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Atlantic City Hosts Tryouts for New MMA Reality Show
Do you often dream about fulfilling your goal of showcasing your mixed martial arts skills on television? Want to be the next big hit reality star? Now you have your chance. Mixed martial arts promoter James "JJ" Jefferson will be hosting an MMA Sports Expo, July 7 and 8, at the Pier at Caesar's in Atlantic City, N.J. The MMA Sports Expo 'Show of Strength' returns to Atlantic City and for the first time ever will be hosting an open casting call for combat sports athletes. Experienced martial artists will have the unique opportunity be cast in a global combat sports reality television show.Add Comment -
PunchForce: The Technology That Could Potentially Fix Boxing's Scoring System and Deliver Knockout Blow to Judges
How many times have you watched a sporting event and wanted to physically choke a judging official for blowing a call? Manny Pacquiao versus Timothy Bradley, anyone? But there is hope as a new form of technology has been developed that could potentially sideline judges in the near future, ultimately helping to fix one of the sport's most nagging flaws. PunchForce is designed and calibrated to measure both speed and force of a boxer's punches. Information from this recording is then transmitted instantaneously to the television viewer. -
Fedor Emelianenko Dominates Pedro Rizzo at 'M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Rizzo' in Russia (VIDEO)
If today's performance was the last for Fedor Emelianenko it was a good one. The Russian legend dominated former UFC heavyweight contender Pedro Rizzo at "M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Rizzo" in St. Petersburg, Russia. Looking for his third straight victory since suffering a three-fight losing streak at the hands of Fabricio Werdum, Antonio Silva, and Dan Henderson –the only losing streak of Fedor's entire career – "The Last Emperor" looked as sharp as ever ending Rizzo's night just 84-seconds into the first round. -
Kenny Florian and Keith Florian Deliver Unbelievable 'BJJ for MMA' Seminar at Gracie Barra Burbank
UFC veteran Kenny Florian has become quite the busy man as of late despite his recent departure from fight competition and the Ultimate Fighting Championship. From his in-depth analysis on the microphone as a color commentator to his busy job molding rising fighters at his MMA academy in Boston, it is clear that Florian continues to be a leading figure in the MMA world in many different sectors. Taking his insights and knowledge on the road to sunny Southern California at the request of another well-respected fight veteran Alberto Crane, Kenny along with his brother Keith Florian hosted an epic "BJJ for MMA" seminar at the world famous Gracie Barra BJJ/MMA academy in Burbank, Cal... -
Beat the Streets Gala: USA vs. Russia, U.S. Olympic Team Wrestle-Off Hits Duffy Square in New York
As the United States Olympic Wrestling team enjoyed a New York Yankee victory over the Tampa Bay Rays 7-0two nights agoat Yankee Stadium, the U.S.A wrestling team has their eyes set to defeat Russia for the second consecutive year. United States and Russia will square off in a freestyle dual meet in Duffy Square, in Times Square, New York, New York. The dual is part of "The Grapple in the Big Apple" which takes place on Thursday, June 7. Beat the Streets is an organization that is promoting the sport of wrestling as well as providing opportunity for young wrestlers with financial needs to participate in the world's oldest sport. Beat the streets has put on several events in ... -
UFC on FX 3: Charlie Brenneman Prepares to Meet Erick Silva in Co-Main Event (VIDEO)
As Demetrious Johnson and Ian McCall go to battle for a second time on Friday in their headlining fight on FX, Pennsylvania native Charlie Brenneman also prepares for war. Brenneman, a welterweight training out of AMA Fight Club in Whippany, N.J., recently published a video blog on YouTube showing how he is preparing the co-main event against Erick Silva on June 8. Brenneman said that he started his day by visiting Don Messing and No Limits Personal Training in East Stroudsburg, PA. No Limits caters a fitness and diet regimen specifically around each client's needs. -
Chris Lozano Lands Late Kick and Stops James Warfield at NAAFS 8
Another short notice fight saw James Warfield end up on the wrong side of the win column last night in Ohio. After a plethora of injuries resulted in a collision between Warfield and Lozano at NAAFS "Fight Night in the Flats 8", Lozano emerged victorious with a first round stoppage. -
New Jersey Martial Arts Hall of Fame Releases its Inaugural Class of Inductees
This morning we announced that New Jersey will induct its first class into the state's mixed martial arts hall of fame. The awards banquet will be held Dec. 7 at the Crowne Plaza in Secaucus, N.J.As of press time the award recipients had not been named. Later today that list was published and we have the results below. The 2012 Inaugural Class Inductee Awards go to: -
New Jersey State Martial Arts Hall of Fame Banquet Announced
On December 7, several New Jerseysians in the mixed martial arts community will be inducted into the state's mixed martial arts hall of fame. At this time no award recipients have been named as a voting committee is still working on selecting the MMA fighter of the year, Thai fighter of the year, trainer of the year, knockout, school of the year, lifetime achievement award recipient, legend award, and many others. The Garden State has recognized standout boxing legends in the state's boxing hall of fame since the late 1960's and now that mixed martial arts is bursting on to the scene it is only time to recognize other accomplished athletes. -
James Warfield Looks to Make a Splash in Cleveland
“Fight Night in the Flats VIII” will be invading Cleveland, Ohio Saturday June 2nd at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica. The fans will be exposed to a handful of very skilled fighters, the majority of them being from the Ohio region. Wisconsin will also be well represented by James “The Unbreakable Heavy Hitter” Warfield, who will try to interject some extra excitement into the already solid card.
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