Anything worth having comes at a price. Right now it feels like I am late on payments, lol. This week has been rough. Last Saturday I was in my hometown of Diagonal visiting my mom and pop, but I thought I would get a morning workout and make the best of it. I jogged up to [...]
This week I will outline my training schedule and go into my training partners past and present, among other things. The early days of the Des Moines Extreme Fighting team was just Dan Anderson, Chris Bott and myself. I found these guys online back in the year 2000 and they were like me, [...]
Midwest Cage Championship returns to its roots, pays homage to a local legend!
On Friday, June 26, Midwest Cage Championship (MCC) takes historic Veterans Memorial Auditorium by storm when the metro’s number one mixed martial arts promotion returns with the hottest card of the Summer. MCC owners, Ryan Hass and John Halverson have worked long and [...]
Hi fight fans,
My name is Ronnie Britt, and I am a pro mma fighter. You may also know me as the Warfrog……a lil bit about myself. I grew up in Diagonal Iowa, a town in the southwest corner of our state. If you have never heard of it, that’s understandable. Its a small town. The population [...]
Dr. Brett McDonough, D.C. Joins Midwest Cage Championship to Advise Professional Athletes on Wellness and Conditioning
Des Moines, IA- April 13, 2009- Midwest Cage Championship, announced today the addition of a Sports Performance Specialist to its corporate staff. Dr. Brett McDonough, founder of Maxized Life Chiropractic Center in Johnston, IA will coordinate as well as advise [...]
Top Names, UFC Vet, Square Off in Four Man Tournament to Determine Last Man Standing in MCC 20
Des Moines, IA- March 18, 2009- In a return to a competition steeped in MMA roots and tradition, MCC fans will witness a four man tournament, with only one fighter emerging victorious. MCC 20: Last Man Standing, returns [...]
Midwest Cage Championship Teams Up with Uncle Buck’s Party Bar To Select Next MCC Ring Girl
Des Moines, IA- November 11, 2008- One of Des Moines finest and most talented ladies will be selected to participate in upcoming Midwest Cage Championship professional mixed martial arts (MMA) promotions beginning with MCC 17: Thanksgiving Throwdown. A competition will [...]
Midwest Cage Championship’s MCC 17: Thanksgiving Throwdown Continues Third Year of Tradition Including Two Title Fights
Des Moines, IA- October 7, 2008- Mixed martial arts (MMA) once again lights up the historic Val Air Ballroom on Wednesday, November 26. MCC 17: Thanksgiving Throwdown, is the third annual MCC event held on the eve of Thanksgiving. The [...]
Des Moines, IA- September 9, 2008- The Lightweight bout between John Halverson and Vern Jefferson that was planned for the September 12 Midwest Cage Championship: No Guts, No Glory! promotion has been canceled due to injury. The fight was part of an eleven bout fight card that includes a Featherweight title bout where Josh Atwell [...]
National Brands and Iowa Favorites Join to Sponsor Midwest Cage Championship and Support Pro Mixed Martial Arts
Des Moines, IA- August 22, 2008- Three new companies have joined the ranks of sponsors for Iowa’s largest professional mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company. Midwest Cage Championship (MCC), based in Des Moines, announced the addition of Vitamin Water, [...]
From MMAJunkie.com
Alessio Sakara vs. Joe Vedepo likely for UFC Fight Night 15
by Dann Stupp and Bruce “PhyteGuru” Huckfeldt
Another Midwest-based fighter could make his UFC debut when the organization heads to Omaha next month.
A source close to UFC newcomer Joe Vedepo (7-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that the middleweight fighter has verbally agreed [...]
