Articles Tagged: MMA

CEDAR RAPIDS – For the past year, mixed martial arts fighter Steve Carl has been wondering when another fight opportunity …

WASHINGTON, Iowa – Martial arts are a pair of words that mean many different things to different people. Some view …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Derrick Mehmen calls the move to the heavyweight class of mixed martial arts more than a year …

Editor’s note: Adam Rees is Founder of GRIT GYM, a gym based on results, creating a culture and lifestyle of …

CEDAR RAPIDS — A showdown between Cedar Rapids rivals, Cliff Wright Jr. and Derek Loffer, lived up to the hype …

By Dennis Fratella, The Gazette CEDAR RAPIDS – Two fighters from local rival gyms could create a perfect storm Friday. …

Waterloo native Derrick Mehmen is stepping up in both class and prominence in mixed martial arts. Mehmen, 28, will make …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Brent Stepanek was a U.S. Army Infantry staff sergeant who served in Afghanistan. so to say he …

Cedar Rapids native Erik Koch was one win away from wrapping a world title belt around his waist. Now, he …

Erik Koch appears to be in position for a golden moment in his Mixed Martial Arts career. According to various …

Erik Koch passed a tough test on the Big Easy. The 22-year-old mixed martial arts fighter from Cedar Rapids took …

By Kerry Howley NEW ORLEANS – It wasn’t the knockout he was hoping for, but Cedar Rapids native Erik Koch …

Cedar Rapids native and mixed martial artist Erik Koch will fight on a televised card Saturday night. Koch will face …

CEDAR RAPIDS-  From small town to big time.  An Eastern Iowa mixed martial arts fighter takes his talents to Atlantic …