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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Some Manup Standup Action

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NEW YORK Thanks to all the big amateur MMA shows that seem to happen every month in New York City, the proud institution of the undergr...

Fists of Fury MMA Show Poster

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Tito Ortiz, Tom DeBlass and a Cool Comic From Tap.Nap.Snap

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AWESOME All you need to know to appreciate this awesome comic is that the good folks at  Tap.Nap.Snap made it. Heh-heh.

I Don't Even Have to Know the Details to Know That Renzo Had a Good Reason...

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NEW YORK According to the New York Post , Renzo Gracie was arrested along with six others (including his nephew Igor) outside a Manhatt...
Monday, May 19, 2014

It Doesn't Sound Like MMA is Getting Done in the Assembly This Year

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NEW YORK If you pinned your hopes on sanctioned MMA in New York courtesy of a brand-spanking new law this year, prepare to have your ho...

Yours Truly Was on Yesterday's "The MMA Word" Podcast - Check it Out

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AWESOME I was on Mike Wellman's " The MMA Word " podcast yesterday, rapping about New York MMA and what's going on up...

Would MMA Lose a Floor Vote in the Assembly?

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NEW YORK An editorial in the Albany Times-Union today is calling for the State Assembly to allow the MMA bill to the floor for a vote,...
Sunday, May 18, 2014

The Best of Bellator's Pay-Per-View

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BELLATOR A lot of cool and interesting things happened at Bellator 120, which was the organization's first foray into the world of ...
Saturday, May 17, 2014

ROC 48 Postscript

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NEW JERSEY From what I saw on the GoFightLive broadcast, Ring of Combat 48 was a solid installment in the venerable Northeast promotion...
Friday, May 16, 2014

Ring of Combat 48: Liveblog Part 3

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NEW JERSEY Next bout is a flyweight title fight. Matt Rizzo vs. Jimmy Grant Round 1:  Sporting a decent height and reach advantage,...

Ring of Combat 48: Liveblog Part 2

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NEW JERSEY Next bout: Michael Elshamy vs. Zed Mitchell Elshamy's got Matt Serra in his corner, so maybe that means he knows som...

Ring of Combat 48: Liveblog Part 1

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NEW JERSEY Welcome to the ROC 48 liveblog, which I'm doing from the comfort of my home office thanks to GoFightLive and it's ab...

Check Out These Photos From Victory 5

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NEW YORK Once upon a time there was maybe one photographer shooting New York MMA shows. Of course, back then there was only the Undergr...

Ring of Combat 48 Tonight on GoFightLive

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NEW JERSEY Ring of Combat 48 is tonight in Atlantic City, N.J., and with it will come all the usual thrills top-notch local fights brin...

Watch Rival New York Promoters Break Bread on This Week's East Coast MMA Show

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NEW YORK It's a beautiful thing when rival promoters can set aside their differences and talk shop - which is exactly what happened...
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Thursday, May 15, 2014

Throwback Thursday: Ricco Rodriguez vs. Tim Sylvia at UFC 41

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UFC Once upon a time in 2003, our favorite premiere MMA organization came to Atlantic City, N.J. and had their heavyweight champ take o...

Battle at the Aviator Poster

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Will the Assembly Vote on MMA This Year?

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NEW YORK This week the New York State Senate did their part to bring sanctioned MMA to New York. Now the question remains as to whethe...

Tap.Nap.Snap Interview with Sambo Steve and Al Iaquinta

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NEW YORK "Sambo" Steve Koepfer and Al Iaquinta have been working on a film project called "Choke Artist", and to ge...
Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Check Out This FIGHTLAND Piece on Fighting in New York

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NEW YORK Sometimes I wrote for other outlets. Here's something about the recent Victory 5 show in Manhattan on VICE's Fightland...