Rise Combat Sports, Tucson AZ

Congrats to our 4 gold medalists at the Rise of the Prospects Tucson Muay Thai tournament yesterday!! They all fought extremely well and we are proud of them!! Damien Tapia, Isaac Piñon, Michael and Manuel Munoz

Dikran and Sergio didn’t get the wins this time but they also showed up and fought their hearts out! We’re proud of you for all your tenacity and hard work.

Thank you to all the coaches Chriscariasomma Casey Kenney, Danny Hamamoto Sam Moncada for cornering all our guys plus a few that had no corners. We appreciate you all!!

Now back to the gym to get the baddest ladies on the planet Lexxi Kay Moncada and Lex ready for their title fights as well as Quincy Lamar Driver who’s also fighting on Aug 21!

Best team on the planet!! 😎❤️

Come support!!!!!!

It’s FIGHT WEEK!! For Mike Michael Damien, Sergio, Manny Manuel Munoz , Dikran, and Isaac (not pictured here.)

We have hard tickets at the front (only $40) for an all day event only a mile from the gym!! Make sure you pull up and support!! The gym will be closed on Saturday! See you at the Hilton Tucson East

Niko Kittrell picking up the split decision RUF MMA

Fight is on!!! Tomorrow night, 7pm at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix. Niko Kittrell makes pro debut and is the 6th fight of the night. Fights start at 7pm. Come and support. Checkout RUF MMA for info on a live stream.

Five fights in just over a year. That’s all it took for Niko to prove he’s more than an athlete—he’s a fighter.

Almost every amateur bout came with its own challenge: controversy, opponent issues, last-minute changes, and plenty of unexpected drama. Through it all, Niko never complained. He stayed humble, positive, composed, and kept showing up ready to work.

He’s earned the respect of everyone around him with his work ethic, attitude, and willingness to take on whatever comes his way. If anyone has earned a professional debut in such a short amount of time, it’s Niko.

This Saturday night RUF MMA he makes his professional debut. HE HAS a LIMITED amount of paper tickets on hand or go to RUF MMA and be sure to choose Niko as the athlete.

Can’t wait to all Niko’s hard work pay off!! Let’s gooooo!!!!!

Be safe and have fun. Keep your pets indoors!! Happy 4th Fam!! 🎆🎇

As a gym I feel really bad announcing this and also for the future of wmma. It’s so sad that gyms, trainers, and fighters agree to fights and then bounce for a better offer (easier matchup, bigger lights…,) It’s so hard finding matchups for women and Lexxi Kay Moncada just accepts it all looking for the experience and challenges that come with amateur fighting. I can’t count the number of times this has happened!! It sucks but we’ll keep doing what we do! I’m proud of Lexxi for continuing to get better and we’re better for it in the long run!! We got no brothers, uncles, etc to rest our laurels on! Homegrown and still growing. Anyone looking to fight a 4-0 female at 105?!?! RUF MMA Epic Fighting All Powers Combat LFA Cage Fury MMA (CFFC) Fusion Fight League Empire Promotions CFC

Pro heavyweight debut for our guy Niko Kittrell on July 11 RUF MMA He’s put in a ton of work and more than ready for this next chapter.

Let’s get a gang up to support him!! I’m working on paper tickets so standby for a minute.

Super excited for Niko. LFG!!!!!!!

Congrats to who went 1-1 yesterday and the and to Petra receiving a bronze medal!! Great job to both of you!!