Another week is gone as we approach the final stages before game day. Last week was my toughest week during this training camp. I caught the 1st flight out of Omaha Monday morning touching down in Denver before 9am. Left the airport and headed straight to strength and conditioning with Lauren Landow. It was definately [...]

Its hard to believe another week has already marched by! I could feel my body turn a corner from a cardio perspective. The dynamics of my week are exactly the same as last week with a few additional modifications. I added 45 min interval workouts on monday/friday afternoons. I’m lucky enough to have a beautiful [...]

As Bout Draws Near, Reality Sets In; DeMoney Pulls Out
Many times, as fight night nears, competitors are pushing their bodies to the limit- sometimes past their limit. Often, you will read of a fighter who was forced to pull out of a contest due to an injury, a cut, or other physical incapacities. It happens.
Early [...]

It’s hard to believe a little over a week has flown by! I guess when you are busy from the morning bell till hitting the pillow, days seem to just fly by!

Its hard to believe that last week has come and gone! Filled from the word go with intense training! Its always fun to feel your body break down and want to give out when you increase the intensity. I was sort of bummed that I didn’t get to watch the UFC fights live.
Building from last [...]

Last week I gave the readers of this blog some insight to how my life and MMA crossed paths. Since that time, the sport has not come without numerous physical and mental challenges. After recording my first pro victory in August of 2006 I was forced to take 16 weeks off as I healed a [...]

Like many of you reading this, I am a born and raised “Iowan” from a small town in western Iowa called, Glidden. My 29 year journey began in a small school where as in Cheers everyone knows your name.  Growing up in small town Iowa seemed boring at the time, but now looking back it [...]

On the Edge of Stardom; Getting to Know Justin DeMoney
By Randy Thomas
Over the past several months, Midwest fight fans have been hearing the buzz surrounding the Oskaloosa-based fighter, Justin DeMoney.  On March 13, at MCC 25: “Inferno”, DeMoney will look to take the next step towards his dream of making it to the UFC when [...]

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 Auditorium [...]