There was once a time when Donald Sanchez was the 2nd biggest draw in the State of New Mexico, behind only Holly Holm during her time on the regional circuit. The former King of the Cage Champion could sell more tickets than anyone not named Holly Holm and his supportive and boisterous sections in the arena would blow the roof ...

Before reading this third and final installment of this mini-series, catch up by reading part one (here) and part two (here). I’ve spent the last two days painting a picture; an illustration of how I perceive the local fight scene in its current state. While my imagery has been described as negative in that I attest the fight scene is in ...

To catch up on our mini-series – read part one from yesterday here. In part one of our three-part series, we detailed what this author believes to be a dire situation our local fight scene faces in terms of the lack of success in ticket sales, event success, and overall health and growth within combat sports. As a brief recap ...

Let’s not sugar coat this. Let’s not waste time with a general intro. New Mexico MMA is in desperate need of revitalization and it couldn’t come soon enough. That isn’t an opinion. Just take a look at the facts. It can be seen and felt by anyone paying attention. This year, in 2016, fight fans continue to see less events, fewer promoters, and dramatically ...

On Friday night the Texas-based Legacy FC promotion partnered up with Fresquez Productions for the second time to bring the Legacy brand to Albuquerque, New Mexico. The event was held at the Route 66 Casino & Hotel and was notable leading up to Friday night for being the first time Fresquez Productions would promote a show without newly signed UFC fighter, ...

We hope fight fans are getting prepared to flock over to the Route 66 Casino & Hotel for Legacy FC 36 tonight to catch the loaded fight card full of some of New Mexico’s most talented mixed martial artists. After about a month of buzz around the event, the show co-promoted by Fresquez Productions is the first show ever promoted by ...