Make sure to mark March 22, 2016 down on your calendars, because hell has just frozen over. On Tuesday, after seemingly endless hours of debate, a lot of it nonsensical grandstanding, the New York State Assembly voted 113-25 to finally legalize mixed martial arts in The Big Apple.
After several years of aggressive campaigning, the UFC, the planet’s premiere MMA promotion, will finally be allowed to make its long awaited return to the NYC.
The last time the UFC hosted a show in the world’s largest media market was UFC 7 in 1995 at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo.