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They brought in a full size boxing ring!

Josiah making sure our sweet step & repeat is camera ready…

Bellator Lightweight Champ wins a fun 2min fight against his manager!

The Champ does an inspiring Q & A w/ the pastor…

 
 

Me and the Champ!

 
 

Josiah sporting one of Michael Chandler’s “Blessed” Threads shirts… Get yours at www.blessedthreads.com!

FIGHT CHURCH had a great time helping out with the TOUGHEN UP Men’s Conference at The Champion Center church here in Las Vegas! It was great to see our good friend and Bellator Lightweight Champion Michael Chandler Jr. We did a short interview with him that is posted here on the site. Be sure to check it out!

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Las Vegas MMA at the LVH

We were the main event!

Brian getting wrapped up…

Brian wrapped and ready to rock w/ his WAR Tape…

Pre-fight prayer…

Brian with FIGHT CHURCH friend and Dog Boxer fighter, Dave Mazany…

Headed out to the cage…

Quick pic after the decision…

Got a chance to hold the belt, super hungry for that re-match!

FIGHT CHURCH had the chance to sponsor MMA fighter Brian Lopez and I had the opportunity to corner him in his bid for the belt in the main event at the Las Vegas MMA event here in Vegas… He did a great job, stuck to the game plan, got a big takedown and was on his way to victory. Ultimately, things ended in a No Contest, but Brian and FIGHT CHURCH had a great night and we are both looking forward to the re-match!

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EON

UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock hangin’ out at our EON sponsored FIGHT CHURCH booth at the UFC Fan Expo!!

Our FIGHT CHURCH crew workin’ the UFC Fan Expo!

The FIGHT CHURCH crew with some of the DOG BOXER Fight Team in our booth sponsored by EON!

MMA legend, Ken Shamrock, signing some autographs in our booth!

The FIGHT CHURCH crew w/ some of the EON team including it’s creator, Dr. Nicole Clement!

Me, Josiah and Ken Shamrock!

Here are a few pics from back in July when FIGHT CHURCH had a booth at the UFC Fan Expo. The reason I am posting them is to introduce you to one of our partners… EON.

EON is a supplement company. What sets them apart is they are ALL NATURAL and ORGANIC. They give you the ingredients you are looking for, but in a higher quality and concentration with no synthetic ingredients or useless fillers!

Here is another BIG reason why you should try them, because of our partnership, if you go to www.eontherapeutics.com and use promo code “fightchurch”, you will get 10% off your purchases and FIGHT CHURCH gets a portion of the proceeds!

EON is a win win for everyone!

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Nice crowd in the back watching… Jayson w/ his FIGHT CHURCH shirt!

Praying w/ a fighter before his fight…

FC on the walkout shirt!

This past weekend was a busy one! FIGHT CHURCH was at the King of the Cage event on Saturday night and the Tuff-N-Uff event on Sunday. Things at both events went great! We were able to be a help to both promotions and do some ministry.

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FIGHT CHURCH has an exciting new partner and a great opportunity in Fighter Diet Greens! This is an incredible product.

Our partnership with them wasn’t born out of a sales pitch or idea. I approached them about writing a product review for an MMA website. After using the product and passing it along to some fighters for feedback, the review I wrote was very positive because everyone that uses it thinks it is really good stuff!

Anyway, if you use greens, have been wanting to start or would ever consider it, please give these a try! If you go to this link www.fighterdietapproved.com/fightchurch and make a purchase, FIGHT CHURCH will get a 20% donation!

It’s a win win for everyone!

Also, please pass this info on to anyone you know that is health conscience and/or athletic who might use this sort of product in their lifestyle!

Thank you so much!

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My home church’s youth group (Central Ave. Church of God Portage, IN)…

The set of the PTL show we taped for the Indianapolis TBN affiliate…

Deep River Park where I officiated a wedding for a Army buddy of my brother…

Current Church in Franklin, IN…

Our great friend, Gene Feasel, wearing a FIGHT CHURCH tee while preachin’ at CC…

My dad sporting our UFC Fan Expo tee at our friend Rick’s BBQ joint in Terre Haute, IN…

Liquid church in Fort Wayne, IN, home of Lee Brothers Submission Academy…

Grace Gathering in New Haven, IN…

I just got back from a whirlwind Fight Church Trip to Indiana! Here is a little of what went down…

Wednesday, August 1st
I flew out of Vegas at 2am, landed at O’Hare in Chicago at 7am and caught the bus to Portage, IN. Had meetings with pastors and supporters throughout the day. Spoke in the Youth Service at Central Ave Church of God!

Thursday, August 2nd
Taped an episode of the PTL Show at the TBN affiliate in Indianapolis. This went super well. A local pastor and his wife interviewed me for 30 full minutes about FIGHT CHURCH. I will let you know how you can see it when it is available!
From there we headed to Fort Wayne where I did a “Missions Window” in Young Adult service at First Assembly of God.

Friday, August 3rd
I had a day of great meetings with pastors and supporters in Indianapolis. Then, I headed down to Sullivan, IN to speak at the Life Church Men’s Summit. What an incredible event! At a time when most churches struggle to have a Men’s Ministry at all, Life Church had 50+ men at this event that took place hours from their homes!

