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 […]
Hard work paying off as Miller prepares for the big time
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 […]
Cosce headlines big night of fights at Bear River Casino
By Ray Hamill — Fight night returns to the Bear River Casino on Saturday night, with 11 fights on the card, including three pro fights for the first time. Local favorite Louis […]
Another successful Bellator for Arcata’s Bell
Another fight, another win for Arcata’s Cass Bell. On Saturday night at the SAP Center in San Jose, the local MMA star won for the third time in three professional fights at […]
Bell ready and relaxed ahead of Bellator showdown
By Ray Hamill — Cass Bell is ready for whatever his opponent is going to throw his way on Saturday night, according to his coach John “Juan” Thompson. Bell, an Arcata native, […]
Miller continues to impress; big news coming from IOC
Tyson Miller took another big step in his MMA career last week, with a dominating performance at the Arena Wars in Oregon, improving to 3-0. Miller was one of two Institute of […]
Bell opponent named for April Bellator showdown
By Ray Hamill — Arcata’s Cass Bell will fight Peter Ishiguro at Bellator 220 in late April, it was announced on Friday. Bell, who is 2-0 as a pro, will be making […]
Cosce dominates on good night for local MMA fighters
Orion Cosce wasted little time in securing his second MMA win as a pro on Saturday night, defeating Jesse Nutting with a first-round TKO at the Warrior Games V in Wisconsin. Cosce, […]
Local MMA star refocused heading into weekend pro fight
By Ray Hamill — It’s taken a little longer than expected, but local MMA star Orion Cosce will return to the cage this weekend for his second professional fight, traveling to Wisconsin […]
Miller makes his mark at West Coast Elite III
By Ray Hamill — Tyson Miller made a good impression in front of some important people last weekend, on his way to a dominating victory in MMA. Miller, who fights out of […]
Kick boxing a big hit at Bear River fight night
A new addition to the Bear River Casino fight night proved to be a huge success on Saturday, in front of yet another sold-out crowd for the event. The first of four […]
MMA fights return to Bear River with new addition
By Ray Hamill — Fight night returns to the Bear River Casino and Resort in two weeks, kickstarting what should be a bumper year for local MMA, with more fights on tap […]
2018 IN SPORTS — The top local stories of the year
By Ray Hamill — 2018 will go down as a controversial one in local sports, with Humboldt State and the North Coast Section front and center for the wrong reasons. But there […]
2018 In Sports — Some more of the best moments of the year
By Ray Hamill — This week here at Humboldt Sports we’re taking a look back at the top local sports stories of the year. On Tuesday, we broke down Nos. 21-30, and […]
Sold-out fight night a big hit once again at Bear River
By Ray Hamill — The growing culture of MMA here on the North Coast was evident in all its glory at the Bear River Casino on Saturday night. And in terms of […]
VIDEO – Moore’s knockout punch at Bear River fights
Austin Moore of the Lost Boys gym in Arcata provided the highlight of the night at the Bear River Casino fight night on Saturday, with a knockout in the first round of […]
Fight night returns to Bear River Casino this weekend
By Ray Hamill — Fight night returns to the Bear River Casino this weekend, with 12 MMA showdowns on tap, including several featuring local fighters. And for the first time, the Hard […]
