Peter Rugg
Peter Rugg is a freelance writer out of Brooklyn. His work has appeared in "The Village Voice," "The Huffington Post," "The Daily Mail," and "The Pitch."
Articles by Peter Rugg
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Rebuilding Staten Island, the MMA Way
UFC middle contender Chris Weidman, MMA apparel brand Bad Boy, and one of the guys from "Sons of Anarchy" team up to rebuild houses destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. Full story
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The Kids Are Coming
Kids are signing up for MMA all over the country. Full story
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Creeping Toward the Overground
Even with a celebrity chef in the crowd, underground fighting in the Bronx is still underground fighting in the Bronx. Full story
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The Death and Life of Charlie Rowan
Earlier this year aspiring MMA fighter Charlie Rowan died in a car crash. A few weeks later he appeared in court, alive and under arrest. Full story
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In New York, We Fight About Fighting
As legalization nears, the heads of two of New York's best amateur MMA leagues battle for the soul of the sport. Full story
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MMA and the Politics of Sexual Violence
Women's groups protest MMA in New York, claiming the sport fosters tolerance of domestic abuse. Full story
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The Fighting Life of Kaream Ellington
From inner-city schoolyards to rings in Japan, from Rikers Island to a city without MMA. Full story
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The Impresario of Women's MMA
One day before women enter the UFC Octagon for the first time, Fightland talks with the president of the only all-women's fight league, Invicta. Full story
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Is the UFC Finally, At Last, Dear God, Coming to New York?
A bit of legal circumvention and a new piece of legislation could mean MMA is finally on its way to the Empire State. Full story
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The Unpredictable Joys of the Minor Leagues
New York's Underground Combat League celebrates it 10th anniversary the only way it knows how -- by putting on illicit fights at a rundown gym in an undisclosed location in the Bronx. Full story
