By Ray Hamill — It took a little longer than expected, but local MMA pro Louis Cosce will finally make his much-anticipated return to the cage on Saturday. The Humboldt County native […]
Cosce prepares for big UFC return after long layoff
The best is yet to come for impressive Tyson Miller
By Ray Hamill — Tyson Miller showed us just why he’s one of the most dangerous up-and-coming MMA fighters in Humboldt County over the weekend, with another impressive showing in Southern California. […]
Bond of brothers inspires Cosce to historic UFC victory
By Ray Hamill — Orion and Louis Cosce have been inspiring each other for about as long as either brother can remember, and that continued to be the case on Saturday as […]
Cosce gets first UFC win on historic day for local MMA
It was a weekend like no other for local MMA. On Saturday afternoon, Orion Cosce became the first Humboldt County fighter to win at a UFC event, defeating Mike “Blood Diamond” Mathetha […]
Cosce goes back to his roots for big UFC showdown
By Ray Hamill — Orion Cosce will make his much-anticipated return to the cage this weekend, almost exactly one day to the year since his last MMA fight. The Humboldt County native […]
Local MMA pros to mentor at wrestling and wellness clinic for native youth
The Da’luk Youth Program will host a wrestling and wellness clinic free of charge for tribal youth in Humboldt and Del Norte counties next week. The clinic will be held on Thursday […]
Locals shine on another successful night at Bear River
Southern Humboldt native Sean Stock is fast earning a reputation for himself in the MMA cage. Stock was one of nine local fighters on hand at Saturday’s Bear River Fight Night and […]
Record number of locals on Bear River card, as MMA continues to grow here
By Ray Hamill — A record number of local MMA fighters will be on hand on Saturday night, as Bear River gets set to host its second fight night of 2022. A […]
Mixed fortunes for local MMA fighters over the weekend
By Ray Hamill — It was a weekend of mixed fortunes for local MMA fighters. On Friday night, Tyson Miller enjoyed a successful return to the cage with a first-round victory at Bellator […]
Busy couple of weekends in store for local MMA fans
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for a big couple of weekends for local MMA fans, with two Humboldt County natives gearing up for big fights. On Friday night, Tyson Miller will […]
Impressive pro debut for Guisa, as fight night makes a welcome return
Andrew Guisa waited a long time for this opportunity and he wasn’t going to allow a little adversity to get in his way. Guisa made his MMA pro debut on Saturday night […]
Saturday night can’t come soon enough for local fight fans
By Ray Hamill — The long wait is finally almost over for local MMA fans, with the Bear River Casino fight night making a welcome return this weekend for the first time […]
Bear River Fight Night set to return in March
By Ray Hamill — After a two-year break because of the pandemic, the highly-popular Bear River Fight Night is coming back to Humboldt County on Saturday March 19. Local MMA fight fans […]
Cosce excited to be back as big fight approaches
By Ray Hamill — After waiting almost an entire year, Humboldt County’s Orion Cosce will return to the MMA cage next week when he makes his much-anticipated UFC debut. Cosce will fight […]
Orion Cosce’s UFC debut confirmed for July
By Ray Hamill — Orion Cosce will finally make his log awaited UFC debut in July, it was announced this week. The Humboldt County native will fight Phillip Rowe in a welterweight […]
Cass Bell suffers second pro loss at Bellator 256
Cass Bell suffered a second straight pro loss at Bellator 256 on Friday afternoon, in a showdown between top-10 Bellator bantamweights. The Humboldt County native and former Arcata Tigers wrestler lost in […]
Bell makes weight ahead of Friday fight at Bellator 256
By Ray Hamill — Local MMA pro Cass Bell returns to the cage on Friday when he fights undefeated Jornel Lugo at Bellator 256, and on Thursday both fighters made weight. The […]
Our 2020 Sports People of the Year
By Ray Hamill — Some local sports fans will remember 2020 as the year of COVID-19, while others will remember it as the year Orion and Louis Cosce broke onto the UFC […]
LOCAL MMA SPOTLIGHT — Lopez overcomes many obstacles on the way to MMA success
This is the fourth in a series of stories focusing on the next generation of MMA talent here on the North Coast, as Humboldt Sports takes a closer look at the many […]
Local wrestling scene sets up MMA fighters to succeed
By Ray Hamill — Aside from being ambitious, talented and driven to succeed, the local contingent of pro MMA fighters have one other important characteristic in common — they all got their […]
