As the fighters make their final preparations to step into the cage, MCC gears up for one of the most stacked cards to date.  With a move just next door to Vets Auditorium into Hy Vee Hall, MCC 25: “Inferno” is talent laden with mixed martial arts superstars and stars in the making.  The main event of [...]

Monster Energy Drink Makes MCC Debut Next Saturday
 
Fight fans have saw national brands such as Budweiser and Army plastered across the canvas and cage at MCC events.  At MCC 25: “Inferno”, one of the most recognized names in the extreme sports industry will be added to the Midwest Cage Championship roster.  With big names such [...]

Like Looking in the Mirror, Burriola Meets Familiar Face
By Randy Thomas
 
At MCC 25: “Inferno”, Jake Burriola will step in the cage with Cory “Tha Projekt” Simson.  The match up is creating quite the buzz around the fight scene.  How these two have never faced each other in the past remains a mystery.
 
Stylistically, the two match [...]

Highway to the Danger Zone
By Randy Thomas
 
Who knew that mixed martial arts was a family sport?  The MCC roster already features the brawling brothers, Josh and Nick Henry, scrappy siblings, Chad and Ryan Vandermark.  Welcome Travis Branson, first cousin to none other than welterweight contender, Andy “Danger Zone” Branson.  The 25 year old Knoxville native [...]

MMA’s Bad Boy Returns to the Cage
By Randy Thomas
At just sixteen years of age, long before he became “Tha Projekt”, Cory Simpson stepped into the ring for the first time.  A lifelong resident of Des Moines’ North side of town, Simpson, like many others, was introduced to the sport of mixed martial arts by weekly [...]

 
Another week is gone as we approach the final stages before game day. Last week was my toughest week during this training camp. I caught the 1st flight out of Omaha Monday morning touching down in Denver before 9am. Left the airport and headed straight to strength and conditioning with Lauren Landow. It was definately [...]

Something Worth Fighting For
By Randy Thomas
 
Almost every time “Mean” Dean Bradley competes, he steps in the cage as a underdog. Often matched up against fighters with body builder physiques, people began to take notice when the short, stocky kid from the South Side of Des Moines started ripping through the competition.  For the soft spoken 21-year [...]

 
Fighter Focus; Getting to Know Johnny Coleman
 
In his debut at MCC 21 “Mickle vs Marriott”, Johnny Coleman delivered a highlight worthy knock out to Josh “Jackhammer” Troen that let all fighters in his weight division know that he was more than just a wrestler.  At MCC 25: “Inferno”, he looks to bring his skills back [...]

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Its hard to believe another week has already marched by! I could feel my body turn a corner from a cardio perspective. The dynamics of my week are exactly the same as last week with a few additional modifications. I added 45 min interval workouts on monday/friday afternoons. I’m lucky enough to have a beautiful [...]

As Bout Draws Near, Reality Sets In; DeMoney Pulls Out
Many times, as fight night nears, competitors are pushing their bodies to the limit- sometimes past their limit. Often, you will read of a fighter who was forced to pull out of a contest due to an injury, a cut, or other physical incapacities. It happens.
Early [...]