 Legislation allowing MMA in Connecticut came into effect on October 1, 2013, making it the 47th state to regulate the sport.On March 22, 2016, the New York State Assembly voted to lift the State's 1997 ban on MMA and on April 14, 2016 Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the bill legalizing and regulating the sport into law.New York was the last state to legalize the sport in the United States.