On Thanksgiving eve, the Midwest’s top promotion held its annual “Thanksgiving Throwdown,” and the card did not disappoint.  The evening showcased some of the finest up and coming talent in the Midwest along with a combination of submissions, razor close decisions, and brutal stoppages.   In the feature bouts of the evening, Rios tasted his first [...]

Fighter Focus: Catching Up With Andy “Danger Zone” Branson   MCC Welterweight Champion, Andy “Danger Zone” Branson is set to defend his belt in just three weeks at MCC 30: “Thanksgiving Throwdown”.  We caught up with him as he’s mid way through his fight camp.  Feeling great and ready to put on another stellar performance, [...]

Wednesday November 24 at Hy Vee Hall, Des Moines, Iowa

Two New Champs are Crowned, Teager Retains Belt With another successful event in the books, MCC reflects on “Triple Crown” and gears up for the next event.

  MCC 26 Results

Reiner Replaced for Title Fight   UFC veteran Chad “The Grinder” Reiner, who was set to face top welterweight contender, Andy “Danger Zone” Branson, was forced to withdraw from the contest due to am injury sustained in training.  According to his management team, Reiner was nearing the final phase of his training camp when he [...]

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 [...]

Friday, April 16th, 2010 @ HyVee Hall

What’s up, Well another MCC is officially in the books and I am back to work, back in the gym, and busy nursing my bumps and bruises.  I’m pretty sure I couldn’t get out of a pillow fight without looking like a raccoon so I can’t really complain with getting through a great three round [...]

What’s up, Hope you all are enjoying the recent break in the weather. This last week I have been training hard twice a day every day and cross my fingers, I’ve kept injury free. First and foremost I want to thank all the guys at Des Moines MMA for their help getting ready for this [...]

Main Event Jake “Dirty Bird” Brown vs. TJ “The Spider” O’Brien Jake Brown Strengths:  Knock out power in both hands, good wrestler, endurance Keys to Victory:  Jake Brown will have to close the distance to land big punches on his feet.  If he takes the fight to the ground, he will need to immediately move [...]

Mutapcic vs. Branson Voted 2009 Fight of the Year   The MCC fans have spoken in a two day voting poll that netted hundreds of votes, and when the dust settled, MCC Middleweight Champion, Elvis “The King” Mutapcic and Andy “Danger Zone” Branson received the unanimous decision for the best bout of the year.  

Andy “Danger Zone” Branson is two weeks out from his bout with Jason Louck at MCC 24, January 16th, at Vets Auditorium in Des Moines, IA. In these two video blogs, he shows his normal routine of training, to give you an idea of what exactly he’s doing before he steps into the MCC cage, [...]

Hey yall, I’m sorry to be the one to inform all of you but I unfortunately may not be able to participate in the fight on January 16th.  It seems that at some point I have become incredibly lost and have somehow ended up in the North Pole.  I’m not exactly sure how it has [...]

What’s up internet junkies, I hope you all found where you packed away your snow shoes and thermal underwear cause I don’t know about you but I’ve been frozen solid for the past week.  The past 7 days have been nonstop for me, I graduated from the University of Iowa, started a new job, moved [...]

What’s up, I’m Andy Branson and for any of you who got a chance to check out MCC 21 or MCC 23 you might have seen me sporting my skimpy Vale Tudo Shorts around in the cage.  I started fighting for Midwest Cage Championship last June and I couldn’t be happier.  The shows are over [...]