New Jersey Martial Arts Hall of Fame to Honor Mike Constantino

Tuesday, 02 October 2012 07:26

by Garv

The New Jersey Martial Arts Hall of Fame is extremely proud of its inaugural class of inductees to the New Jersey Martial Arts Hall of Fame. This class will be honored at the induction dinner gala to be held at the beautiful Crowne Plaza Meadowlands on December 7, 2012.

On December 7th, Mike Constantino will be inducted as the MMA Trainer of the Year.

Mike is a resident of Denville, New Jersey who operates the martial arts school, AMA Fight Club, in Whippany. He is also the owner of MVC Sports Management.

He has brought over 10 fighters to the UFC and has trained over 25 combat sport champions.

Some of the fighters that Mike has worked with include Jim Miller, Dan Miller, Jamie Varner, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Azamat Gashimov, Charlie Brenneman, Adlan Amagov, Greg Soto, Mike Massenzio, Rafaello Oliveira, Ricardo Romero, Josh Hendricks, Sean Santella, Scott Heckman and Cody Stevens.

Mike is a black belt in Hom Do, and a brown belt in American Goju.

Tickets to the awards dinner can be purchased by calling 201-538-4843 or online at www.njmmaawards.com. Discount hotel room rates at the Crowne Plaza can be also obtained by calling 877-227-6963 and mentioning the Hall of Fame dinner.

New Jersey is building a rich tradition in non-boxing martial arts and our goal is to recognize these individuals and entities. Our goal is to honor those involved with New Jersey martial arts and to celebrate with them, at an evening with family and friends. Our focus is on those directly involved in New Jersey martial arts. This truly is a historical moment in our State’s combat sports history as our intent is to have the New Jersey State Martial Arts Hall of Fame continue for many years and serve as a record for those outstanding individuals involved in martial arts in our State.

We hope you will join us on December 7, 2012. Mark your calendars now and purchase your tickets early so you can be sure to be a part of New Jersey martial arts history. Call 201-538-4843 or visit www.njmmaawards.com and get your ticket and join us in a historic night for New Jersey and for martial arts. It is certain to be a terrific night with family, friends, fun, and music.