According to promoter Lou Neglia, a sell out crowd is expected for Ring Of Combat 20 set for Friday night at the Tropicana hotel in Atlantic City. Neglia spoke with TSF on Thursday and commented on three of the big fights of the night.

He started fighting at 19 and in two short years Tom Gallicchio is 8-3 riding a three fight win streak. On Friday night, at the Ring Of Combat in Atlantic City, Gallicchio will go for win number nine against the man who handed him his last loss – Doug Gordon.
“We had a great fight going. [...]

He is a beast on the ground as a 155lb Ring of Combat champ, yet Brian McLauglin knows to reach the highest levels of MMA he will need a sound stand-up game. As the 23 year old owner of Hudson Valley Jiu Jitsu, McLauglin has trained with UFC vets Din Thomas and Matt Arroyo in Florida but is betting that he can build a powerhouse MMA gym just 60 miles north of NYC in Fishkill, NY. Click through to watch Brian and his boxing coach - Derek Ohlhoff hit the pads in a serious workout.

“I enjoy being the guy that has brought Ultimate Fighting to the Bronx” - Justin Chim Chim Garcia
Justin Chim Chim Garcia did not know the chance encounter with a Judo class in his Bronx Junior High would lead to a lifelong obsession to train and compete in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts. By [...]

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Take a drive 60 miles up the Taconic north of New York City, hang a left on I84 and you will hit the town of of Fishkill, NY population 20,000. Never is Fishkill mentioned in the same sentence as Las Vegas, NV, Bettendorf, IA or Tampa, FL as a breeding ground for big time Mixed [...]

Not big on following the crowd to football and basketball practice as a teen in Queens, Christian Montes followed the legendary Bruce Lee into Jeet Kune Do and began a journey that led him into the world of Mixed Martial Arts long before folks were paying 44.95 for UFC Pay Per View broadcasts. He learned [...]