Montgomery Del. Proposes Mixed Martial Arts Bill

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The Associated Press

Wednesday, February 6, 2008; 11:38 AM

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Mixed martial arts competitions such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship are illegal in Maryland -- but one state lawmaker wants to change that.

Democratic Delegate Kirill Reznik of Montgomery County has proposed a bill allowing the mixed martial arts contests. He says the law change would allow Maryland to play host to nationally known events. Reznik has studied a version of a martial art called Chinese Kempo for more than 20 years.

Reznik says all Maryland's neighboring states except West Virginia allow the fights. Lawmakers in Michigan signed off on a similar bill about mixed martial arts last year.

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Read House Bill 795: http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/billfile/hb0795.htm