we finally have the 45th state to sanction Mixed Martial Arts. West Virginia's congress passed legislation to sanction the sport, with the vote passing by a margin of 71-26, as reported by ESPN.com.
This only leaves 3 states who have athletic commissions -- Connecticut, Vermont, and of course, New York -- as the states who have yet to pass it. With Jon Jones' title victory, and him being a New York native, the push to pass it will no doubt generate more steam. Its about time they got in the 21st century. It would be quite the thrill to check out a UFC from the "Mecca of Sports" Madison Square Garden, at least once in my lifetime.
- Kampmann still believes he beat Sanchez.
Its been almost a month since the 3 round war on "UFC on Versus 3" between welterweights Martin Kampmann and Diego Sanchez. The fights outcome left many fans arguing what justifies points in the cage to what exactly is scored, as both CompuStrike and FightMetric thought Kampmann was the victor. Regardless, the judges gave it a decision for the American. I even argued Kampmann couldn't buy a break in an earlier article, written the day after.
In a new article on ESPN.com.uk , The Dane sits down for his first interview since that night. The argument he makes about "useful aggression" is valid, as a lot of Sanchez's punches did not land. But he crosses the line when he says that "even a 5 year old" could see he beat the man now known as "The Dream".
He lost because he made the judges decide. His refusal for a rematch is even more ridiculous. He didn't whine this much when he truly got robbed against Jake Shields. If he wants to prove that he won the first fight, do what Shogun did to Machida -- go in there, hurt him early and finish the fight Martin. Otherwise, talking about it does nothing.
Until next time, fight fans.
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