Rener Gracie, Pat Miletich, Renzo Gracie, Chael Sonnen, and others discuss legalizing MMA in New York. They also examine how corrupt unions are preventing it from happening in New York due to the Fertitta brothers (who own the Station Casinos and the UFC) not unionizing their hotels in Nevada. New York has a very strong union presence, which is blocking the legalization in the state of New York and the country's biggest television market, New York City.

NEW YORK CITY, New York — Last week, sports apparel and equipment company Respect Your Universe (RYU), (OTC:RYUN), made an announcement that it had partnered with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The sponsorship agreement would make RYU and official sponsor for five UFC events in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Shortly after the partnership between RYU and the UFC became official, RYU then announced that it had agreed to terms with a top welterweight fighter in its first athlete endorsement deal.