By way of a preview, The MMA Journalist caught up with Eugene Perez - one of the men behind Aggressive - for a quick Q & A session. Enjoy!
Friday, May 9, 2014
Q & A with Aggressive Combat Championship Boss Eugene Perez
NEW YORK
Aggressive Combat Championship 6 is the next big MMA show on deck for New York City, with an installment all set for Saturday night at York College in Jamaica, Queens. Yes, there will be fighters, both of the amateur MMA and Muay Thai variety, and a number of local schools will be well-represented.
By way of a preview, The MMA Journalist caught up with Eugene Perez - one of the men behind Aggressive - for a quick Q & A session. Enjoy!
By way of a preview, The MMA Journalist caught up with Eugene Perez - one of the men behind Aggressive - for a quick Q & A session. Enjoy!
Long-Running New Jersey MMA School Shutters Its Doors
NEW JERSEY
Sad news coming out of New Jersey, as longtime MMA coach Phil Dunlap announced on Facebook that his school - the Asylum Fight Gym - would be closing. Citing personal health concerns as the main reason, the 51-year old Dunlap stated:
Due to recent circumstances I regret to announce I am forced to close the Asylum Fight Gym / I LoveKickboxing Ramsey as it exists today.. This is the most difficult decision I ever have had to make as I feel like I am letting my family down. Events have conspired to leave me little to no options and I wish things were different.As a practitioner of the Burmese martial arts, Dunlap and his team have been a fixture in the Northeast MMA scene since its inception. Notable fighters who have flown the AFS banner include Mark Getto, who was a Combat in the Cage champ, and Ethan Gomes and Brad Batemen, who have been making a mark on the New York amateur circuit as of late.
Bjorn Rebney on the Battle for MMA in New York: "I've Stayed Out of It"
BELLATOR
The Latin Post doesn't paint an optimistic picture of how things are going this year with the battle to get the New York State legislature to lift the pro MMA ban, but they did a great job in reaching out to Bellator frontman Bjorn Rebney to get his insight.
Everyone is well aware of Zuffa's Sisyphean efforts for the cause. But what has Bellator and Rebney done?
Everyone is well aware of Zuffa's Sisyphean efforts for the cause. But what has Bellator and Rebney done?
Miesha Tate and Dennis Bermudez Promote UFC's Anti-HIV Campaign in New York
UFC
It's not every day you get to watch two top UFC fighters take an HIV test, but at today's press conference to kick off the New York leg of the UFC's "Protect Yourself" campaign - which aims to raise awareness of the deadly disease - that's exactly what happened.
Present at the Latino Commission on AIDS' office in Manhattan were female bantamweight contender Miesha Tate and TUF runner-up Dennis Bermudez, and in the spirit of "knowing your status", they each swabbed their mouths for an HIV test. (Pro fighters, especially those in the UFC, are regularly screened for blood-borne pathogens, so Tate's and Bermudez's HIV status really is no mystery. It was a good, symbolic gesture, though.)
Present at the Latino Commission on AIDS' office in Manhattan were female bantamweight contender Miesha Tate and TUF runner-up Dennis Bermudez, and in the spirit of "knowing your status", they each swabbed their mouths for an HIV test. (Pro fighters, especially those in the UFC, are regularly screened for blood-borne pathogens, so Tate's and Bermudez's HIV status really is no mystery. It was a good, symbolic gesture, though.)
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Throwback Thursday: Kimbo Slice and a Riot at Cage Fury Fighting Championship 5
NEW JERSEY
With a whopping 7,300 in attendance, Cage Fury Fighting Championship 5 holds the distinction of being the biggest Northeast regional show ever - and that's due in no small part to the man pictured above, who was lured into the cage to take on former boxing champ Ray Mercer for his very first MMA bout.
The June 23, 2007 CFFC installment had it all. On the undercard, there was Lyman Good, Nick Serra, Jim Miller, Deivadas Taurosevicius, Kevin Roddy and Gregor Gracie, and in the main event... KIMBO SLICE.
The June 23, 2007 CFFC installment had it all. On the undercard, there was Lyman Good, Nick Serra, Jim Miller, Deivadas Taurosevicius, Kevin Roddy and Gregor Gracie, and in the main event... KIMBO SLICE.
Beat the Streets: Bringing Wrestling to Times Square and the Masses
NEW YORK
Every day, millions of tourists flock to Times Square like moths to a flickering neon flame, attracted to the never-ending activity, the ebbing and flowing tides of strangers, and the countless costumed cartoon characters flaunting copyright laws. But yesterday, those who visited the center of the New York City universe were treated to something spectacular. That's right, I'm talking about Beat the Streets, which for years has been assembling teams of top-level American freestyle wrestlers and pitting them against a field comprised of the international elite.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
MFC 40 Primer: Tom Gallicchio - The Man, the Myth, the Legend, Part 3
AWESOME
Tom Gallicchio is fighting at MFC 40 on Friday, and sure, a belt is up for grabs, but at the end of the day it's just another fight - of which Tom has had many. In his tenure as a Northeast fighter, he managed to win a Ring of Combat title and a Battle Cage Xtreme title, and when M-1 Global came to town, he won their grueling tournament (and turned in some epic performances along the way).
"Mixed Martial Arts Violent, Shameful" - Yeah, So?
NEW YORK
Mixed martial arts was attacked in a brief editorial in the Albany Times-Union today. The assailant: the Reverend Joseph W. Shook, who called the sports "violent" and "shameful" (yikes!). He went on to say:
Steven Greenberg, a spokesman for what the article describes as the largest MMA promoter, UFC, said, “The general public is supportive of (legalizing the professional sport in New York state). This is a mainstream sport.”
I don’t know what metric Mr. Greenberg used to conclude the general public is supportive of mixed martial arts; but, if it is true the general public is willing to pay to see the violence of MMA and calls it sport and entertainment, our society is in deep trouble.
Lyman Good to Fight at Cage Fury Fighting Championships in June
NEW JERSEY
#CFFC 36 main event will be @LymanGood vs. @secormatthew at the Mennen Arena on June 21st! @AMAFightClub @RobHaydak
— Arias Garcia Jr. (@CFFCariasGarcia) May 7, 2014
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