When discussing Colorado MMA, you’ll be able to’t pass over the struggle promotions and their respective promoters that carry Combined Martial Arts followers a number of nice “struggle moments” annually throughout the area. A few of these organizations have been round for years, whereas others want to solidify their foothold within the rising market share.
As we have a look at the highest 5, you need to consider time established, affect on Colorado MMA, variety of fights a 12 months, and so on. That being stated, each promotion listed places a top quality product on show for followers, with nobody leaving upset. We’re fortunate to dwell in a state the place so many thriving promotions are placing on thrilling playing cards virtually each month.
Let’s get proper to it. Listed here are the present High 5 MMA promotions in Colorado and a quick abstract of what they every carry to the desk:
1.) Ring Of Hearth Promoter: Sven Bean – The granddaddy of all of them. The Colorado struggle promotion most followers within the state first consider when it comes to Colorado MMA. I went to my first Ring of Hearth present when the fights had been held in Citadel Rock, and have by no means been let down. The promotions first card was held on March 18, 2000 and had notable fighters Nathan Marquardt and Leonard Garcia featured on it. Ring Of Hearth has seen many different high-profile fighters come via together with the likes of Eliot Marshall, Mike Nickels, Donald Cerrone, Shane Carwin, Carlos Condit, and Duane Ludwig to call just some.
2.) Kickdown MMA Promoter: Steve Alley – Coming in an in depth second, the Kickdown MMA promotion has been holding fights in each Colorado and Wyoming for years now, changing into a staple of the Colorado MMA scene. The promotions first struggle befell in Golden on February twenty third of 2002. The Purple Lion lodge ballroom in Denver is the place most Kickdown MMA occasions are held, making an incredible environment for an evening of fights.
3.) Struggle To Win Promoter: Seth Daniels – One of many newer promotions, Struggle To Win has been holding occasions since early 2008 and is rapidly changing into one of many high promotions in Colorado. On the time of this writing, Seth Daniels had simply made Colorado historical past with the “The Professionals”, billed because the states first all skilled card. Struggle To Win additionally hosts the Event Of Champions grappling competitions sometimes, that are welcomed within the area as a lot as they’re wanted.
4.) Rocky Mountain Dangerous Boyz Promoter: Keith Schmeltzer – Selling MMA playing cards in each Denver and Greeley, RMBB has been placing on reveals since 2005. The RMBB crowds are a few of the finest, as there’s something about packing followers into Purple and Jerry’s in Denver and the Island Grove Occasions Heart in Greeley that provides to the thrill within the air on struggle evening. As well as, there was a necessity of MMA fights in Northern Colorado that RMBB has stuffed properly.
5.) No Mercy Excessive Combating Promoter: Natalie Mort – NME Combating usually holds it is occasions on the Colorado Springs Metropolis Auditorium and has been doing so since 2007. No Mercy Excessive Combating was edged out barely by RMBB as a result of variety of years in operation, however undoubtedly is a high 5 promotion within the state, placing on a number of occasions a 12 months. Examine them out!
**Honorable Point out** Deliver The Thunder MMA Promoter: Leister Bowling – Colorado’s latest promotion (on the time of this writing) began issues off with a bang on Sept. eleventh 2010 on the CSU-Pueblo campus. The occasion featured a stacked card with Colorado’s personal Eliot Marshall in the principle occasion and a visitor look by Shane Carwin. With Bowling’s sturdy ties to the struggle recreation, look ahead to Deliver The Thunder MMA to knock any individual off this checklist in 2011.
Clearly we’re fortunate to be MMA followers and reside in Colorado, as all promotions right here have one thing to supply. It actually simply comes all the way down to taking a while to take pleasure in Colorado MMA.
See you on the fights!