“I didn’t even cut weight for my last fight,” Naomi Cookson says, as she sits cross-legged in the cage where we are conducting our interview. The sounds of coaches yelling and pads being hit on the floor below almost drown out... View Article
Sean Larkin is ready to take the UFC by storm but he isn’t there just yet. The 145 pound amateur with a 3-0 record, out of Commack, Long Island representing Commack MMA has been the victim of a couple of cancelled bouts,... View Article
“I’m not afraid to get hit. You just have to take it and keep going, if you want to be a champion.” She has 28 amateur fights (24-3-1), 2 pro full rules fights (2-0), has been training near-daily for the... View Article
The landscape of New York fighting has changed dramatically over the last thirty years. If you asked someone off the street in 1986 who the best fighter to come out of New York City was, the answer most surely would’ve... View Article
Friday Night Fights All photos taken by Joshua Brandenburg. Follow him at @drinkandsmilenow
A rainy Friday night didn’t stop fans from packing Lucky Strike on 42nd Street for Friday Night Fights’ second March event. The bowling alley houses a fighting ring that sits behind the lanes, with a bar and concession stand for guests’... View Article
Friday Night Fights All photos taken by Joshua Brandenburg. Follow him at @drinkandsmilenow
New York Fighting‘s first episode of our Amateur Fighter Series introduces us to local amateur kick boxer and aspiring MMA fighter, Jenn ” Just Jenn” Ventriglia. Jenn fights out of Long Island‘s Alpha Omega MMA, with a goal of fighting professional... View Article