Charlie "The Spaniard" Brenneman, Valley Fight League welterweight champion, and MATCS number one rated Mid-Atlantic mixed martial artist received an amazing present on his 29th birthday, a four fight contract with the UFC (The Ultimate Fighting Championship). The Hollidaysburg local finalized his contract this week with what is arguably, the largest, most successful venue for mixed martial arts in the world .

In September of 2009, The Garrison opened its doors in Eau Claire giving Wisconsinites another gym to choose from; over the weekend, the gym’s accolades skyrocketed as head grappling instructor Brandon Nunley was awarded his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt by Eduardo Sanchez.

The previously cancelled main event from the Live ShoBox card at Tingley Coliseum on January 29 came to fruition this weekend in Monterey Mexico as world-ranked welterweight Carlos Abregu of Salta, Argentina, upped his record to 29-0 (23 KOs) with a clear-cut, 10-round unanimous decision over Miami-based Colombian Richard Gutierrez (24-4, 14 KOs) in the co-feature at Arena Monterrey.

On the heels of the MMA regulations becoming official in the state of Wisconsin, Mark Ratner announced that Wisconsin should start getting ready to be the host of an Ultimate Fighting Championship card in the very near future.

Welcome to the party Wisconsin; on Thursday afternoon, Governor Jim Doyle officially signed Senate Bill 290, his autograph made Wisconsin the 43rd state to regulate the sport of mixed martial arts.