Dreams, Goals, and Determination; Getting to Know Brett “The Natural Disaster” Stevens By Randy Thomas In the sport of mixed martial arts, setting goals are normal, daily activities for fighters. Some goals are small. Some goals are much larger. But, in 2008, following a near death experience, Brett Stevens set the most important goal; to [...]

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 [...]

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.  

What’s up everyone; for those of you who don’t know, I am now the new MCC Middleweight Champ!! This is my final blog; in this blog I am going to take you through the day before the fight, weigh-ins, Wednesday’s events, and Wednesday night’s MCC Thanksgiving Throwdown Show.

By Randy Thomas Three years ago, the MCC matchmaker received a call from an outspoken fighter looking to get on an upcoming card.  Claiming to be a kickboxing practitioner and undefeated combatant, he was invited to try out at MCC’s minor league promotion; DMX- the same place that several MCC fighters made their MMA debuts.   [...]

Thanksgiving Throwdown has become a tradition for the Midwest’s top promotion, and with thirteen fights down, the fighters and MCC crew are ready to relax and spend some time giving thanks for all that is good. There were three belts on the line last night, and all three champions proved to a crowd of over [...]

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 [...]

What up everyone, it’s about to go down in nine days I can’t wait!  This week will be my last week of practice before I take on Mike “Mini Van” Van Meer during the MCC Thanksgiving Throwdown on November 25th. 

Hey, what’s up everyone I’m back for blog number 2!  Here’s what’s been happening in my life since the last blog… Monday morning I started my usual weekly routine.  I leave the house at 4am for 5am practice at Spartan Strength to train with Nick Rouse on my strength and conditioning.  From there I head [...]

What’s up everyone, my name is Elvis “The King” Mutapcic.  I was born and raised in Sarajevo, Bosnia along with my older brother (Emir) and my younger brother (Ermin).  When I was 4 years old the Bosnian War started and lasted until I was 9 years old.  Five years after the War was over my [...]