Long Island’s Costas Phillipou by way of Cyprus has been told a fight with Ricardo Romero in the Ring Of Combat is a go for November 21 pending Romero’s agreement of the deal. It had been speculated Romero would face Glen Sundall in a re-match of their Light Heavyweight title bout at ROC 21, which Sundall won via disqualification due a head kick from Romero. Click through for more details.

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EliteXC fighter Chris Liguori and member of Ricardo Almeida’s team out of Hamilton, New Jersey took a few minutes to speak with TriStateFighter.com recently to address his upcoming fight and goals going forward. Liguori is coming off a 2nd round stoppage win over Jim Bova on the Kimbo Slice/James Thompson undercard last spring. A long-time training partner of Frankie Edgar at Elite Wrestling in Jackson, NJ and veteran of the UFC, Liguori is working hard with Almeida and ready for his career to jump to the highest levels again. Take a listen to this exclusive audio interview. Click through to listen.

Dan Miragliotta has become one the most visible and sought after referees in MMA, working fights in the UFC and EliteXC to Lou Neglia’s Ring Of Combat. This New Jersey resident talks toTriStateFighter.com in an audio interview on a range of issues; from why he didn’t think Kimbo Slice was close to being finished by James Thompson, to the evolution of MMA from the era of head kicks on a down fighter were allowed to the present day rule structure. This is a great listen if you have nine minutes. Click through to listen.

Phillipe Nover from Brooklyn had a successful debut on “The Ultimate Fighter 8″ show Wednesday night on SpikeTV sinking in a rear naked choke on his opponent to win a spot in the house. To follow is a quick spotlight on Nover by Jim Genia from mmajournalist.blogspot.com. Click through for article.

New Jersey’s Glen Sandull (AMA Fight Team) was embroiled in a back and forth slug fest for the 205lb Ring Of Combat belt last Friday night in Atlantic City when he took a brutal right hand from Ricardo Romero, went down to the mat, then Romero followed with a vicious kick to the head. Referee Dan Miragliotta instantly stopped the fight, reprimanded Romero for the illegal kick - doctors rushed into the cage as Sandull lay stunned on the mat. Click through for more.

TriStateFighter.com captured a who’s who of the north-east MMA world at Ring Of Combat 21 in Atlantic City this past Friday night. Check out pics of Matt Serra, Kurt Pellegrino, ROC ring card girls, Chris Liguori, Josh Howard and many more in our 26 pic gallery. Click through to view the gallery.