MCC Seeks New Talent in Guthrie Center, Van Meer Seeks Revenge
On Saturday, September 4 at the Guthrie County Fairgrounds, Midwest Cage Championship will hold its fourth Trials event. The show will feature a twelve bout fight card including a rematch of former MCC Middleweight Champion, Mike “Mini Van” Van Meer and rising star “Mean” Dean [...]

Burns Turns up the Heat, Williams Edges Out Giboo, and The King remains Royalty
Slams, slick submissions and surprise ending could have easily been the replacement title for MCC 28: “Impact”. The fight fans were able to see a little bit of everything as Veterans Auditorium hosted another exciting night of mixed martial arts action.

MCC Announces Next Show; Looks for Repeat Performance
Des Moines, IA (USA)- On Friday, August 6, Midwest Cage Championship will return to Veterans Auditorium for the most explosive fight card of 2010.  MCC 28: “Impact” will feature UFC veterans, exciting up and coming stand-outs, and some of the promotions most popular mixed martial artists.  Fresh off the heels [...]

Fighters and Fans Say Goodbye to DMX
 
This Wednesday marks the three year anniversary of the longest running weekly show in Iowa’s amateur mixed martial arts history.  Coincidentally, it marks the end of its run too due to new state laws regulating amateur events. Des Moines Xtreme (DMX) was started by the promoters who founded Midwest [...]

MCC 27: “Mutapcic vs Cummings” Makes History
With another event in the books, MCC 27 is already being regarded as quite possibly, the best event in the promotions history. From open to close, these warriors came out to put on a show for the fight fans, and with raw talent, determination, and the willingness to push [...]

Moreno vs. Crowder Scrapped, Replaced with Mickle vs. Simpson
 
At MCC 25: “Inferno”, Cory “The Projekt” Simpson made his return to the cage with a dominating performance over fellow lightweight striker, Jake Burriola.  He returned at MCC 26: “Triple Crown” to replace injured title contender, Chris “Mad Dog” Mickle, in a title bout with lightweight champion, [...]

MCC Announces Next Card, a Night of Tests and Bad Blood
On Friday, June 11 Midwest Cage Championship returns to the historic Veterans Auditorium for MCC 27: “Mutapcic vs. Cummings”.
The main event of the night pits defending middleweight champion, Elvis “The King” Mutapcic against former middleweight champion, Zak Cummings, who returns from a stint in Strikeforce [...]

Nutrishop Celebrates its Newest Location in Ankeny
 
This Saturday, MCC’s title sponsor, Nutrishop, will celebrate the opening of their third location with celebrity appearances, free supplement samples, door prizes, and MCC ticket giveaways.  The festivities will kick off at12:00 p.m. at Nutrishop, located at 2010 SE Deleware in Ankeny, and last until 4pm.
 
Television reality star and [...]

With Big Shoes to Fill, MCC Returns Next Month
 
 
Fast on the heels of the most exciting, action packed event to date, Midwest Cage Championship returns to Hy Vee Hall on Friday, April 16 for MCC 26: “Triple Crown”.  The night will feature three five-round title fights and nine additional bouts highlighting some of the top [...]

 
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 [...]

We at MCC have been doing a lot of new updates on the MCC website, and we just today have put in a new RSS feed. If you’d like instant news as it breaks, please subscribe to the feed, which is located on the right side of the MCC website.
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MCC and CONCEDE/IowaMixedMartialArts.com Team Up for 2010
Midwest Cage Championship, the Midwest’s premier mixed martial arts show has joined forces with one of the sports most popular MMA social networking web sites to kick off the new year at MCC 24 “Reloaded”. Concede features state specific forums such as IowaMixedMartial.com as well as popular features like [...]

“The Biggest Midwest Showdown Since Mickle vs. Stephens”
Several years ago, before they became two of the most popular fighters in the Midwest, Jeremy “Lil Heathen” Stephens and Chris “Mad Dog” Mickle put on one of the most epic four round battles in MMA history.  It ultimately ended when Stephens put Mickle to sleep with a [...]

With the MCC (Interim) Lightweight Champion, Joe “The Southside Strangler” Brammer summoned to the bright lights of the UFC, the division has been opened up for two top contenders to strap on the gloves and battle it out for the coveted strap.  One of the contestants, however, has been fortunate enough to wear the championship [...]

MCC Trials III

October 10, 2009
Midwest Cage Championship held it’s third amateur MMA event to seek out the next big name in the fight game, and several fighters showed up to earn their shot for a spot on the MCC roster.  MCC co-owner, Ryan Hass noted, “When we were putting the event together we had ten [...]

MCC has always been known for their annual Thanksgiving Throwdown show, and this year the Midwest’s top promotion is in the midst of putting together another stellar card with not one, but three title fights.  Fans poured into Veterans Auditorium for MCC 22 “Reality Check”, which was, by far, the most exciting card of 2009.  [...]

With the most stacked MCC card to date, the Midwest’s top promotion delivered what was promised to be non-stop action from start to finish.  MCC 22 “Reality Check” featured a Lightweight title match between reigning interim champion, Joe “The Hammer” Brammer and former featherweight champion, Chris “Mad Dog” Mickle.  Although most expected Brammer to finish [...]

Midwest Cage Championship, one of the nations top mixed martial arts promotions which is known for making some of the most exciting bouts between the nations top up and coming talent has taken it one step further. The excitement not only takes place inside the cage, but also directly outside of it. You [...]

Following his stint in the MCC reality show “Making the Fighter”, Colby “The Alligator” Karaidos has withdrawn from his bout against Daraughn Canada, which was to take place next Saturday at MCC 22 “Reality Check”.  Karaidos has informed the promotion that due to unforeseen personal issues, he would no longer be training and has decided [...]