By: Jesse Gillette

Like their Las Vegas counterparts, promoters in NY will now be turning to Casinos in order to avoid certain regulations that were laid out by the New York State Athletic Commission on Wednesday.

As per my last tweet, Combate Americas and TUFF-n-NUFF are coming to NY and dodging the insurance requirement by going to Indian land. — jim genia (@jim_genia) September 2, 2016

As Jim Rondenelli reports, fight promotion Combate Americas will make their east coast debut on October 14, with Turning Stone Resort and Casino playing host to the event. This will be the first professional mixed martial arts event to take place in New York since the sport was banned 20 years ago and it potentially violates several new laws that came into effect on September 1.

The biggest bullet dodged will be the million-dollar coverage requirement per fighter that is set to drive many MMA and Boxing promotions out of the state. The requirement is such that each fighter must be insured to the tune of $1,000,000 in the event that a traumatic brain injury occurs. Fighters must also receive health insurance coverage amounting to $50,000, according to the NYSAC.

As Jim Genia has illuminated, it will now be illegal in New York to…

· Organize, promote, or participate in an amateur MMA event not sanctioned by the Athletic Commission or an approved third-party organization

· Act as a sanctioning organization without getting a license from the Athletic Commission; doing so may result in a Class A misdemeanor and up to a $10,000 fine. The form to apply for a license can be found here.

· Hold an event without first giving the Athletic Commission ten days notice

· Fight in an amateur MMA bout without getting a Mixed Martial Arts National Identification Card

It has been independently verified that there will be at least one fighter on the Combate Americas NY card in October that is fighting out of The Crow’s Nest MMA, which is located in Binghamton, NY.

The NYSAC has yet to make a statement.