Four Brothers, Two Fights, One Night

Josh Henry and Chad Vandermark have been making names for themselves in MCC by putting on exciting fights, submitting and knocking their opponents unconscious. At MCC 24: “Reloaded” their younger brothers make their MCC debuts along side the elder siblings.

Nick Henry, the younger brother of featherweight contender, Josh “Bam Bam” Henry just turned eighteen, but he’s been training for the past three years. Watching his brother train hard and fight even harder has sparked his desire to compete, and he’s excited to show MCC fans what he brings to the cage. When asked how he felt about being on the same card and more so, being measured against his brother, Nick Henry answered, “It makes me even more excited. I love seeing my brother train and fight, and I get to be along side of him this time. There will be more pressure having to live up to his name, but I don’t think there will be a problem with that.”

Although mixed martial arts is not their parents idea of a dream job, Henry says that he gets a lot of support from them, especially their father who a traditional martial artist in the discipline of Tae Kwon Do.

Henry has been training five days a week along side his brother, Josh as well as MCC fighters Will Shutt, Jake Brown, Josh Christensen, and Jesse Lund. He’s excited for his MCC debut and is looking forward to the opportunity to make a name for himself when he meets aggressive wrestler, Josh “Jack Hammer” Troen. At MCC 24, his brother, Josh Henry, will take on undefeated lightweight prospect, Daraughn “Day Day” Canada.

Ryan Vandermark, the younger brother of knockout artist, Chad Vandermark, has only been training in mixed martial arts for eight months. In fact, he started training on March 30, 2009 on his birthday after attending his first live MCC event. His goal was to get there, and at MCC 24: “Reloaded”, Vandermark will make his MCC debut when he takes on Leo “The Aztec Warrior” Villareal- the same fighter his brother has faced in the past.

Training with his brother Chad, who also fights at MCC 24 against fellow brawler, Patrick Perkins, has become a great opportunity to spend time together and push each other harder with each training session. An athletic and competitive person by nature, Vandermark feels getting his start as a mixed martial artist at 26 has given him the opportunity to enter the sport older and wiser and with more drive than ever.

Fighter Stats

Name: Nick Henry
Nickname: “The Gremlin”
Age: 18
Height: 5′5
Weight: 135
MMA Record: 1-0
Home Town: Creston, Iowa
Style: Tae Kwon Do and Wrestling

Name: Ryan Vandermark
Nickname: none
Age: 26
Height: 5′9
Weight: 155
MMA Record: 4-1
Home Town: Des Moines, Iowa
Style: Brawler