Five New York MMA Championship Bouts From 2014

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Now that we're officially cruising into 2015, we can look back at 2014 and reflect upon the year that was for the New York MMA scene. Was the law finally changed that would allow pro iterations of the sport back into the state? Hell no, but in terms of amateur fights, New York saw some huge growth and maturity.

To celebrate that, here are five title fights that occurred throughout the year in various promotions' cages. Note: this isn't a ranking of which were the best ones. This is just a walk down memory lane.

• Jerome Mickle vs. Jonathan Lopez, New York Fight Exchange 2, March 15

• Marcus Surin vs. Yuting Hong, Victory V, April 25

• Jillian DeCoursey vs. Hannah McGuckin, Aggressive Combat Championships 9, December 13

• Rob Scotti vs. Hillel Dombroff, New York Fight Exchange 4, September 20

• Mike Kuhn vs. Elijah Punzone, New York Fight Exchange 3, June 7