July 22, 2010 - 8:33 pm
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Matt ”The Hammer” Hamill will be taking on Tito Ortiz at UFC 121 in Anaheim, Califormia October 21st, according to a report in MMAJunkie.com. The New York light heavyweight, who was coached by Ortiz during his season on the Ultimate Fighter show, returns to the octagon following a unanimous decision victory over Keith Jardine. [...]
July 20, 2010 - 10:55 am
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July 19, 2010 - 6:42 pm
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Aljamain Sterling took home the 135 lb amateur belt Saturday night after a tough battle with fellow New Yorker Zach Lange. Sterling, who trains out of the Bombsquad in Cortland, took home the decision after a five round war that at least one seasoned veteran of the sport said was one of the best fights [...]
July 9, 2010 - 1:23 pm
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Pat “Awesomely Awesome” Audinwood signed a four fight contract with the UFC today according to sources close to Team Bombsquad. Talks are currently underway for him to debut against Aaron Riley at UFC 119 in Indianapolis. Audinwood, an undefeated lightweight fighter from Elmira Heights, New York currently holds a professional record of 9-0-1. [...]
July 9, 2010 - 8:18 am
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Rafael “Sapo” Natal, a jiu jitsu black belt middleweight who teaches at Renzo Gracie’s academy in NYC, just signed a four fight deal with the UFC, according to Renzo’s website. Sapo, who holds a 12-2 professional mma record, most recently dispatched Ultimate Fighter 4 winner Travis Lutter at the Moosin MMA event in Massachusetts. Another [...]
July 3, 2010 - 7:44 pm
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New Yorker Dave Branch was knocked out in his octagon debut at UFC 116 tonight. The Brownsville Brooklyn native who trains under Renzo Gracie, was attempting a triangle when Gerald Harris body slammed him to the mat. knocking him out. Branch, now 6-1, earned his BJJ black belt from Gracie and has [...]
June 27, 2010 - 11:32 am
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t Bennett and Tom Gallichio from the Bombsquad both won their fights last night at M-1 Selection in Atlantic City. According to Bombsquad owner and head trainer Ryan Ciotoli, Tom won a split decision against Reggie Pena from Tampa (born in the Bronx), and Big Pat Bennett took all of 37 seconds to dispatch Nick [...]
June 22, 2010 - 9:51 am
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Matt Hamill had a big night this past Saturday in not only winning an important fight against Keith Jardine, but getting some good exposure for his upcoming movie. Hamill, demonstrating once again his trademark toughness, overcame a first round broken hand, serious eye poke and staph infection to earn a unanimous decision against the [...]
June 17, 2010 - 7:36 am
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By a 32-26 margin, the New York Senate approved a bill to legalize mixed martial arts in New York, according to the Wall Street Journal. A similar bill is working its way through the Assembly where it still faces some stiff opposition, headed by Assemblyman Bob Reilly who has called the sport barbaric. If it [...]
June 14, 2010 - 8:28 pm
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The UFC pulled out of Salt Lake City today and have decided to hold the event in San Diego, according to numerous reports. Poor ticket sales, attributed to holding an event on a Sunday in the heavily Mormon influenced city, were said to be the cause. New Yorker Jon Jones and New Jersey’s Mike [...]