Fighters of New York

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August 26, 2016

Fighters of New York: Jamie Colleen

Jamie Colleen’s strikes hurt like a mother. King of the Cage’s strawweight contender is training for a title bout on September 24th, and she is doing the most to make sure that she gets that belt. Being a woman in... View Article

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July 30, 2016

Fighters of New York: Phoenix Carnevale

The notion of women in mixed martial arts is not something new. We are in the age of the sport where fans can catch a female fighter on a UFC or Bellator card almost every Friday or Saturday night .... View Article

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July 26, 2016

Fighters of New York: Neiman Gracie

Bellator’s Neiman Gracie grapples with his training partner in the basement floor of Renzo Gracie Academy in Midtown Manhattan. Fresh off a win in March at Bellator 151, Gracie throws a few strikes before going for a single-leg takedown. The... View Article

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June 10, 2016

Fighters of New York: Mia Inzirillo

As high school graduation season sneaks up on seniors, most have already chosen their future colleges when severe cases of senioritis begin to set in. While many students are winding down their high school careers, our subject in this edition... View Article

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June 8, 2016

Fighters of New York: Taneisha Tennant

A few days before Battle of the Millenium III, our subject for this edition of Fighter of New York, Taneisha Tennant, is focusing solely on her upcoming Muay Thai fight. The amateur fighter out of Budokan Martial Arts Academy/Renzo Gracie... View Article

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June 6, 2016

Fighters of New York: Emmanuel Walo

In this edition of Fighters of New York, we spoke with the “ArmyFighter” Emmanuel Walo. Walo is a professional mixed martial arts fighter from Jersey City, NJ, who got started in MMA quite casually — simply watching. “I was intrigued,” said Walo. As he entered... View Article

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May 31, 2016

Fighters of New York: Katlyn Chookagian

“My goal isn’t to win my next fight. My goal is to be the best in the world. The fights are the steps that I need to take to accomplish that.” Our subject for this edition of Fighters of New York,... View Article

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May 19, 2016

Fighters of New York: Justin Muslija

Based out of Tiger Schulmann’s Mixed Martial Arts School in New Jersey, Justin “Moose” Muslija is having one heck of a year, and is our focus for this edition of Fighters of New York. In February, he defeated Trevor Ragin... View Article

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May 16, 2016

Fighters of New York: Matt Bilella

A young local fighter, Matt “The Horror” Bilella collided with Arik Tahveez on the night of April 2nd, 2016 for the promotion New York Fight Exchange . Coming off of his MMA debut on December 9th, 2015 (which he lost by majority decision),... View Article

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May 9, 2016

Fighters of New York: Jennie Nedell

One June 10th in Brooklyn, NY, professional kickboxer Jennie Nedell will be getting the chance to “rectify one of my losses,” in her words, at the Battle of the Millennium against Canadian fighter Anna Sheer. For this edition of Fighters... View Article