Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-32831664-20180405190126/@comment-32811455-20180409053612

CanadianOracle3301 wrote: NYSAC .....man.....thats was classic NYC power tripping I think........seemed to be unreasonable IMO......their goal should be the same as UFC to make the event happen.

I would disagree a bit there. I think the role of any State Athletic Commission should be to ensure fighter safety and event legitimacy (on weight, no drugs, etc.). Beyond that, they should get out of the damn way and try not to interfere.

If their goal was to make the event happen that could often be at odds w/ fighter safety. I don't know at what point Max was at 159 lbs, or how realistic and/or dangerous the other 4 lbs would have been, but if I were UFC I would say to hell with NYC. Go to Jersey, Atlantic City maybe. Or a state that appreciates the business being brought in by the event rather than a mecca for douchebags that thinks it's the center of the known universe.