Van Meer, Bradley: The Trilogy   All great things come in three, right?  Look at Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and The Return of the Jedi.  How about The Godfather parts one through three?  Oh, what about the Twilight series?  Wait….scratch that last one.   Anyway, in less than one week, another great trilogy [...]

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

MCC Trials IV: Clear Skies, New Blood; This is Iowa MMA, Baby!     Saturday night, MCC held its first ever outdoor event.  The Guthrie County Fair played host to Midwest Cage Championship’s fourth trials series as the Midwest’s most popular promotion sought out more up and coming talent to add to their already impressive [...]

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” [...]

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 [...]

So its finally time!! After all the hard work and dedication, I will be taking on Jesse Lund this Friday, June 11th, at Vets Auditorium for the light heavyweight number one contender spot!! Its going to be a great battle, with our training finally paying off, as we go in there to put on a [...]

Memorial Day weekend… I mean what else is there to say?! Fun is the sun, hot semi naked chicks, and barbecues!!! Well I didn’t get to enjoy the barbecue food because of the weight cut, but the fun in the sun and half naked chicks was a good time!! But on a serious note, I just found out [...]

A cheeseburger, a large fry and and McChicken! After this b**** of a wait cut that is the first thing I’m eating! Yes, I know I’m a bit chunky and I shouldn’t be thinking about that right now, but ummmmm it sounds delicious!!! But anyways, it’s a little under 3 weeks until the fight, and [...]

Hello everyone! I’m very pleased to say that I’m happy the state of Iowa finally warmed up!

Its that time again… Week 2 blog. So the last week has been pretty hectic. Between working, training, the car breaking down, and then finding out my girlfriend is prego. I would say i had my hands full. Honestly, this last week I haven’t had a whole lot of time to train at Des Moines [...]

Tearing Through the Competition- and, Doing it With a Smile By Randy Thomas   It’s one thing to be a bad ass mixed martial arts fighter who takes on all comers.  It’s another to do it with no worries, no pressure, and a smile on you face!  That’s exactly what “Mean” Dean Bradley has been doing [...]

  Hey everyone my name is Mean Dean Bradley,  but as most people know I’m really not so mean. I was born on the Southside of Des Moines where I was raised along with my sister, by my mother. I’ve lived on the southide for 15 years until I moved out to Urbandale with my girlfriend. I went [...]

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 [...]

Friday, June 11th, 2010 @ Vets Auditorium

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 [...]

MCC Lights up Des Moines With an Inferno On the heels of one of the most exciting nights in mixed martial arts, Midwest Cage Championship has announced the date for their upcoming event.  Fight fans can officially mark their calendars for March 13, as the Midwest’s top promotion moves their event just next door from historic Veterans [...]