The opinions expressed in this blog ar that solely of the poster and do not always reflect that of House of Pain, it's employees, or the company as a whole. If you assume such, then you would be assuming wrong! No animals were hurt in the posting of this blog.

With election time just around the corner, everyone is getting ready to vote right? Well since we are all in a voting mood, at the conclusion of this blog, there is the opportunity for you to cast your vote and tell us what you thing of this season's Ultimate Fighter show.



Junie Browning is obviously the face of this season's Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV. Whether that is good or bad remains to be seen. In my opinion, there is too much of the drinking and moronic behavior shown on TUF. For years MMA has been fighting tooth and nail to rid themselves of the "human cockfighting" label bestowed upon the sport by Presidential candidate John McCain years ago. McCain has since changed his view and opinions on the sport with the introduction of the unified rules and states regulating events, and more so because of the widespread public acceptance of it as a true sporting event. TUF sets that back with showcasing childish drunken behavior of sore and more immature athletes like Junie Browning, Chris Leben (who has since matured and become a much more focused and mature individual) and the "freakshow" element of the sport, instead of those who are true mixed martial artists who honestly have what it takes to become champions in the UFC someday. It's not the best who make the show....it's the best for the shock value, and that's plain wrong in my opinion. We encourage you all to leave a comment and cast your vote on whether you think that TUF should focus more on the training and fighting of if you think that the exploits of a drunken household are necessary to keep people watching the show, and if it harms the sport's image to the general public.



House of Pain's Matt "The Real One" Grice makes his much anticipated return to the cage on January 31st in Shawnee, OK at Freestyl;e Cage Fighitng's Main Event. Matt, as most of you know if you have been keeping up, requested a leave of absence from the UFC after his UFC 77 victory of Jason Black that earned him the Fight of the Night bonus. Matt was, and is proudly sponsored by House of Pain! After his one-time January appearance at FCF, which was graciously granted by the UFC so that he could be best prepared for his return to the Octagon between March-May of 2009. He is still under contract with the UFC, and they have expressed their anticipation of his return when he feels ready. After nearly a year out of the sport due to his training for his new job as a police office in Oklahoma City, Matt is back training and ready to get back in the cage and compete for the fans. Not many fighters would take a leave after the signature win in their careers with their name being mentioned for much bigger fights with the UFC, but Matt felt it best for his long term future for him and his family for him to be able to provide for them long after his fighting career is over. "I had to do what I felt was best, and the UFC was awesome in granting me this leave to do what I felt I had to do for my family and they were very understanding. I cannot thank them enough for this opportunity, and I am very much looking forward to fighting for the fans of FCF and definitely for the UFC fans again in the first part of 2009! Thanks guys and I appreciate all of the support you guys have all given me this past year. It's been hard not being able to fight, but I still love hanging out with a lot of you at the fights I get to go to." Look for Grice to be sporting the House of Pain gear in January!

By the way, don't forget you can get your official Matt Grice House of Pain shirts on the website at WWW.HOUSEOFPAIN.COM TODAY!

House of Pain is proud to bring you an inside look at the WEC's Carlo "Neo" Prater from Brazil. We are proud to have Carlo as one of our sponsored fighters. We thought the fans would enjoy hearing about his very interesting background and accomplishments as well as his every day training that makes him such a threat in the 170 pound weight division.

HOP: Carlo, you have quite an interesting story to tell, and we would love to
help your fans and our readers become more familiar with you. Please share
with us where you live and where you train, and also please tell us how you
came to live where you do?

CARLO: I live in the Lago Norte district of Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. I lived here as a child and then later ended up graduating from high school here as well. It´s home.

HOP: A lot of our readers are familiar with you from your recent bouts with
the WEC, but most of them are not as familiar with how you earned your way
to the organization. Please tell the fans some of the shows in which you
have fought and opponents you have faced on your way to being one of the
fighters that has made it on to the bigger shows.

CARLO: I´ve fought AFC, IFC, FFC, MFC ,RFC, Renegades, Art of War, Raw Combat, Meca, Storm Samurai, UWC, WEC and others. Condit, Larsen, Noble, Wisniewki, Fickett are my losses. I feel I´ve fought really good guys up to this point in my career.

HOP: When you are in Brazil, who are some of the people that you have trained
with, and when you are in the U.S., who are some of your training partners,
and please give us one in particular from each location and tell us how
training with that person most benefits your game.?

