UFC Fight Night To Feature Rustam Khabilov Vs. Ben Henderson Inside Tingley Coliseum The day has finally come. All the waiting will come to an end. The support from New Mexico’s rich fight community will finally be rewarded with the premier MMA that we’ve been lacking since WEC 32 came to the area. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will bring ...

The time was late-January of 2006 and a Hawaiian promotion was about to start a tournament that included one of the best in terms of talent in MMA history. Amidst the promotion’s 29-events, Rumble on the Rock 8 & 9 definitely stand out as monumental and historically significant moments and one of New Mexico’s very own was part of the epic ...

Approaching the three-week countdown to the April 4th Legacy FC 30 event, fight fans should already have their tickets to the event or planning on snagging some up very soon as this event is going to be a “must-see” fight card featuring so many talented locals and several headlines within the evening’s fight listing. Storylines are plenty and the match-ups ...

The New Mexico Tourism department does a fantastic job at promoting the state and all the amazing sites and adventures that are found within our state lines. The State of New Mexico website features a segment called New Mexico True Stories where videos are showcased emphasizing adventures and stories from around the state that includes a video on New Mexico Governor Susana ...

In just a few short weeks, the Legacy FC promotion will travel for the very first time to New Mexico where they will host their Legacy FC 30 event inside the walls of the Route 66 Casino. The event will be headlined by the most polarizing local combat fighter in New Mexico, “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holly Holm in what will serve ...

Southwest Fight News will be in attendance for a “Meet & Greet” featuring former UFC fighter and current Legacy FC Welterweight Tim “The Dirty Bird” Means at Downtown Albuquerque’s The Library Bar & Grill. Means will join some of his teammates from FIT NHB for the “Meet & Greet” event and dance on March 29th starting at  7:00 P.M. Currently riding a two-fight win streak, “The Dirty ...

The Rocktagon MMA promotion has become a staple of Southwest MMA as they have stood on the fence between New Mexico and Texas for several of their most recent shows. Promoting shows out of El Paso, Texas creates an outlet for fighters from both states to fight close to home but travel enough to get the experience of fighting on ...

Month two of 2014 is in the books and chalk up another buzz-worthy month of combat sports action. From nationally televised boxing action to some local MMA, the combat schedule for February may have been less busy then January but still carried plenty of weight regardless. Following up on the success of January’s Monthly Award recognition, we follow up with ...

Westside Power Gym’s Lindsay Jones is an imposing fighter with a physique that most women do not possess. While she indeed has the “brawn” she definitely also has the “brains” as well. She took the time to catch up with SWFight.com and let us dig into her mind to cover topics ranging from her strength training to gender roles in ...

It has been nearly three-months since Kevin Croom last fought and that will be the longest lay-off for the Albuquerque trained fighter since his monumental rise up the ranks following an eight fight win streak. 2013’s “Fighter of the Year” for SWFight returns to action tonight at Titan FC looking for his ninth consecutive victory. In one of the most ...