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 fight [...]

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 fight. [...]

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 to half guard or [...]

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 happened [...]

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 into [...]

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 the [...]

What’s up everyone!  This is my final blog before I take on Mike “Mini Van” Van Meer this Wednesday, November 25th at Vets Auditorium.  Doors open at 6:00PM; fights start at 7:00PM.
In this blog I’m going to give you a little insight into my week preparing for the fight…

Two Quiet Competitors Look to Make Loud Noise at MCC 23
By Randy Thomas
 
The casual mixed martial arts spectator can sometimes forget that judging a book by its cover is not always the case when it comes to the ferocious combativeness of the fighters.  For example, if you met either fighter, Andy Branson or Ian Tice [...]

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 [...]