Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and Professional Boxer Jodie Esquibel training out of Jackson’s/Winkeljohn in Albuquerque.
Twitter: @JodieEsquibel
Brandon Holmes and Pat Holmes Jr. Win By TKO on ‘The Takeover’ Undercard A crowd of just over 2,000 was on-hand Saturday night at the Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino for a Holmes Boxing promoted card that featured a women’s NABF Light Flyweight title fight. In the main event of the evening Albuquerque’s Jodie Esquibel […]
It has been far too long since Amber “The Bully” Brown (4-1) has been in mixed martial arts action. The SWFight “Upset of the Year” recipient in 2013, Brown hasn’t seen cage time since defeating highly touted Kikuyo Ishikawa via submission in a Pancrase event held in Japan. While the victory earned Brown a spot in many top-10 rankings, […]
On Saturday night, history will be made when the all female card Invicta Fighting Championships 8 streams on UFC Fight Pass. The card, taking place in Kansas City, Missouri, will have a New Mexican flavor early on as Albuquerque’s Jodie Esquibel returns to the cage after almost a year and a half layoff. For Esquibel […]
Somehow this bit of news has flown beneath the radar for over a month as it had been reported and mentioned by Sherdog’s Greg Savage that the popular all-women MMA promotion Invicta FC will be transitioned into the UFC as part of the UFC network also known as Fight Pass. Fight Pass is a way to get 24/7 MMA […]
It was a very busy weekend for New Mexico combat sports and interestingly enough, none of the action from this past weekend was within state lines. With the high volume of mixed martial artists residing in the many New Mexico gyms, it isn’t rare to have several fighters from several gyms fighting in the same […]
A few weeks ago, SWFight started a feature called “New Mexico MMA Throwback Facts” and was geared towards having fun exploring some often unknown facts from around the state’s combat scene so fight fans can enjoy. While it is well-known that the New Mexico fight scene is one of very rich culture, one facet of the culture […]
Now eight months into the year, we have not had one of the states most popular promotions hosting a MMA event. The Jackson’s MMA Series is considered to be one of the “heavyweight” promotions popular in New Mexico and its absence from the 2013 has been felt by fight fans throughout the state. All that is about […]
With the August 10th, Jackson’s MMA Series XI event rapidly approaching, SWFight.com has come up with a new way to showcase some of the more interesting aspects of the event’s storied history. While we have already named one of the Jackson’s Series first ten events as one of the best six New Mexico MMA […]
When a gym plays host to dozens of elite level fighters it often finds several of their fighters fighting around the same time. As the budding Woman’s division flourishes, so does the culture in Albuquerque where so many of those female athletes train. The Jackson-Winklejohn camp is home to several prominent and notable women combat […]
Ever since Diego Sanchez captured the attention of millions when he won the original Ultimate Fighter New Mexico has been a “Mecca” for mixed martial arts. The popularity continued with the emergence of Rashad Evans and Keith Jardine. Over the period of time, fighters like Brian Stann, Carlos Condit, Donald Cerrone and John Dodson have […]