State senators have postponed a decision to legalize mixed martial arts contests ? commonly known as ultimate fighting ? after some lawmakers said the sport was too dangerous.
The proposal would require mixed martial arts contests to be regulated by the same state agency that oversees boxing matches. But some senators said the sport, in which contests are sometimes fought in cages, was far more brutal than boxing and kickboxing.
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