Shaffer bests Shutt, captures vacant bantamweight belt A little over three months ago, bantamweight standouts Laramie “Contract Killer” Shaffer and former featherweight champ, Will “The Real Deal” Shut too part in what has become “part one” of their sage. After fifteen minutes of back and forth action the judges ruled their bout a draw. With [...]

Fighter Focus: Will “The Real Deal” Shutt; ready to avenge a loss that never happened MCC: Will, thanks for taking the time to talk to us. Before we get into the upcoming fight and your predictions, can you give us your thoughts about the last meeting with Laramie Shaffer? WS: Well, to be perfectly honest, [...]

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. [...]

Fighter Focus: Not looking for another decision, MCC 37′s Laramie “Contract Killer” Shaffer is taking the fight into his own hands! Since it’s inception, the MCC bantamweight division has been one of the most exciting, action packed and competitive group of mixed martial artists. We caught up with one that is at the top of [...]

Shutt vs. Shaffer II booked for “Thanksgiving Throwdown” When former champ, Will “The Real Deal” Shutt and Laramie “Contract Killer” Shaffer met at MCC 35, they put on a three-round back and forth war. It couldn’t have been any closer. In fact, when the dust settled, the contest was ruled a draw. With the bantamweight [...]

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 35 Re Cap- Roberts and Glenn go the distance, Lund dominates Poling The night started out with a bang; technically four of them as the first four of five bouts ending by knockout! Usually such highlight reel performance are witnessed in the latter part of the card, however several fighters, some new to the [...]

Fight Path: Whether breaking horses or opponents, Laramie Shaffer credits focus for success by Kyle Nagel on Aug 04, 2011 at 12:30 pm ET Most people, from the moment he stepped into the cage as an amateur, expected Laramie Shaffer to be a wrestler. He was a wrestler, of course. By that time, about two [...]

Hello everybody these past weeks have flown by and it is hard to believe that all the hard work, dedication, and long hours in the gym are about to be tested. I wouldn’t have it any other way though this is the stuff I live for the competition of one man pitted against another nobody [...]

Hello everyone its two weeks away from my fight with Will Shutt at Hyvee Hall in Des Moines and as it draws nearer it gets harder for me to take a day off and just relax without getting all excited about the upcoming fight. This week of training I wanted to switch it up a [...]

Hello everybody, it’s three weeks out from my fight on August 5th and I am feeling great. You always hope your body is going to hold up when you start those 6 weeks of training camp when you push your body to the limit. I am injury free and that is a crucial part in [...]

Hello everybody my name is Laramie Shaffer and I will be fighting Will Shutt on August 5 at HyVee Hall in Des Moines. This will be my 7th fight for MCC and every time I fight for them I feel like I have gotten much better than the time before. Looking back on my life [...]

The Midwest’s Top promotion has scheduled its next event for Friday, August 5 at Hy Vee Hall for MCC 35: “Brawl at the Hall.” The main event will feature light heavyweight title holder, Jesse Lund, as he faces Eric Poling in a championship bout scheduled for five rounds. This marks the first title defense for [...]

MCC 33: Two new champions crowned, three former champions defeated! If you were a betting man, on mixed martial arts anyway, chances are you would have lost the farm last night at MCC 33: “Lund vs. Roberts.” Normally, when odds maker rate fights, nine out of ten times a fighter who once held a championship [...]

Mike “Mini Van” Van Meer vs. Ben Crowder Expect excitement! Although I would not call these two enemies, both have verbally agreed to go to war for fifteen minutes- or two, or three minutes, however long the fight lasts! With Van Meer close to weight a few days out that is a clear sign that [...]

MCC Announces Next Event; Adds Two Title Fights Just one month after MCC 32: “Bad Blood” this Saturday night, the Midwest’s most popular mixed martial arts promotion will hold another stellar card at Hy Vee Hall, this time, filling the championship vacancies in both the light heavyweight and the lightweight divisions. Saturday, April 9 Nutrishop [...]