The Wisconsin promotion known as the Freestyle Combat Challenge or FCC (for short) started back in April of 1999. This Saturday will mark the promotions 50th show, which is geared towards the past, present, and future. The show will be bare-knuckle, no holds barred, with the owner Dave Strasser returning to the ring in the Main Event.
It isn’t always the case that a main event matchup will consist of two humble competitors who are quicker to praise their opponent than they are to bash him; but that is exactly the situation for Saturday’s Who’s Next Combat Championship card.
Throughout his career, Solomon Hutcherson has been matched up against some very experienced mixed martial artists; on May 7, “King” Solomon will once again square off against a proven veteran at the Maximum Fighting Championship in Edmonton Alberta, Canada.
Now a full-time attorney and only part-time fighter, former UFC and Strikeforce competitor Nick Thompson is not only looking forward to his bout at Shine Fights III in May, but also into pursuing his first career interest – law. Opening up to WCS about his different experiences with various promotions, Thompson gives insight into both his past and his future in this exclusive interview.
Last weekend, Wisconsin Combat Sports had the opportunity to experience the spectacle that is the Arnold Sports Festival; stationed in Columbus, Ohio, the nation’s largest multi-sport event featured a ton of celebrities, an insane amount of activities, and impressive performances from local Wisconsinites.
If you thought the first day of the Arnold Sports Festival was packed with limitless action, you should have seen the rest of the weekend; and in case you may have not been able to make the trip to Columbus, here are some photo highlights of the final two days of the world's largest multi sport fitness event.
Ring girls. Anthony Pettis stare down. Don Frye. These three completely unrelated images were just a few of the sights that WCS observed during the first day of the Arnold Sports Festival 2010; check out all of the photos right here.
Throughout his career, Randy Couture has seemingly fought every top competitor the UFC has had to offer; on Friday at the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, “The Natural” discussed a few more matchups that would once again test his abilities.