MCC 37 “Thanksgiving Throwdown” Main Card Review Gary Hedlund vs. Ronnie Britt, 3rd, RNC When Ronnie “The Warfrog” Britt lost his fourth ever mixed martial arts fight at MCC 36, many people thought the 46 year old would hang it up (really hang it up this time), but rather than calling it quits he immediately [...]
How about that thanksgiving holiday? It’s hard to fathom I’m already returning home with Cindy and the girls from the thanksgiving holiday! The last time I had an opportunity to share my thoughts with the MCC fans I was heading into fight week and completing my hardest part of training camp. Fight week started off [...]
The countdown to fight day is quickly approaching! Last week’s training was capped off with some killer training Friday and Saturday. We had a great group of guys in the gym all training hard pushing myself and others fighting to the absolute max! Definite thanks to everyone for their help in preparing me physically and [...]
Main Event Update: Woods out against Kevin Burns, Larrea steps up When it comes to Midwestern tough, it’s normally followed by “UFC veteran”. But what about the opponent that isn’t afraid to line them up and confidently challenge them to jockey positions in the sport we so dearly love? Enter: “Fast” Eddie Larrea A native [...]
Start the countdown; Thanksgiving Throwdown just two weeks away! In just two short weeks the Midwest most popular mixed martial arts event, MCC, will return to Hy Vee Hall for the annual Thanksgiving Throwdown. Featuring 12 exciting MMA bouts headlined by none other than Des Moines native and five-time UFC veteran, Kevin “The Fire” Burns. [...]
Weeks are flying by faster and faster. Crazy to think fight day is two weeks from Wednesday! Although the fight is quickly approaching I couldn’t ask for a better camp. Thus far every aspect of training has gone according to plan and I have been able to do it without getting too banged up! My [...]
Capped last week’s training off yesterday afternoon with some cardio and a little time in the sauna. Hard to believe fight night is only 3 weeks from Wednesday! Couldn’t feel more ready from every aspect of training to the mental preparation that goes into preparing for a fight. I did get some good humor this [...]
Jay Wood is ready to make a big statement at MCC 37 Often times you’ll read about an up and coming fighter who is on the brink of making it big; that guy who’s one fight away from making it to the big show. Well…read on to learn about another one!
It’s hard to believe another week has again come and gone! I thought the week would be a little less busy, but my wishful thinking ended up being a positive thought process. This week of training was my healing or back off week. The time allocated for each discipline remains the same, but the intensity [...]
Kevin Burns week 2 blog It’s hard to believe another week has flown by! Burns family schedule has been packed solid from top to bottom! Among all of the items on the daily schedule training for my upcoming fight hasn’t been missed! Overall, I had a great week of training. Intensity was ratcheted up a [...]
Kevin Burns week 1 blog to MCC 37: Thanksgiving Throwdown Its almost hard think about where to start. By the time fight day roles around it will be 1 year and 1 day since I have stepped into cage. The time off was not by my own design, but it was something I had to [...]
Burns vs. Woods set to headline MCC 37 “Thanksgiving Throwdown” One of the most successful mixed martial artists from the Midwest, Des Moines own, Kevin “The Fire” Burns will step back into the MCC cage for the third time since his UFC release to face off against undefeated prospect, James “Jay” Woods.
MCC gears up for annual Thanksgiving Throwdown, stacks card with top talent Historically, the Midwest’s most popular promotion reserves its annual Thanksgiving Throwdown event to showcase the area’s top talent, and this year’s event is certain not to disappoint. With more high profile fights than any other event this year, returning superstars Victor “Superman” Moreno, [...]
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.
