American Top Team Whitestone’s Codie Payne (1-2 MMA) will be at it again this Saturday, in Queens, NY, at New York Fight Exchange. He is going up against mixed martial artist Yuting Hong in the WKA NY Lightweight (155lb) division. “They... View Article
The upstart amateur MMA promotion New York Fight Exchange holds its next event on April 2nd in Jamaica, Queens NY, and is set to feature a slate of notable local fighters. New York Fighting recently spoke with one of those... View Article
In the world of combat sports, it’s simple for one to call themselves a fighter. Fighting in the cage or in the ring is common. However, Sam Hoenig takes being a fighter to another level; fighting not only in the... View Article
March 22, 2016 will go down as a red banner day for New York. It was the day that saw Mixed Martial Arts finally legalized in our beautiful state. However, now a new question arises – When will the UFC... View Article
Thirty-year old Jenn Ventriglia started her Mixed Martial Arts journey a little later than others. At the age of twenty-eight her friend convinced her to try out a Jiu-Jitsu class that she was enrolled in, and since then it seems... View Article
Long Island native Andre Shuler is training for his seventh kickboxing bout, in his hometown, as he prepares to take on Deshawn Robinson. Training out of East West MMA in Coram, Long Island, this will be Shuler’s fifth year competing... View Article
Leading up to last year’s showdown between Brian “Boom” Kelleher and Julio Arce at Ring of Combat 52 in September of 2015, the odds seemed heavily in favor of the defending bantamweight champion Arce. Running high on an undefeated professional... View Article
“I Love kickboxing and training, doing and teaching until I’m an old man…” In this edition of Fighters of New York, we spoke to twenty-eight year old Long Island, New York native Andrew Ball, who is currently is looking to get his “feet... View Article
In this edition of “Fighters of New York“, New York Fighting managed to catch up with”Kayo” Codie Payne (1-1 MMA) after a strength and conditioning session on a Wednesday night, as he prepares for his upcoming title bout against Joseph... View Article
Imagine you are all dressed up. You are wearing your favorite suit or tuxedo. The car is cleaned, prepped and ready to go. However, you have no party and nowhere to go. Think about how that feels. If you can... View Article