When the UFC ends their six year hiatus from Atlantic City on March 30th, a New Jersey Fighter will be the Headliner for the Main Event at Boardwalk Hall
Brazilian cage fighter Claudinei Angelo left the octagon October 5th by jumping right out of it. He was in mid match against Evilasio Silva when he spit his gum shield out several times. The ref had had enough, and under MMA rules the ref does not have to stop the fight under such an event.
North Jersey resident Phillip Dunlap who trains fighters for Amateur Mixed Martial Arts fights in New Jersey pleaded guilty today to submitting false documents so that his athletes could fight without undergoing mandatory physical examinations and medical tests. The bogus submissions included medical forms to the State Athletic Control Board.