MMA 2 NY

08/30/2016

Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse could be next...

UFC is coming to upstate New York.

08/28/2016

Fight card and ticket information for UFC Fight Night Albany have yet to be released, but you can register for special pre-sale access and up-to-date information here: http://www.ufc.com/albany

08/26/2016

The moment we've all been waiting for could come in the next few weeks.

LAS VEGAS — An elaborate press conference is being planned for early September in New York to announce the card for UFC 205 at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 12, a source told The Post. Prepar…

08/25/2016

Next stop: Albany.

08/24/2016

“It would mean everything to fight here."

Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment, the firm running the new Nassau Coliseum, is in negotiations with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to bring mixed martial arts to

08/22/2016

Who do you want to see at ?

08/22/2016

Have you heard?!

Combining martial arts such as boxing, tae kwon do, kick boxing and other combat styles, MMA was banned in New York during the Pataki Administration for its violence. In addition to lobbying, promoters introduced more rules and precautions to make the sport safer. The sport has for several years had...

08/20/2016

Just under 3 months until we witness history being made.

via MMA Long Island Magazine

Exactly three months from today, New York will host its first ever professional mixed martial arts event.

08/17/2016

Could it be?

No. 12-ranked UFC middleweight contender Tim Kennedy has been out of action since losing a highly controversial bout to No. 4-ranked Yoel Romero at UFC 178 in September 2014. Prior to that, he had won three straight over the likes of Roger Gracie, Rafael Natal, and reigning 185-pound king Michael Bi...

08/11/2016

Making us proud, Dennis "The Menace" Bermudez!

Congratulations to Long Island MMA’s Dennis “The Menace” Bermudez for beating a very game Rony Jason at UFC Salt Lake City! This makes the second straight dominant victory inside the Octagon. After the fight Dennis called out Frankie Edgar for the first UFC in his home state of New York.

07/27/2016

A look into the 8 year battle to bring professional MMA to New York.

The sale of the U.F.C. for $4 billion last week may have hinged on March’s regulatory approval from New York, the last state to legalize the sport.

07/21/2016

ARE YOU READY?!