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For Calvin Harbaugh, fighting isn’t just about wins and losses — it’s life itself. The Michigan veteran faces Mike Thompson on October 25 at Legends of Combat 5 in Muskegon, and he’s promising fans an unforgettable night. Harbaugh’s connection to Legends of Combat goes back years. He first captur...
Mando Gutierrez improved to 4-0 as a professional mixed martial artist with a dominant debut for Legacy Fighting Alliance. The Michigan native submitted Jeff Jepsen just 1:57 into their bantamweight bout on Friday at LFA 86 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. “Honestly, man, I feel on top of the world,...
Michigan’s Daron Cruickshank (21-10 MMA, 4-2 RIZIN, 6-6 UFC) was described by his Ultimate Fighter coach Urijah Faber as “a cross between Chuck Norris and Dan Gable.” It doesn’t get much more ‘Merica than that. Raised by taekwondo black belts, the former Division 3 wrestler loves his country, his...
This is the 22nd of a 50-part series documenting the history and the current state of MMA for each of the 50 states in the United States of America. You can find the rest of the series to date here. Each part will chronicle the history of MMA as well as several notable fighters and camps […]