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He wanted to provide a martial arts program that came at no cost to the students, a program that would teach kids all the valiant traits the martial arts has to offer. In 1992, with the help of former President George H. W. Bush, the program was officially implemented in four schools in the Houston area: Burbank, Central, Hamilton, and Hogg.
Pages in category "Mixed martial arts events in Houston" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. S.
In November 2016, Eagles MMA was founded by MMA fighter, Khabib Nurmagomedov and billionaire businessman, Ziyavudin Magomedov who was owner of the Summa Group.Magomedov had taken an interest in martial arts where previously he invested in Russian MMA promotion, Fight Nights Global, attempted to buy the UFC for US$4 billion as well as funded Nurmagomedov by paying for his back surgery to be ...
Kennedy began training at Dokan School of Martial Arts in Atascadero, California under Terry Kelly and Barry Smith. In 1999, Kennedy began training with Chuck Liddell, Jake Shields, Gan McGee, and John Hackleman at The Pit in San Luis Obispo, and made his debut in 2001. [14] In 2003 he entered and won a one-night tournament at Extreme Challenge ...
Born and raised in the Houston, Texas, area, Ledet was a talented basketball player, competing as a small forward for NCAA Division II Texas A&M University-Kingsville. [2] Upon quitting basketball, Ledet began training in mixed martial arts to stay in shape and was introduced to the sport through his cousin. [3]
Houston Alexander (born March 22, 1972) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who last competed in 2017. [1] A professional competitor since 2001, he has fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Bellator MMA , Shark Fights , the Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA), and Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW).
Saul Soliz (1965/1966 – August 17, 2021) was an American mixed martial arts trainer known as "the godfather of Texas MMA". Beginning in the 1990s, he helped establish the sport in Texas . After organizing informal cage matches for some time, Soliz helped the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation develop the state's MMA rules.
He began training in the martial arts at age 13 in 1945 without his father's knowledge. [8] Rhee received martial art training from Nam Tae Hi and graduated from the Chung Do Kwan . [ 1 ] While an officer in the Korean Army , he went to the U.S. to attend Southwest Texas State College in 1956, and later returned to attend Texas to attend the ...