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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/), […]
First Ever MMA Event At Madison Square Garden
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 […]
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 […]
MMA Grows In Manhattan – Victory Combat Sports
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. […]
Fists Fly In Queens, New York – Golden MMA 3
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 – Jim Genia’s Video Blog: http://www.fightline.com/fightline-field-golden-mma-championships-11-23-13/ Date of Show – November 23, 2013. […]
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 – […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]