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The MMA Pro League will be making their debut this fall in Atlantic City, New Jersey at the newly opened Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. It will be a team format that local MMA fans should be interested in with Team NJ vs. Team Pennsylvania. If teams are coming to MMA, then uniforms are necessary. In a press release, the MMA Pro League announced their uniforms will be provided by UK company, JAB Apparel . They also announced other partnerships that include Everlast and The Village Pour House that will be providing discounts and incentives for those that purchase tickets through the partnered brands. See the full details in the press release below which includes quotes by MMA Pro League CEO Hani Darwish and President Mark Taffet.

Announced on the official Facebook page for the NJ Horror Con and Film Festival given the success of the last event , they have booked a bigger and better location for the September return . We always mention how strong the culture for horror fans is in New Jersey and this con filled a void in central New Jersey for a long time. Father Evil, who is a Jersey-based presence at many horror conventions and comic-cons commented on how popular it was on the very first night of the last event. Father Evil pointing to where he was spawned. Make sure you click the above image for info on booking a room and changing reservations if you already did so.

Photo: Ed Carbajal After a successful three-day event the New Jersey Horror-Con and Film Festival has already announced their dates for September. Having been the first convention of its kind in central New Jersey the crowd that came in made this a no brainer. The hotel sold out, the films on display were all great and of course, the cosplay for horror fans was the best to date. Their official Facebook page announced the dates for vendors and sponsor for the event coming this fall. That's just before October and a good time to get your scare on. Make sure you give them, and us a follow for more info.

Cosplay, horror, and films all weekend long. Both local and national talent was on display at the first horror-themed convention of its kind in central New Jersey.  The horror-themed convention recognized creative talent while giving the horror culture of new Jersey what it has needed for a long time. A convention that not only honors the genre but fills a gap for horror fans in "The Garden State". #TheRing #cosplay at its finest #njhorrorcon @njhorrorcon #horror #FilmFestival pic.twitter.com/N5rXLsZ32N — The Blogboard Jungle (@B_Boardjungle) April 2, 2017 The first day of the convention was already busier than expected . If you are familiar with how these things go, you know that the Saturday of any pop culture themed convention is its strongest day. Not the case for the NJ Horror Con. Father Evil points to where he was spawned. "In 'Con-talk' Friday's are usually dead. Saturday's your money day and Sunday is give or ta...

Promo Image from newjerseyhorrorcon.com A cold rainy day did not keep New Jersey's hardcore horror fans from checking out day one of the first NJ Horror Con and Film Festival in central New Jersey. It has been mentioned here enough how the horror culture in The Garden State has deep roots. So deep that a guy that grew up in the area used his passion for horror to make a career out of scaring folks that come to conventions like this one. Before he became the demonic priest known as Father Evil, he was close friends with the founder of this site. They both caught up to talk about how great the crowd turned out for the first night and what they're looking forward to for the rest of the convention and horror in New Jersey. Check out the full interview here:

Good time to be a fan of the sport of MMA. Have a listen to the latest Carbazel MMA Podcast if you missed any of last week's action and want to get a quick recap/review.

     This if for the uninformed parents out there that buy games for their kids, then blame them for acting out all kinds of foolishness. I read an article on NJ.com that said "Last Friday, Christie outlined a plan to ban retailers from selling the video game — or others like it rated "mature" or "adults only" — to minors without a parent’s permission." Christie is the Governor of NJ and the video game in the article was Call of Duty- Black Ops and it has the following logo on it:   From ESRB.org         I work with a former GameStop employee and he informed me that not only are they not allowed to sell "M" rated games to people under the age of 17, but if a parent comes in to to buy one they have to make sure they are aware of the content in the game they are purchasing.  I'll use one of his experiences as an example; a parent walked up to him with a copy of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas ...