Following a nearly 20 year battle, New York has finally lifted the ban on mixed martial arts joining the other 49 states that already allow and regulate the sport.

The vote went down on Tuesday with the New York State Assembly approving the measure by a vote of 113-25

It’s been a long fight to finally see MMA take place in New York after former Governor George Pataki first banned the sport all the way back in 1997.

UFC posted the following on its official Twitter account:

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Been a wrestling fan for almost 30 years. I've seen Hulkamania, The New Generation, The NWO, the Attitude Era, and the PG Era, and I've enjoyed all of it in different ways. I still remember standing on the guardrail at ten years old and having it fall over in front of Razor Ramon. I was there live when The Undertaker abducted Stephanie McMahon, and I was there when The Rock surprised the entire TD Garden at a house show. Recently been getting into a lot of independent wrestling, especially in the Northeast. I follow WWE, NXT, TNA, ROH and NJPW, among others, but mainly only watch WWE/NXT religiously. I'll probably be more positive about WWE than you, and I'm OK with that.

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