On March 22, 2016, history was made as mixed martial arts (MMA) finally became legal in New York State (full report here). Friend of MMAmania.com, “The Fight Nerd” aka Matt Kaplowitz, put together a comprehensive video chronicling the entire timeline from when the sport became banned back in 1997, to the watershed moment last week when the bill to legalize MMA finally made its way through the New York State Assembly.