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Ring of Combat

Type	Private
Founder(s)	Lou Neglia
Headquarters	Atlantic City, NJ, United States
Industry	Mixed Martial Arts promotion
Website	http://www.ringofcombat.com/

Ring of Combat (ROC) is a US-based Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) organization based in Atlantic City, NJ. It is headed by former kickboxing champion Lou Neglia. Several Ring of Combat events have aired on HDNet Fights, including ROC XVIII and ROC XXI.

History

Lou Neglia began promoting MMA matches on kickboxing cards as early as 2000.^[1] The first Ring of Combat event, which took place at the Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, featured MMA matches, as well as kickboxing and Muay Thai bouts.^[2] ROC II, III, and IV also contained non MMA bouts,^[3][4][5] but all cards from ROC V to the present featured MMA matches only.^[6][7][8] Currently, Ring of Combat events are usually held at the Tropicana Casino and Resort, Atlantic City, NJ.

Ring of Combat events are notable for featuring local up-and-coming fighters, who are later signed by larger, nationwide, promotions. ROC alumni include UFC fighters Frank Edgar, Josh Koscheck, Jim Miller, Dan Miller, and Kurt Pellegrino, as well as Bellator champions Eddie Alvarez and Lyman Good.

Rules

Ring of Combat fights are contested under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. ROC events are sanction by both the NJSAC and USKBA.

Rounds

As of now, round duration and number in ROC bouts deviate from the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. In regular matches, bouts have either two or three rounds, and each round is four minutes in duration. Title matches have three rounds, where each round is five minutes long.

ROC events

Champions

Division	Champion
Heavyweight	Gian Villante[9]
Light Heavyweight	Glen Sandull
Middleweight	Costa Phillipou[10]
Welterweight	Ryan LaFlare[9]
Lightweight	Chris Liguori

References

See also

• Mixed Martial Arts

External links

• Official Website
• The Official Site of Louis Neglia