Will “Franchise” Dicke stands ready to put his five fight winning streak up against Ed “Smashing Machine” Smith Friday May 18^th at the National Guard “Fight Me” showcase in Madison, Wisconsin.

Dicke (11-3) is fresh off a title fight victory against Jessie Lund(10-3) last month at the Midwest Cage Championships in Indiana. Since his loss in March of 2011, Dicke has regained his focus and rattled off 5 straight victories and in the process shown off a well-rounded game within the cage.

The US Combat Sports Technique of the Week returns in a big way. Check out this crafty Jiu Jitsu and MMA technique shown by Randy Couture and Frank Trigg as the veterans demonstrate how to setup a kimura from the bottom turtle when your opponent is reaching in from the top.

"The Three River Show Down" Saturday night in Onalaska gave fans who packed into the Omni Center a great display of submissions. A night dominated heavily by submissions of every variation did not disappoint fans.

The ticket for the most anticipated matchup of the year within Wisconsin may have just been punched. According to Madtown Throwdown matchmaker Pat O'Malley, a welterweight title fight between Lenny Nelson and Andrew Trace has been verbally agreed upon by both camps.

Tentatively scheduled to take place at Madtown Throwdown 28 on August 11, Nelson vs. Trace has been heavily clamored for over the past year. Following their respective victories two weeks ago at Madtown Throwdown 27, fans across the state have weighed in on a prospective rematch between the two up-and-coming fighters.

With both fighters standing toe-to-toe at the top of the state's welterweight rankings, a bout between Trace and Nelson would help to sort out the division while also pitting two of the Midwest's most exciting competitors against one another with major accolades on the line.

Mixed martial arts action is set to return to the Onalaska OmniCenter this weekend as the "3 River Throwdown" flows into town with a full night of fights including a welterweight main event between Eddie Larrea and Derrick Noble.

Presented by Ironworks Training Center, "3 River Throwdown" features a heavy dosage of Minnesota-based competitors on Saturday, May 12. Along with the bout between Larrea and Noble, "3RT" features a co-main event pitting Kenny Glenn against Matt Wikoff.

Wrestling is the world's oldest sport dating back to ancient Greek times. And as the sport has evolved, so has the amount of intelligent ways of dragging opponents down to the mat.

Every takedown has a counter, and with every counter an opponent defends with, a smart wrestler must be able to shift gears into another offensive attack.

The single leg seatbelt toss isn't a recommended first hand move to use in an arsenal attacking your foe. However, it is a technique that can create uncertainty next time an opponent decides to use a whizzer defending a single leg attack.

How does the Legend of Fighting Championship replace newly signed UFC bantamweight Chico Camus in the upcoming finale of the Tachi Tournament? It's simple: just substitute in Camus' emerging Roufusport teammate and nationally recognizable prospect Sergio Pettis.

Just days removed from his fourth straight victory, "The Phenom" has accepted the biggest opportunity of his career and will now step in against Tom McKenna at "LFC 53 – Memorium" with a contract into the Tachi Palace Fights organization on the line.

The winning streak will have to wait. Morgan Sickinger was denied his second straight victory over the weekend after dropping a second round submission to Jon "The Beast" Washington at Big Bully MMA in Niles, Ohio.

"The Captain" found himself on the receiving end of a guillotine choke less than two minutes into the second round of the Saturday night's main event. The loss places Sickinger's record to 9-6 whereas a victory would have pieced together a winning streak for the Wisconsin native after experiencing a four-fight losing skid.

North American Fighting Championship "Colosseum" showcased a number of emerging prospects such as Sergio Pettis, Rick Glenn, and Matt Gauthier that look to have very bright futures in the sport of mixed martial arts.

Check out some of the best photos from Friday's NAFC card including Sergio Pettis vs. Chris Haney, Rick Glenn vs. Charon Spain, Josh Robinson vs. Dustin Ortiz, and Matt Gauthier vs. Isreal Lozano.

North American Fighting Championship "Colosseum" featured some of the bloodiest battles to hit Wisconsin in recent memory. One bout in particular, Rob Coulliard versus Aaron Carter, painted the NAFC canvas more red than white.

Take a look at some of the best pictures from a handful of fights from NAFC "Colosseum" including Coulliard vs. Carter, Mike Rhodes against Zak Ottow, James Barber's first round submission over Jamie Bowar, and Augusto DeNatale's strange stoppage of Cody Osborne.