The UFC took a notably different tactic this week in its push to overturn New York state's ban on mixed martial arts, filing a lawsuit that claims the state is violating the right of fighters to express themselves artistically.
It was a new twist in a long fight with a long history in the Empire State. Sunday on the Sherdog Radio Network "Rewind," longtime MMA reporter, New York fight scene staple and author of "Raw Combat: The Underground World of Mixed Martial Arts," Jim Genia joins Jack Encarnacao for a Sitdown chat about the history of NY MMA and the fight to overturn the ban.