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Mike Calimbas is a mainstay on the Mixed Martial Arts, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Grappling scene. In addition to TXMMA.com, Mike's work has been featured in numerous other publications, online and print, as writer, photographer, and analyst. To contact Mike for any reason, feel free to add him to your network through the social network links on the tabs above.

Carlos Diego Ferreira Set for Impossible MMA/BJJ Double Feature

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EDCOUCH, TX, May 21, 2013 – When it comes to challenges, two of the hardest feats to accomplish in our sphere are (a) Winning a main event fight on a nationally-televised level and (b) Winning at the black belt level at a prestigious grappling competition like the BJJ World Championships. The degree of difficulty in [...]

STFC 25 – Phalanx fighter Derek Perkins lookingfor second win in South Texas

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FORT WORTH, TX, May 20, 2013 – Coming out of his two-year amateur career with an official 1-4 record according to MMA.tv, It’s safe to say most people did not expect Phalanx Powerhouse’s Derek Perkins to come away with a win when he made his pro debut this past March at XKO 18 against Octagon [...]

Houston MMA In Focus – Garcia Promotions’ Cage Combat 14 Preview

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HUMBLE, TX, May 15, 2013 – Garcia Promotions is back this Friday night with Cage Combat 14 happening at the Humble Civic Center in Northeast Houston. At the time of this writing, the show should feature fifteen amateur fights in total with two championship fights in the middleweight and featherweight divisions highlighting the evening. At [...]

Texans ready for 2013 IBJJF Worlds; Photo flashback from last year’s edition

IBJJF Dallas Open 2013 - Event Photos by Mike Calimbas

The 2013 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship is taking place very soon with action tipping off at the Walter Pyramid in California State University (Long Beach, CA) on Wednesday, May 29th until Sunday, June 2nd. The IBJJF Mundials tournament is universally recognized as the most prestigious GI tournament in the world of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. With that [...]

TXMMA Tournament Season Recap – The 2013 IBJJF Dallas International Open

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DALLAS, TX, May 10, 2013 – The 2013 IBJJF Dallas International Open went down at TWU’s Kitty Magee Arena in Denton last Sunday and the prevailing opinion is that the tournament was a great success topping their 2012 effort. To expound on that, IBJJF tournaments are always well-run and organized but grapplers seem to think [...]

Ryan “Babyface” Benoit primed to make the most of MFC debut; Faces Anthony Birchak in AXS TV main event at MFC 37

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MAY 10, 2013 – There’s been a lot going on lately in the life of 23 year old TXMMA prospect Ryan “Babyface” Benoit (6-1) and even more to come in the near future if everything goes according to plan. The McKinney North High School grad recently announced just last week that he and longtime girlfriend [...]

Cage Combat 14 Interview – Champion Trevin Giles predicting a knockout finish over Christian Sutton on May 17th

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HOUSTON, TX, May 7, 2013 – Garcia Promotions returns with their next event on May 17th with Cage Combat 14 happening at the Humble Civic Center. The event will feature a title defense by the organization’s middleweight champion, 20 year old Trevin “The Problem” Giles out of Elite MMA. The undefeated (4-0) champion won the [...]

Former boxing champ Ricardo Mayorga made MMA debut last night but not before some controversy

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MAY 4, 2013 – Noted pro boxer Ricardo Mayorga made his mixed martial arts (MMA) debut last night in his native country of Nicaragua at the at Omega MMA: “Battle of the Americas” at the Pharaohs Casino, Managua. Despite a pre-fight scuffle with his opponent at weigh-ins caused by the 39-year-old missing the planned lightweight [...]

Preview – IXFA 9 returns to Delta Downs Casino on May 18th; Five title fights highlight planned fight card

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VINTON, LA, May 2, 2013 – Scott Dawson and Chris Reed’s International Extreme Fight Association (IXFA) returns with their latest show, IXFA 9, at the Delta Downs Casino in Vinton, LA this coming May 18th. Although this is a Louisiana-based show, IXFA has strong ties to Texas with both Reed and Dawson residing in the [...]

TXMMA Tournament Season Recap – AGF’s 2013 Austin Classic

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AUSTIN, TX, May 1, 2013 – The American Grappling Federation (AGF) made their way into the Austin area for the very first time this past weekend with the 2013 Austin Classic happening at Farley Middle School in Hutto, TX. Competing teams including many academies from the Austin (Gracie Humaita, Ronny Lis, Enlightened Warriors, Paragon, Gracie [...]

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