Saturday, August 4th
I had the privlege and honor of doing a wedding at Deep River Park in Hobart, IN for a Army buddy of my brother. After that, i had a couple of meetings and then headed to a UFC on FOX Viewing Party at Jay Berry’s house in Portage, Indiana.

Sunday, August 5th
Back down in the Indianapolis area to do a “Missions Window” in the AM services at Life Church in Fishers, IN. Had a great time! Then I was off to Current Church in Franklin, IN to hang with our friends there and do a “Missions Window”. Had an amazing time in an incredible service. Shared about FIGHT CHURCH and sold out of shirts!

Monday, August 6th
Spent the day in Kokomo, IN meeting with folks and sharing about FIGHT CHURCH!

Tuesday, August 7th
Spent the day in Terre Haute meeting with pastors and friends talking about FIGHT CHURCH!

Wednesday, August 8th
Spent the day in Fort Wayne, IN meeting with pastors and friends talking about FIGHT CHURCH more! That night I spoke for a big youth event called FIGHT NIGHT at Grqace Gathering in New Haven, IN. I had a super time and would love to be a part of their future FIGHT NIGHT events!

Thursday, August 9th
I reconnected with a few folks, packed up and headed to South Bend, IN to fly back home to Vegas!

This was a crazy trip of zig zagging all over the state. It went very well… All the churches that I was able to connect with blessed us way more than expected. All the pastors and others that I was able to meet with were very supportive. I was encouraged and am super excited about the future and all the potential ministry partnerships that could come form this trip.

I hope to plan another trip to Indiana in the spring!

If you would like more details about this adventure, please call or e-mail me!

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If you are a MMA fan, you have probably heard about the unfortunate events going on with Jason “Mayhem” Miller. I won’t go into details here. They are easy enough to find. The reason I am bringing this up is because it is a great example of why FIGHT CHURCH exists. We are here to help!

We realize that although pro MMA fighters can seem bigger than life, they are still just people like everyone else. On my recent trip back to Indiana, I spent a lot of time explaining this very thing.

I shared with individuals, pastors, and church groups that these athletes deal with the same struggles, problems and issues as regular people. But most have moved from somewhere else in the country or world to train and compete in this sport. Most of them have had to leave behind their friends, families and support systems. Then when they get to Vegas they often have to have more than one job to make ends meet while they train full time.

They have the added stress of working hard to obtain or retain a contract with a professional MMA organization. On top of that, Vegas offers the most unhealthy ways to relieve that stress.

FIGHT CHURCH is here to help these people with all that through basic pastoral care. It boils down to just being available. Every situation and circumstance is different and unique. Some of the people we minister to are believers and are in need of discipleship/accountability. Some are dealing with stress and just need someone to talk with. Others need prayer. Others are dealing with something very specific like a death or sickness in the family, marriage or relationship problems…

It is our honor and privilege to do our part to help! MMA is the platform… but people are our ministry…

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Look out MMA world! BIG NEWS… Its official FIGHT CHURCH ~ WAR TAPE ~ DOG BOXER ~ EON Therapeutics ~ GOLD BUCKLE Riders are all under one roof…. The Las Vegas HEADQUARTERS is at 3053 Valley View… Oh, it’s time!!!

This changes everything! Stay tuned for more info…

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I am super excited to announce that FIGHT CHURCH has a brand new affiliate ministry in Corpus Christi, TX! Along with FIGHT CHURCH partners Dog Boxer, Sidney Silva BJJ and more, we have joined forces with Lion’s Den Ministry!

You can find out more info about this great ministry at http://www.lionsdenministrytx.com/

In the meantime, here is some basic info about the leader of LDM, Sensei Tommy Montoya…

* 4th degree Japanese Karate Blackbelt
*Purple Belt Gracie Barra
*Boxing
*Judo
*Wrestling

Tommy,being a Martial Artist from an early age of 14 yrs old and bieng a born again Christian at 27, wanted to complete his two passion’s and make a difference in the world. Thus after much prayer Tommy United with the Dog Boxer International team expanding the oportunities to promote the gospel to the World;But, a major componate was missing in the ranks,That of much significance. Fight Church! It is my desire to not only provide quality technique but a placement to the inner man of where a person can grow spiritually, be mentored by a professional staff and be matured in there relationship with Christ. Day by day the books and protocol of the Dog Boxer, Tx is bieng written and experienced with the members and disciples of it’s ministry.

Major Championships/Achievements

1) 1988 AAU JR Olympic Bronze Medalist
2) 1988 U.S Open Karate Champion
3) 2010 WGC Texas Grappling Champion
4) 2011 Gracie Barra- Texas Bluebelt Featherwieght Champion
5) 2011 N.A.G.A – World Cup Champion
6) 2012 International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation – Intl.Houston Open Wieght Champion

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UFC Fan Expo went great! FIGHT CHURCH was very well represented and we had an amazing time meeting and talking to people from the MMA community around the world! These are just a few of the pics… I will be posting a full report and more pics super soon! Thanks for everyone that helped make this happen!