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Cage Combat 13 Results – Aaron Reeves earns 170 lbs. title; Ralph Garcia’s win sets up rematch with Kolton Englund

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HOUSTON, TX, March 25, 2013 – Garcia Promotions held their 13th amateur event this past Saturday at the Humble Civic Center in North Houston. Like all the rest of Eric Garcia and Jace Pitre’s events, Cage Combat 13 delivered an exciting night of fights for fans with only three out twelve bouts reaching the judges’ [...]

4OZ Fighter Jeremy Mahon just enjoying MMA life; Looks for 4th straight win versus Nate Garza on MArch 30th

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HOUSTON, TX, March 21, 2013 – When it comes to fighters experiencing somewhat of a “late career” renaissance we’d have to consider 4OZ Fight Club’s Jeremy Mahon as one big shining example that success in MMA can come at any time and that passion can carry you a long way. A US Marine and combat [...]

SCC 3 Preview – Mind Games: Getting to know Justin Salinas before he faces Edward Longoria

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By Felix Rodriguez, Staff Writer   GALVESTON, TX, March 19, 2013 – Justin “Young Gun” Salinas is a mixed martial artist with a desire to push past the limits of what he feels capable of doing, both “physically and mentally,” during training. The Martinez MMA and Champions Factory BJJ Academy standout is a skilled striker [...]

Metro Fight Club’s Aaron Reeves Prepares For Title Fight Versus James Powell at Cage Combat 13

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HOUSTON, TX, March 19, 2013 – Garcia Promotions’ Cage Combat 13 is fast approaching with the event set to take place at the Humble Civic Center this Saturday, March 23rd in Houston. As always there are a multitude of reasons (exciting matchups) as incentive to get out there and watch the card including a title [...]

Kingwood MMA’s Joe Whichard talks about Chris Sutton fight at Cage Combat 13 and what fighting in general means to him

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  “When I step into the cage and see my opponent the feeling that I get is hard to describe. It’s almost like I am void of all feeling. My mind is clear and calm. I am so intensely focused at that moment everything else seems non-existent. It’s an incredible feeling that I have yet [...]

GB’s Isai Cabrera on transitioning from BJJ to MMA; Ready for second fight March 23rd at Cage Combat 13

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HOUSTON, TX, March 12, 2013 – Have you heard the name Isai Cabrera? If so it’s probably through the local Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling circuit as the Draculino-trained Gracie Barra Texas purple belt has been competing in those events for quite some time. Now despite his original passion still residing in the BJJ world, [...]

Legacy Fighting Championship 18 Results – Fight by Fight Recap and Post-fight Analysis

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HOUSTON, TX, March 2, 2013 – It was a good night for defending champions in the Legacy Fighting Championship last night in Houston. Legacy FC 18 featured title defenses by two of the organization’s champions, Jorge “Macaco” Patino (lightweight) and Derrick “Black Beast” Lewis (heavyweight). Both faced different sets of challenges with Patino taking on [...]

Legacy Fighting Championship 18 Weigh-In Photos and Video Coverage

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Legacy Fighting Championship 18 is now official after weigh-ins were held earlier today at the Arena Theatre in Houston. The action will now kick off at 7pm local time and 9pm CST / 10pm Eastern at the same venue this Friday, March 1, 2013. Here are all the matchups along with our weigh-in photo and [...]

Legacy Fighting Championship 18 – Houston MMA Undercard Preview

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HOUSTON, TX, February 26, 2013 – Legacy Fighting Championship 18 hits the Arena Theatre this Friday and it should be another great event considering the two title fights up top with defenses by hard-hitting champions Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis and Jorge Macaco Patino. In addition to the championship bouts, the main card also features [...]

Legacy Fighting Championship 18 – AXS TV Fights Main Card Preview

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HOUSTON, TX, February 25, 2013 – So another Houston MMA Fight Week is once again upon us with Legacy Fighting Championship 18 scheduled for the Arena Theatre in Southwest Houston this Friday night. The event seems to have flown under the radar compared to some of their other pro shows in recent past but make [...]

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