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Jim Genia
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/), […]
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 […]
Jerome Mickle Moves to 10-0 at NYFE 2
Promotion – New York Fight Exchange. Name of Event – NYFE 2 – The Ides Of March. Rules – No Elbows or Knees to the Head. Otherwise Unified Rules. 3-Minute Rounds. Status – Amateur MMA Competition. Sanctioned by Organization Approved by NY Statute – Yes. Sanctioning Body – WKA. Results – Jim Genia’s MMA Website. […]
Underground Combat League – Night of Submissions
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 […]
Victory Combat Sports – Another NYC MMA Player
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 […]
UCL Suicide Kings Ends In A Heated Confrontation
Undefeated NYC fighter Jerome Mickle (9-0) refused to defend his belt and fight promoter Peter Storm in their scheduled 185 pound title fight citing Storm’s weight as the reason. Storm reputedly weighed in at 186 lbs roughly 3 hours before the fights began, then gained 6 pounds of water and banana weight. Mickle arrived after […]
NYFE’s Debut Event Crowns Two Champs
Promotion – New York Fight Exchange. Rules – No Elbows or Knees to the Head. Otherwise Unified Rules. 3-Minute Rounds. Status – Amateur MMA Competition. Sanctioned by Organization Approved by NY Statute – Yes. Sanctioning Body – WKA. Results – Jim Genia’s Blog: http://mmajournalist.blogspot.com/ Date of Show – October 4, 2013. Location of Show – […]
Another Night of Finishes at the UCL
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. Why would somebody fight […]
Underground Combat League – 10 Year Anniversary
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 […]
“Sanctioned” Amateur MMA Resurfaces in NYC
Promotion – Aggressive Combat Sports Rules – No strikes to the head on the ground. No knees to the face. No elbows. Shinpads required. No twisting leg submissions. 3-Minute Rounds. Status – Amateur MMA Competition. Sanctioned by Organization Approved by NY Statute – No. Sanctioning Body – USMTA (not approved by NY statute). Location of […]
A Night of Submissions – UCL September 2012
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
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 […]
America’s Only NHB Show Strikes Again in NYC
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. […]
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 […]
Raw Combat – A Book About Real Underground MMA
Decades from now, long after MMA has been sanctioned and “legalized” in New York State, the tales and history of the mysterious and hidden world of Underground MMA would have long been forgotten … but for this book right here. Having personally attended and photographed just about every NYUCL show since the beginning of the […]
New York Mixed Martial Arts Movie Screening
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 […]