Jewish Groups try to make MMA illegal
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 6:49 pm
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/exc ... -1.2191214
A group of prominent New York Rabbis have written letters to State lawmakers to try to ban Mixed Martial Arts nation wide. Their reasoning is because 10% of the UFC (the sport's biggest league) is owned by the Abu Dhabi Government. Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates, which the ADL claims is one of the most Anti-Semitic countries in the world. The UFC responded by saying that Abu Dhabi is considered an ally of America and already has major dealings with real estate developers in New York City. Many of those real estate projects involve Jews and the UFC itself has many Jewish investors and executives. The Rabbis may be facing opposition from their own tribe in this endeavor but they already succeeded in getting the sport banned in New York State.

A group of prominent New York Rabbis have written letters to State lawmakers to try to ban Mixed Martial Arts nation wide. Their reasoning is because 10% of the UFC (the sport's biggest league) is owned by the Abu Dhabi Government. Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates, which the ADL claims is one of the most Anti-Semitic countries in the world. The UFC responded by saying that Abu Dhabi is considered an ally of America and already has major dealings with real estate developers in New York City. Many of those real estate projects involve Jews and the UFC itself has many Jewish investors and executives. The Rabbis may be facing opposition from their own tribe in this endeavor but they already succeeded in getting the sport banned in New York State.

Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, executive vice president of the New York Board of Rabbis, is among those who signed the letter, which emphasizes the fact that the Abu Dhabi government owns a 10% stake in the sport’s biggest league — the Ultimate Fighting Championship.