This past weekend Fight 2 Win, one of the biggest and most exciting promotions in the world of Jiu Jitsu, returned to Minnesota for F2W Pro 78. The event was held at the Lakeville Hasse Arena on June 30th. There…
This past weekend, The Cellar Gym had 11 fighters travel to Des Moines, Iowa to compete at the 2018 TBA Muay Thai World Expo. In addition to being a record breaking year with 800 registered competitors, it was also the 50th anniversary…
A big congratulations goes out to Cooper James Hays. CJ Hays won the Men’s C Class, Cruiserweight title at the at this year's TBA Classic Muay Thai World Expo. He won 4 fights in 3 days to earn the belt.…
Judith Onuoha put on a dominant display of boxing, kicks, and knees to be crowned the Ladies Novice Light-Middleweight Champion. Judith went 3-0 on the weekend, but even more impressive was her growth from her first to her third fights.…
Congratulations goes out to The Cellar Gym's Alex Philipp. On Saturday June 16th, Alex was promoted to the rank of Brazilian jiu jitsu blue belt under Professor Mauricio Carra. Alex has been training BJJ for the past two years. His…
This week we are kicking off of our 2018 Youth Martial Arts Summer Camp. The camp is for ages five to eleven, and it will run for 11 weeks. Activities include daily martial arts lessons in both Muay Thai and…
Nate Richardson spent last week training hard in Las Vegas helping UFC bantamweight Rob Font to prepare for UFC 226 against Raphael Assuncao. Nate and Rob’s team did a mini-camp at the UFC Performance Institute and Nate is now back…
On May 29th, Michelle Donovan was promoted to purple belt under Professor Mauricio Carra with team Checkmat. Coach Michelle started training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu six and a half years ago. She has been instructing The Cellar Gym's youth Jiu Jitsu…
Last week Pam Sorenson was in Las Vegas trying out for TUF 28, the 145lb featherweight season of The Ultimate Fighter. Tryouts lasted a week, and the results are still being determined. Currently Cris Cyborg is the 145lb featherweight champion.…
With the 2018 Football season quickly approaching, Strength & Conditioning Coach, Ben Locken, will be leading a Speed and Performance camp at The Cellar Gym starting this June. This camp will combine traditional agility, plyometric, and calisthenic drills with explosive MMA…