Promotion – Underground Combat League (UCL)

Rules – Full Unified Rules of MMA or UFC 1 “Vale Tudo” Rules, depending on agreement of fighters. 3-Minute Rounds.

Status – Amateur MMA Competition.

Sanctioned by Organization Approved by NY Statute – No.

Sanctioning Body –  Unsanctioned (legal).

Location of Show – Queens Elmcor – Queens, NYC.

Date of Show – February 23, 2014.

Results on Jim Genia’s Blog – http://www.themmajournalist.com/2014/02/7-days-in-nyc-sunday-22314.html

Rules – Full Unified Rules of MMA or UFC 1 “Vale Tudo” Rules, depending on agreement of fighters. 3-Minute Rounds.

Status – Amateur MMA Competition.

Sanctioned by Organization Approved by NY Statute – No.

Sanctioning Body – Unsanctioned (legal).

Location of Show – Bronx, NYC.

The Underground Combat League’s 10 Year Anniversary show was highlighted by Radical MMA standout Chad Hernandez choking out his opponent to win the UCL Lightweight Belt.  Undefeated UCL Posterboy Jerome Mickle won the fate tourniment by overwhelming Dawadah David with a takedown and some very hard ground-and-pound. Part 2 of the UCL’s 10 Year celebration coming up in April.

Quick Results:

Mike Brown def. Rashad Clarke – Verbal submission due to dislocated shoulder (Round 1)

Desmond Nelson def. Adriano Nunez (Kickboxing) – TKO

Chad Hernandez def. P. Rambrose – Tapout from Rear Naked Choke (Round 1)

Jerome Mickle def. Dawadah David – Tapout from strikes (Round 1)

Closed Door Vale Tudo Invitational Fights in NYC

Hiding in plain sight, Peter Storm’s Underground Combat League showcases unsanctioned Vale Tudo MMA fights in NYC.  By invitation only, both spectators and fighters attend the city’s only long-running legitimate MMA show.  Operating just outside of the reaches of the NY Athletic Commission, this event is a throwback to the early days of MMA, using the old style NHB rules of Brazil Vale Tudo and the early UFCs.  If you get invited and want to fight, you won’t be the first to step out of the crowd and into the ring.  Maybe I’ve said too much already.