Thursday, April 3, 2014

Throwback Thursday: Laura D'Auguste vs. Shannon Logan in New Jersey's First-Ever Female MMA Fight

NEW JERSEY


Want to see the first-ever sanctioned female MMA fight in New Jersey? Well, then look no further, 'cause here it is: Laura D'Auguste of Team Tiger Schulmann versus Shannon Logan on Team Renzo Gracie, which took place at Reality Fighting 2 back in 2002.

I don't think this video captures how crazy the crowd got over see these two women scrap. They went absolutely went nuts.

Throwback Thursday: Jose Rodriguez vs. Jorge Santiago

NEW JERSEY


The trip down memory lane continues with another bout from Reality Fighting 2 - this one featuring future UFC, Strikeforce and Sengoku competitor taking on local badass Jose Rodriguez.

Worth noting: the eight-sided ring Reality Fighting employed. Why? Why would they do that?

Throwback Thursday: Elvis Garcia vs. Brad Daddis

NEW JERSEY


You know a fight is super old school when one of the competitors does a headbutt and legitimately doesn't know they're against the rules. Such is the case with this throwback video from Reality Fighting 2 (might as well keep with today's theme, right?), which features Tiger Schulmann fighter Elvis Garcia taking on Brad Daddis.

God, we were so young and innocent back in 2002, weren't we?

Watch Me on the East Coast MMA Radio Show

NEW YORK


Big thanks to Tom Kilkenny, who had me on as a guest on his EastCoast MMA Internet radio show on Tuesday night. I got to rap about about New York MMA and reminisce a bit with fellow guests Jerry Mendez and Chike Obi.

Check it out.

A Strong Dose of Reality: Looking Back at Reality Fighting 2

NEW JERSEY


Sometimes it is only through the lens of history that we see the true importance of a particular day. Who knew how momentous it was when Jonas Salk checked his mailbox and found an acceptance letter from the N.Y.U. School of Medicine waiting there? Could anyone have guessed that being told he’d failed to make his high school’s varsity team was a significant point in time for a sophomore named Michael Jordan? And what of the day Steve Jobs decided to drop out of college? Could anyone have seen these events as they had happened and known what they meant for polio, basketball and computing? No, often it takes a long look in the rearview mirror to truly grasp the value a certain bend in the road had and its impact on the journey.

Such is the case with Reality Fighting 2, an MMA event held in Wildwood, N.J. on November 2, 2002.