Gorman pummels Ahrens, Case stuns Wilson, Britt and Rios face temporary set backs With another Thanksgiving Throw Down in the books, we look back and re cap an electrifying night that included a dominant performance by newly crowned featherweight champ, Timmy Gorman as well as another solid performance by lightweight kingpin, Johnny “Hollywood” Case. Whether [...]

MCC’s annual Thanksgiving Throw Down set with 10 bouts, two title fights The Midwest’s most popular promotion is less than on week away from the annual Thanksgiving Throw Down, Wednesday November 21st, at Hy Vee Hall. This year, the event has been packed with title fights, exciting up and coming talent, and a couple traditional [...]

MCC 44′s Miguel Rios talks fatherhood, fighting and the future When it comes to the sport of mixed martial arts, fighters are constantly improving to stay ahead of the curve. Iron sharpens iron is what the old school followers of the game will tell you. And when it comes to iron, you’d be hard pressed [...]

For Immediate Release: Midwest Cage Championship Des Moines, Iowa www.MidwestCageChampionship.com www.fb.com/MCC.Fights www.twitter.com/MCC_Fights MCC announces main card line up for Thanksgiving Throwdown Each year fight fans can look forward to a couple things; spending time with family and good food and a kick-ass show thrown by the Midwest’s most popular promotion the night before the holiday! [...]

Main Card Re-Cap Chad Vandermark vs. Gary Hedlund Making his professional debut, hard-hitting Chad Vandermark stepped in the cage to face Gary Hedlund- who was making his second appearance in MCC following an impressive three round fight with veteran, Ronnie Britt. Most of the affair was spent in the clinch pressed against the cage. Despite [...]

Rios meets McIntosh at MCC 40 Coming off the most impressive victory of his career, top welterweight contender Miguel “El Rey” Rios, Jr. is set to meet Cory McIntosh on April 13. With only one blemish on his mixed martial arts record- a loss to now-UFC fighter Lance Benoist, “El Rey” has rattled off two [...]

MCC 40: Lund vs Dicke set with title fight, key rematch On Friday, April 13 the Midwest’s most popular promotion returns to Hy Vee Hall as Complete Nutrition and Spartan Strength present, MCC 40: Lund vs. Dicke. The main event of the evening features light heavyweight champion, Jesse Lund (10-3) in a scheduled five-round bout [...]

Midwest Cage Championship announces Spring event- MCC 40: LUND vs DICKE on April 13th MCC officials announced today that April’s card will feature the return of lightweight champion, Jesse Lund as well as former middleweight champ’s, Mike “Mini Van” Van Meer and Brian “BG” Green, in addition to notables Miguel “El Rey” Rios, Jr., Calley [...]

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 [...]

Fighter Focus: Miguel “El Rey” Rios, Jr. carries on four-year tradition at Thanksgiving Throwdown, looks to impress fans and his students alike MCC: Miguel, welcome back to MCC. Since we last talked to you it sounds like you are training with same crew but moved locations and you started your own MMA gym. Wow- busy [...]

Rios vs. Jenkins added to MCC 37 “Thanksgiving Throwdown” Coming straight off a potential fight of the year performance in his MCC debut, South Dakota native, Doug Jenkins looks to take another step towards the top of the food chain on November 23 when he takes on perennial contender, Miguel “El Rey” Rios, Jr.

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, [...]

MCC 34: Moreno victorious, Rios dominates, Williams closes in on title shot Moreno vs. Kruger In the main event of MCC 34, Victor “Superman” Moreno proved that his post-retirement campaign was exactly what he had trained for. Taking just one and a half minutes in the very first round to put a halt to top [...]

Fighter Focus: Catching up with Miguel “El Rey” Rios, Jr. Miguel, welcome back to MCC. It seems like forever since we’ve seen you in the cage. What have you been up to? It has been too long since I’ve competed in MMA. However, I have been training consistently since the first of the year. I’ve [...]