Legislative Update: New York’s Assembly Blocks Vote on Sanctioning and Regulating MMA Bouts—For Now

By Carla Varriale   New York’s Assembly ended its recent legislative session without a vote on legislation that would have sanct9ioned and regulated the sport of mixed martial arts (“MMA”).The legislation passed in New York’s Senate in March with bipartisan support and would have permitted and regulated single discipline MMA organizations to hold professional competitions in the state. The proposed legislation also empowered the state Athletic Commission to regulate professional MMA