It was the evening of November 10th, 2017 inside the Blackbear Casino in Carlton, Minnesota more than 1,300 miles away from Albuquerque, New Mexico. FIT NHB’s Jayme Hinshaw was about to compete for the promotion’s Atomweight Title against Melissa Karagianis in the main event. There was no way for Hinshaw to know that the night’s conclusion would yield both good ...

Another Invicta FC bout, another opponent bullied into defeat. FIT NHB and New Mexico Wildbunch’s Amber “The Bully Brown” (6-1) defeated Shino VanHoose in the first round via a guillotine choke during the main card of last night’s Invicta FC 15. The victory was the fourth straight for Brown, third under the Invicta FC banner; it was also the second straight ...

Holly Holm wins 2015 SWFight.com’s MMA Fighter of the Year, Knockout of the Year, and Upset of the Year There can be no argument that Holly hit a Holm run in 2015. Keeping her undefeated record intact was unbelievably the least of her accolades for the calendar year as “The Preacher’s Daughter” most notably stunned the combat sport’s world with ...

“I watched the first season of the “Ultimate Fighter” when I was a kid and always thought “Why don’t they have a female division?”, because if they did I’d kill it.” – Randee Morales It wasn’t difficult to find intrigue in the story of “Shortstack” Randee Morales. The Jackson-Wink trained amateur MMA competitor may be 24-years old but she is ...

New Mexico is well-known for its storied culture in combat sports and the area is a stomping grounds of sorts for martial artists to make a name for themselves training in one of the several high level gyms that the area hosts. Whether the fighters are local or if they made their way to area to attempt to go on ...

When Legacy FC 36 was announced during a press conference this past August, the fight card was stacked from top to bottom featuring local fighters and local match-ups. Upon release of the fight card, the event looked on paper as if it was one of the more outstanding fight cards New Mexico has had in 2014. The fight card like ...

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, Brown hasn’t seen action since ...

You can browse MMA focused websites and find dozens upon dozens of articles labeling that site’s pick for their next “big thing”. Everyone has their inside track on regional talents and they take a chance on pegging an individual as a competitor to keep an eye out for as they believe that person will emerge as a prominent figure in the ...