ROCHESTER, N.Y. – It never made much sense to Desmond Green that mixed martial arts was illegal in New York state. Green (22-8 MMA, 3-3 UFC) grew up in Rochester, and he knows the sport’s world-championship pedigree in the Empire State: Rashad Evans is from down the road in Niagara Falls. Chris Weidman and Matt Serra are from Long Island. Oh, and some guy you might have heard of named Jon Jones calls New York home, too. So as Green worked his way up the ranks in this game, it never made sense to him that he couldn’t fight at home.
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