Thursday, December 31, 2015

Top Five of 2015 Countdown - #2: The NYFE and Aggressive Combat Championships

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We're counting down the top five most notable aspects of New York MMA from 2015, and we're up to...
#2: The NYFE and Aggressive Combat Championships - It's easy to make a buck as a promoter in New York when you cut corners on fighter safety. The tricky thing is to run a show that is safe - where the officials are trained and the fighters screened and cared for by medical personnel. The promoters who can manage that, and stay in business, well, those are the special ones.

Monday, December 28, 2015

AXS-TV's Latest on the Battle for MMA in New York

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Top Five of 2015 Countdown - #3: Jillian DeCoursey

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We're counting down the top five most notable aspects of New York MMA from 2015, and we're up to...

#3: Jillian DeCoursey - It's impossible to deny that, in terms of mainstream impact, 2015 was a year dominated by the ups and downs of a female fighter named Ronda Rousey. But something similar happened in the microcosm that is New York MMA - and her name was Jillian DeCoursey.

Sunday, December 27, 2015

The Top Five of 2015 Countdown - #4: The USMTA

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We're counting down the top five most notable aspects of New York MMA from 2015, and we're up to...

#4: The USMTA - By now the story is so old it's growing grey hairs: The UFC filed a lawsuit against the State of New York in late 2011, claiming the law banning MMA was Unconstitutional, and in early 2012, in a legal brief that was responding to those claims, the State Attorney General offhandedly admitted that amateur MMA wasn't banned at all. Thus the modern amateur MMA scene in New York was born, and with that birth came the inclination for some promoters to "do things by the book" and be sanctioned.

The Top Five of 2015 Countdown - #5: The Revised MMA Bill

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The timekeeper has given us the ten-second warning, and the clock is running out on 2015. That means it's time to count down the top five most notable things pertaining to New York MMA from the last 12 months. Because although we can't have a UFC here - yet - we sure as hell have a ton of mixed martial arts.

#5: The Revised MMA Bill - This year was not politics as usual when it came to the seemingly never-ending slog to get the law banning pro MMA changed. First, longtime hater Sheldon Silver fell prey to corruption charges, which prompted him to step down as Assembly Speaker. He was replaced by Assemblyman Carl Heastie, a supporter of the sport, and while the sudden shift in power may not have forced a recalculating of the legislative math, it did create an opening.

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

New York Fight Exchange Livens Up the MMA World Expo

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It was a slimmer, trimmed-down version of the MMA World Expo at the Javits Center on Saturday, but livening up the festivities was an abbreviated of the New York Fight Exchange's brand of amateur MMA action.

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Top Notch Kickboxing Going Down in NYC on Friday Night

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Between the three UFC events on TV, the Legalize MMA rally on Friday and the MMA World Expo and New York Fight Exchange event over the weekend, there's a lot of action in the cage New Yorkers have to savor. But there's also some sweet violence happening in the ring - Friday Night Fights' ring, to be exact.

Broad Street Ballroom is the venue, doors open at 7pm, and the kickboxing is going to be top notch. FNF has been doing their thing for years, so expect some high-quality stuff.

Jon Jones at MMA World Expo on Saturday

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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Assembly Hearing Canceled, But Legalization Rally Still a Go

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The Assembly's Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development has canceled their scheduled hearing on injuries in combative sports, which was set for Friday at 10:30am. However, the rally - slated for 9:30am at 250 Broadway - is still a go.

Friday, December 4, 2015

Five Reasons to Be Excited for Tomorrow's Aggressive Combat Championships 13

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Aggressive Combat Championships is closing out 2015 in style thanks to a solid card set for Saturday night at the Queens Theater (in Flushing-Meadows Park). Want reasons to watch on NiteLineRadio.com or in person? Heck, I've got five of them!

Go to MMA in New York Rally, Get Free UFC Tickets

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