By Ray Hamill — Weight-ins for the first North Coast Combat League fight night at Cher-Ae Heights Casino will take place on Friday, with 15 fights scheduled for the inaugural event on […]
Cher-Ae Heights prepares for big fight night
Cosce, Watkins prepare for Redding fights
By Ray Hamill — Former Hoopa High wrestler and local pro MMA fighter Louis Cosce will be back in action this Saturday night, putting his undefeated run on the line at the […]
Excitement building for upcoming Cher-Ae Heights fight night
By Ray Hamill — Local fight fans can expect a packed night of action at the upcoming Cher-Ae Heights Casino fight night, with 17 fights scheduled for the inaugural event. The Combat […]
Most emphatic win yet for Cass Bell
Cass Bell broke with tradition on Saturday night. This time he won in the first round instead of waiting until the second. Making his fourth trip to the prestigious Bellator events, the […]
IOC fighters confident ahead of Bellator 226
By Ray Hamill — It’s business as usual for Cass Bell this weekend, as he makes his fourth trip to San Jose to fight on the big stage, but it’s a new […]
Bear River fight night ‘most exciting yet’
Orion Cosce comfortably improved to 5-0 as a pro MMA fighter on Saturday night, winning the main event at the Bear River Casino fight night. In an entertaining night of action, Cosce […]
Catch them while you can, says fight promoter of Cosce brothers
By Ray Hamill — Some of the best local MMA talent will be in action at Saturday’s Bear River Casino fight night, and for at least one fighter, it might be one […]
Injury scare won’t set Bell back ahead of Bellator showdown
By Ray Hamill — With his next big fight just a little over a week away, local pro MMA fighter Cass Bell had an injury scare during training this week. On Thursday, […]
Big local presence on packed Bear River card
By Ray Hamill — Fight night returns to the Bear River Casino on Saturday night, with a packed card of 14 fights scheduled, as of Wednesday night. Numerous local favorites are featured […]
Cosce prepares for first pro fight in Humboldt
By Ray Hamill — Preparations are going well for Orion Cosce ahead of this weekend’s main event at the Bear River Casino fight night. The former Hoopa High wrestler, who is 4-0 as […]
Still undefeated, Cosce brothers take Cow Palace by storm
Brothers Orion and Louis Cosce each improved to 4-0 in the pro MMA ranks with wins at the URCC event at the Cow Palace in San Francisco on Saturday night. The former […]
Another quick finish for busy Orion Cosce
By Ray Hamill — If there’s one thing we’ve learned from watching the Cosce brothers fight recently, it’s that you don’t want to arrive late. Their past two pro fights have lasted […]
Busy few months ahead for local MMA as Miller joins the pro ranks
By Ray Hamill — The opportunities for local MMA fighters continue to grow, with the news this week that former Eureka High wrestler Tyson Miller is joining the pro ranks and has […]
Cosce brothers to headline Rumble in the Redwoods
By Ray Hamill — Fight fans on the North Coast have never had it so good. And neither have the fighters. On Saturday, July 6, the first Rumble in the Redwoods will […]
Saturday’s loss a good ‘learning experience’ for Miller
Eureka MMA fighter Tyson Miller lost a close decision at the San Francisco Dragon House fight night on Saturday. Miller, 21, lost to Dupra Goodman in a 180-pound fight, and is now […]
Hard work paying off as Miller prepares for the big time
By Ray Hamill — Eureka’s Tyson Miller will make his final appearance as an amateur on Saturday night, before becoming the latest local MMA fighter to turn pro. Miller, 21, will follow […]
IOC to launch MMA fight night at Cher-Ae Heights
By Ray Hamill — Get ready fight fans for even more local MMA action. This week, Institute of Combat owner John “Juan” Thompson announced details of a new fight night at Cher-Ae […]
Bell signs multi-fight contract with Bellator
By Ray Hamill — The big time just got a whole lot bigger for Arcata’s Cass Bell. On Thursday, the local pro MMA fighter met with Bellator president Scott Coker in San […]
VIDEO — Eight seconds and done
Louis Cosce wasted no time at all in knocking out his opponent, Sir Gregory McGowan, in their 170-pound pro fight at the Bear River Casino on Saturday, ending the contest after just […]
Cosce shows why he’s ‘next level’ MMA talent
By Ray Hamill — The main event lasted just eight seconds at the Bear River Casino Fight Night on Saturday, as headliner and local favorite Louis Cosce ended his fight against Sir […]
