New York MMA Photography Focusing on Organized Violence since 2001
Anil Melwani
UFC Rally to Legalize Mixed Martial Arts in New York
Promotion – Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Event – Rally to Legalize Mixed Martial Arts in New York. Location – 250 Broadway, outside of the offices of the State Assembly. Date – December 11, 2015. Featured in the Images – David N. Weinraub (Lobbyist for the UFC http://www.brownweinraub.com/), Bruce Kivo (http://www.MMAConfidential.com), “Sambo” Stephen Koepfer (http://nymmanow.blogspot.com/ http://www.nycombatsambo.com/), […]
UCL Invite Only Event – For The Love Of MMA
Promotion – Underground Combat League (UCL) Rules – Full Unified Rules of MMA or UFC 1 “Vale Tudo” Rules, depending on agreement of fighters. Three 3-Minute Rounds. Status – Amateur MMA Competition. Sanctioned by Organization Approved by NY Statute – No. Sanctioning Body – Unsanctioned (legal). Location of Show – World Class Boxing Gym – […]
UCL – The Realest MMA Competition in the USA
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 – World Class Boxing Gym – South […]
Justin Vargas Wins Big at Golden MMA 4
Promotion – Golden MMA Championships. Rules – No Elbows or Knees to the Head. No Twisting Leg Locks. Otherwise Unified Rules. 3-Minute Rounds. Status – Amateur MMA Competition. Sanctioned by Organization Approved by NY Statute – Yes. Sanctioning Body – ISKA. Results : Chris Francis def. Eric D’Arce via Majority Decision William Calhoun def. Marwin […]
Local New Yorkers Clean Up at MMA World Expo
The Jacob Javits convention center in the far west side of midtown Manhattan hosted the World MMA Expo this past November 17-18, 2011. The multi-faceted event was comprised of a jiu-jitsu tournament, mixed-fighting exhibition matches in a cage, autograph signings from famous MMA stars, panel discussions, and more. NY MMA stars Kenny Rivera and Jonathan […]
NY Voices Its Love For MMA
A loyal crowd of MMA faithfuls gathered in front of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s NYC Office at 633 Third Avenue to rally for the legalization of professional mixed martial arts in New York. As one of the last holdouts, New York is currently preventing valuable sports revenue from boosting its economic goals. This backwards bureaucratic policy […]
Underground Fights Pop Off During MMA Media Event
Unsanctioned MMA fights in a cage in downtown Manhattan were the focal point of a book launch event this past Saturday hosted by authors Jim Genia (Raw Combat) and Matthew Polly (Tapped Out). It nearly came to blows in the ring as Genia and Polly faced off, each clutching copies of their book in a […]