Early registration ends next Thursday for the 2011 Southwest Grappling Championship. Registration is available, cash only, at the door. Presented by the Combat Sports Club, this is the last event of the year and will be held Saturday, October 22 at Cleveland High School in Rio Rancho, NM. The tournament is also the final event in the 2011 Team Challenge which will award large custom trophies to the top five teams.

United States Marine veteran, Matt Leyva (7-2 of Jackson-Winkeljohn MMA), will be headlining Jackson’s MMA Series VI, which takes place on Saturday, October 22, 2011, at the Hard Rock Casino Hotel Albuquerque, against the scrappy Federico “Kiko” Lopez. Leyva is a pedigreed wrestler, having attended West Mesa High School on the wrestling team all four years, under Coach Lenny Lovato (Sr.), along with teammates and best friends (then and now) Lenny Lovato, Jr. and Damacio Page. While other kids were saving to go on summer vacations, Leyva was saving up to take himself to wrestling nationals each year. When he finished high school, Leyva knew he didn’t want to go to college right away, but he...

Jackson-Winkeljohn MMA’s Ran Weathers (15-10) faced MMA Lab’s Yaotzin Meza (18-5), at the main event of Martinez Brothers’ “Sun City Battle II”, which took place on Saturday, October 1, 2011 in El Paso, TX. The two 145-lb warriors battled for all three rounds, standing up, against the cage and on the ground. Weathers struck first with a resounding leg kick, but that was immediately answered by Meza’s own leg kick and a takedown into Weathers’ guard. Weathers remained active in his guard, controlling Meza’s wrists and throwing a couple hooks from underneath, then standing the match up. Meza took Weathers down again, this time into the half guard, then into a full mount, but Weathers was able...

Without a doubt, Jon "Bones" Jones is the most intriguing fighter to come along in a very long time. Possessing incredible genetic gifts, utilizing a wildly unpredictable and entertaining offense, and making huge progress with each successive fight, it's no surprise that Jones became champion. What is surprising is how quickly he accomplished the feat and how unstoppable he has been in doing so. With his brutal and near-flawless performance to steal the 205-pound belt from Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and his dominant defense against Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, fans and matchmakers alike are asking the question, "who can beat Jon Jones?" Here, USCS will...

As Ralph Waldo Emmerson once famously said, “fractures well cured makes us more strong”. And for former UFC welterweight contender Brian Foster, the hurdles he has had to overcome in his career have only increased his aspirations of achieving success. With a professional record of 15-5, and after his UFC debut in 2009, Foster has excited fans with stellar performances that have primarily ended via knockout. Throughout the battles he has had over the years inside the cage, these wars have contributed to his growth not only as a fighter but also as a person. “All the fights I have been in have helped me to be more humble about life like nothing could ever be as hard ya know”, Foster told US ...