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. Mike Casill via KO (Punch) at :04, R2
• Rohan Dalton def. Rafat Khandaker via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:58, R1
• Rich Pabon def. Takahiro Ishikawa via Split Decision
• Adrian Czmielewski def. Jairo Israel Machuca via TKO (Punches) in R2
• Jake Skelly def. Chris Tiernan via TKO (Knee Injury) in R1
• Hassan Hope def. Brad Batemen via Split Decision

Date of Show – April 26, 2014.

Location of Show – Manhattan, NYC – Terminal 55 !!!

Tara LaRosa Addresses the Crowd at NY's first MMA Rally

The Coalition to Legalize Mixed Martial Arts in New York organized by MMA instructor Stephen Koepfer held its first public rally in lower Manhattan across the street from New York City’s city hall. The rally popped off on On February 8th, 2011 as a crowd of MMA loyalists gathered in front of Sheldon Silver’s district office at 250 Broadway in downtown Manhattan.  Frank Shamrock and Tara LaRosa were among the well-known MMA fighters who showed up in support of the cause.

MMA Documentary Filmmakers Kahleem Poole-Tehada and Stephen Kpeofer

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 and the fight to get professional MMA sanctioned in New York State.  New York Mixed Martial Arts beautifully captures the essence of what it is to be an MMA fighter in New York.