After Years Of Stalling, MMA Is Finally Legal In The State Of New York

After Years Of Stalling, MMA Is Finally Legal In The State Of New York

The New York State Assembly approved a bill on Tuesday afternoon to once and for all legalize professional mixed martial arts bouts in New York, the last st

Mar 23, 2016 by Reid Connell
After Years Of Stalling, MMA Is Finally Legal In The State Of New York
The New York State Assembly approved a bill on Tuesday afternoon to once and for all legalize professional mixed martial arts bouts in New York, the last state where the sport was still illegal. For years the bill had passed the Senate only to stall repeated in the Assembly. 

The UFC, whom had been lobbying for years in favor of the bill, has already reserved a date in November at Madison Square Garden. The New York State Athletic Commission now has 120 days to ready rules and regulations for their sanctioning body.