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The Arena’s Amateur San Diego MMA Fighters Win Again

The Arena — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:40:09 +0000

Good article from the Examiner on the recent Amateur MMA Fights held by Epic Fighting on Friday Jan. 20th. As usual, Arena Amateur MMA standouts Dale Malensek Jr. and Kyle Kleinschmidt won, with Kleinschmidt winning Fight of the Night honors. For a full report, go to: http://www.examiner.com/boxing-in-san-diego/results-from-epic-fighting-10-january-20-2012

The Arena’s First Jiu Jitsu Promotions Big Success

bill — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:50:08 +0000

On Saturday Dec. 17, The Arena held it’s first Jiu Jitsu Promotions. Although The Arena has offered an outstanding No Gi Jiu Jitsu program for years, the gym recently included Gi Jiu Jitsu into it’s program and now offers 11 Gi classes a week to compliment its 12 No Gi classes, for a total of [...]

Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos and The Arena Featured in Military Press

bill — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 02:11:13 +0000

An outstanding interview with Arena teammate / Women’s Muay Thai coach Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos, as well as Arena MMA Coach Jeff Clark, was just released in the Military Press. In the article, reporter Jim Wyatt interviewed both to discover what makes Cris Cyborg the best female fighter in MMA today. For a full read, go [...]

The Arena MMA Team Wins Again at Strikeforce

bill — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:51:49 +0000

The Arena’s MMA Team had an outstanding showing at Strikeforce, held Saturday December 17 at the San Diego Sports Arena (now known as the Valley View Casino Center). Local favorite KJ Noons, trained by Arena coaches Jeff Clark, Pat Speight, and Vince Salvador, slugged it out for 3 rounds with a game Billy Evangelista in [...]

Great Article on The Arena and Strikeforce

bill — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:37:47 +0000

The Arena, our Pro MMA Team, and Strikeforce was just featured in San Diego Locals’ favorite magazine “Revolt”. The article detailed how The Arena was preparing MMA fighters KJ Noons and Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos for their fights in Strikeforce held at The San Diego Sports Arena (now called the Valley View Casino Center). The magazine [...]

Strikeforce Comes to The Arena

bill — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:47:30 +0000

On December 17th, the Valley View Casino Arena (San Diego Sports Arena) will be host to a World Championship MMA event put on by Strikeforce. The event will feature two World Championship Title fights! Strikeforce lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez, and featherweight Women’s Champion and San Diego resident Cris Cyborg (who can be seen teaching Women’s Muay [...]

USCombatSports.com lists The Arena as Best MMA Gym in the USA

The Arena — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:35:25 +0000

Great article just came out at USCombatSports.com listing The Arena as one of the Best MMA Gyms. There is a detailed review on what makes The Arena not just the best MMA gym in San Diego California but one of the best MMA gyms in the USA. Check out the story here: UsCombatSports.com

The Arena’s MMA Team Fighter Cris “Cyborg” Santos to Fight in San Diego Dec. 17

The Arena — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:05:13 +0000

The Arena’s Teammate and Women’s Instructor, Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos, will be defending her Strikeforce Women’s 145 lb. MMA title in San Diego at the Valley View Casino Center (formerly San Diego Sports Arena) on December 17th 2011. Cris will be facing a challenging opponent, Japanese fighter Hiroko Yamanaka (12-1 MMA record), who stands 5’10″. The [...]

San Diego MMA Gym The Arena’s Fighters Make it to the Big Leagues

The Arena — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 22:05:45 +0000

Great interview profiling Felipe Portela, the latest fighter from The Arena to make it to the Big Leagues of MMA. Interview reprinted here: Felipe “Balboa” Portela – SD’s Latest Fighter to Make It to the Big Show Felipe Portela is the latest San Diegan to joins the ranks of Strikeforce, the MMA organization recently bought [...]

The Future of MMA in San Diego is at The Arena, The San Diego MMA Gym

The Arena — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 22:02:10 +0000

Awesome article on kids, the future of MMA. Full story reprinted here: Kids – The Future of MMA Story by Taff Davies When most people talk about Mixed Martial Arts, they bring up organizations such as the UFC and Strikeforce. They discuss their favorite fighters, including legends like Randy Couture and young guns like Jon [...]