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/), […]
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 – […]
Victory Combat Sports broke the ice tonight, putting on the first official MMA event at the world famous Madison Square Garden. From 6-8pm, inside the Garden, a mix of MMA and Muay Thai fighters weighed in before a crowd of coaches, teammates, media, officials, and fans. Kevin Lillis, CEO of Victory Combat Sports, is being […]
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 […]
Promotion – Victory Combat Sports. Rules – Full Unified Rules of MMA !!! Status – Amateur MMA Competition. Sanctioned by Organization Approved by NY Statute – Yes. Sanctioning Body – WKA. Results – http://www.themmajournalist.com/2014/04/victory-combat-sports-scores-another.html Ali Zebian def. Carlos Monteiro via TKO (Punches) in R2 Adam Pakiela def. Ethan Gomes via Unanimous Decision John Pina def. […]
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 […]
Full Rules amateur NYC MMA surfaced once again this past May when Victory Combat Sports put on a show at Terminal 55 in Manhattan’s West Side nightclub district. With legit sanctioning and full rules, it was a noteworthy event that packed the audience with casual and serious MMA fans alike. I applaud this promotion’s efforts […]
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 – Bronx, NYC. Quick Results: Will Cavali […]
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 – Bronx, NYC. The Underground Combat League’s […]
Redacted photos from the elusive NYC MMA club – the Underground Combat League – Quick Results — Danny Estrella def. Owen Thomas by Guillotine Choke — Desmond Nelson def. Ty Navarrio by Guillotine Choke — Peter Storm def. Adam Nadler by Kimura Shoulder Lock — Chad Hernandez def. Pedro Villa by Tapout due to Strikes
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 […]
In another action-packed unsanctioned MMA event, Peter Storm hosted the Underground Combat League – New York’s only NHB show. This time out we saw the return of hard-hitting Kenny Rivera who stormed back onto the scene and took Chad Hernandez into deep waters earning the split decision victory and becoming the UCL’s only reigning champion. […]
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 […]
New York City, the future home of MMA, was host to a media screening of a hip MMA documentary directed by Kahleem Poole-Tehada and produced by Stephen Koepfer. “New York Mixed Martial Arts” explains the history of New York MMA and gives you a glimpse into the MMA minds of fighters, polititions, journalists, and insiders […]