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News broke Thursday that Victory Fighting Championships (VFC) has been acquired by Alliance MMA. The publicly traded company added the mid-western promotion to its stable of regional mixed martial arts promotions and looks to help the expansion of events of those under their brand. In celebration Director of Fighter Relations, Burt Watson posted his own personal welcome on social media. Ryan Stoddard will still be running the promotion under Alliance MMA and both parties are looking forward to the opportunities to build the sport together.

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Some of the best books are made into horror films and the authors at The NJ Horror-con and Film Festival are bringing the creativity in hordes. Zombie hordes according to Neil A. Cohen and his book Exit Zero. A zombie outbreak that starts in New Jersey. If ever there were one, New Jersey is a certainly a realistic place to set the scene for a story about the zombie apocalypse. At least that's what Cohen thought when he created his latest series. An outbreak, a battle down the parkway for survival all based in New Jersey. There's a lot more to see at the NJ Horror Con, check out Mr. Cohen's interview:

Be warned, this latest trailer for Marvel's The Punisher that is coming to Netflix soon will make you very, very impatient and possibly cause some headbangers to headbang. Check it out.

Photo: Ed Carbajal After being reinstated as light heavyweight champion this week, Daniel Cormier had some words of support for his rival, Jon Jones. In social media post, Cormier thanked fans for their support after the loss, then with everything that ensued after with Jones testing positive for a banned substance. After telling fans to "lay off Jon Jones," Cormier added: "After the fight Jones showed compassion, regardless of what has happened as humans we must show compassion. Jon is not on this ride alone, remember this man has a family. Let's respect that." You can read the entire post below: Life can be such a roller coaster. I think sometimes you have to just take a moment and breathe it in. You never know what's gonna come your way. You try and handle it the best way you can. One thing that has been amazing is the support from you the fans. I have never felt so much love. It's crazy because this all happened when I lost. Guys...

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The Official Facebook page for the New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival released the schedule for the upcoming event on September 22-24 at The Renaissance Hotel in Woodbridge, New Jersey. Please see the schedule for all three days and listed film times below: If you have not followed them yet, please do so by clicking the above image or visit the official site for ticket info. www.newjerseyhorrorcon.com

The biggest and most hyped boxing match in recent history has come and gone, but that doesn't mean folks can't make a parody out of it. UFC Fighter Edits made a video cutting together the best moments of the historic match up with some of Nintendo Classic's "Punch-Out" game. See what he put together here: MayMac's punchout @TheNotoriousMMA @FloydMayweather pic.twitter.com/hnBCbYZ9f2 — ufcfighteredits (@ufcfighteredits) September 11, 2017

As if the binge watching fans of all things Marvel and Netflix haven't been patient enough the Official Punisher Twitter handle posted a cryptic new teaser video that hints a little more about the upcoming Punisher Netflix series and when it could be coming out. The video blocks out the month and date part of the series premiere but it does say "2017". Which means we could be getting it sooner than later considering there are only four months left this year. Our prediction is; November. Check out the video here: How deep does the cover up go? pic.twitter.com/q6HIt1G0Ou — The Punisher (@ThePunisher) September 12, 2017 Notice any familiar names in it?

AXS TV always has your Friday night MMA and kickboxing event's covered and LFA 22 was no exception. With four fights of the televised card seeing finishes LFA is definitely one of the best places to watch MMA.  If you did miss it, we have you covered. Check out the results and highlight video here: Official LFA 22 Results: Main Event - Middleweight Fight - Markus Perez (10-0) caught Ian Heinisch (8-1) in an arm triangle to win by submission at 2:14 in round one. Co-Main Event - Catchweight Fight (190 pounds) - Gilbert Smith (13-6) submitted Ben Smith (15-5) with a guillotine choke at 4:16 in round two. Catchweight Fight (140 pounds) -  Chris Gutierrez (11-3-1) won a split decision over Mario Israel (10-4) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). Featherweight Fight - Derek Brenon (6-0) outlasted Boimah Karmo (4-3) to win by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27). Flyweight Fight - Brandon Royval (6-3) caught Demetrius Wilson (5-2) in a triangle choke to win by submission at...

Movie Poster By now you have read a fair share of reviews but we'd be remiss not saying something about IT (2017). One thing that had us ramped to see the film was The Dark Tower  (2017) . While we didn't see any connections in the film it did not deter from this updated version of Stephen King's terrifying tale. Updated to the late 80's made this version more relatable to the story than what was originally written and the mini series from the 90's. The young actor's portrayal of the "Loser Club" certainly hit it out of the park and almost came off as a group of young adults. The film's 'R' rating is for language any Generation 'X' fan can relate to using when the adults weren't around. This version seemed to stay truer to the book than the mini-series did and there will definitely be a "Chapter Two" considering the box office earnings it did and (SPOILER ALERT) they tell you that at the end of the film...

Father Evil from the last event. Photo: Ed Carbajal It's almost here! The New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival have put out a promotional video on their Facebook page for the upcoming second event on their Facebook page. If you missed any updates on guest announcements and reunions as well as the films on display the video gives you the most up to date info for the September 22-24 event. Check it out: For more info check out their official site . 

Photo: Ed Carbajal Per their Facebook page, the New Jersey Horror Con & Film Festival announced the film selections for the upcoming convention on September 22-24. Screenings and schedules will be announced next week but take a look at the long list of films for this Fall. See anything you like?  Remember, last Spring's convention had a few that even won some awards . As always, we'll keep you posted and see you at NJ Horror-Con.