CARLO: In Brasilia, we have excellent MMA tradition. Vale Tudo fights have taken place in this part of the country since the late 60´s. There ar lots of hungry young lions roaming and training partners are abundant. I train Muay Thai with Kru Nilson Jr. from Bangkok Team. He is excellent pedigree pads and mitts trainer. Very high level guy. Ronildo Braga is good sparring for me. Very quick and unorthodox. Gugu and his boys out in Sobradinho help me get my rounds in at his Boxing gym. Gugu is a former pro-boxer himself and is very knowledgeable. Abel and Mauricio have excellent amateur records building. Jiu-Jitsu is my base and I started at white belt and am at brown with Julio Pudim and Sandro Bala, the Lima brothers, whom own an academy and live half the year in Portugal. Luta-Livre(Submission) and Vale-Tudo(MMA) training is done everyday at noon at RFT Brasilia. Marcão is an Eugenio Tadeu and Hugo Duarte Black Belt in Luta-Livre. We have been together since ´99, and he is a good coach/corner. Igor Pakato is my best spar over there. 170 with an iron chin.

HOP: You had a recent addition to your family last year. Please tell the fans a little bit about your pride and joy and how this event has changed your life and also your training schedule.

CARLO: My son was born May last year and it immediately changed me for the better. I have a lot more riding on me and the stakes are a lot higher. Motivational to say the least. Training gets smarter, more focused and intense. Rest and recovery as well.


HOP: Having fought all across the world, please give the readers one of your
favorite places you have ever trained or fought, and if you have any
interesting stories about it, please feel free to share them.

CARLO: I really liked fighting in Curitiba. I fought a Chuteboxer and everyone was rooting against us from RFT. After I won everyone was extremely friendly and respectful. I admire to this day the Chuteboxe camp.

HOP: Are there any rules in the U.S. that you feel benefit your game or hinder
it, and also fighting in Brazil, how do the rules differ and how comfortable
do you feel fighting in both countries? Well, now in Brazil the stomps and all-fours attacks have been phased out. Unfortunately a very brutal, efficient and spectacular array of attacks have been phased out. I prefer to fight in a cage with a cage rage style of ground kicking rule.

HOP: I know you are a true student of the game. Who in the fight world has
inspired you the most, and please share your reasons and how they inspire
you?

CARLO: My bro Yves Edwards continues to follow his dream of wearing a world championship belt one day. Being recognized for his sacrifice and work. It doesn´t always go his way, but no one can deny that he is ALWAYS in the fight. He tries to get better and even move to get access to better training conditions. And for these reasons he will be world champion one day. I try to emulate him.

HOP: If you could change one thing abou tMMA in the U.S. and one thing about
MMA in Brazil, what would they be?

CARLO: In the US, more fighter involvement in companies, possibly a union. In Brazil, more organization on a national and governmental level to sanction events and to protect fighters and events. We don´t even have blood-testing right now.

HOP: If "promoter X" approached you with a blank check and an open contract to
fill in your dream opponent's name, and told you that it is a winner take
all bout, would you accept the challenge, and who would your dream fight be
against and why?

CARLO: Georges St. Pierre. Who else right? The internationally recognized number one is who I choose.

HOP: You are well known for having crazy cardio. Please tell the readers some
of the things you do to be able to carry that cardio through an entire fight. Run sprints up hills wearing weight vests. Spar MMA against multiple opponents the same round, for several rounds. Alternate hard live 1 minute go´s of wrestling from standing and quick, perfect 1 minute rounds of mitts with a great mitt trainer in the same ring/cage/mat space for multiple rounds.
HOP: You are well versed in Brazilian Jui Jitsu, Muay Thai, wrestling, and
submissions. That's an awful lot to focus on for each fight to stay on top
of your game for each fight. How do you fit in all of those into your
training, and how much do you train each day in each discipline? Also how
many hours a day/week do you train?

CARLO: Muay Thai pads, mitts and bags, drills and sparring 2x a week, Boxing sparring 1x a week, MMA sparring 3x a week, Luta-Livre (All Grappling styles included) 4x a week, Wrestling for takedowns 2x a week, Physical prep 2x a week. The days are hard day, easy day, medium day, off. Repeat.



HOP: Fighters generally get approached by numerous fans at events and out in
public. What's the craziest incident or wildest thing someone has asked you
to sign in your career?

CARLO: I´m not approached that much. I´ve only signed a couple of things for fans in my life.

HOP: If you could give one single piece of advice to a person just starting out in mixed martial arts training, what would it be?

CARLO: Get used to being sore! Love it!

HOP: If you have a website or MySpace or anywhere that your fans can check
you out and keep up with you, please feel free to share it with us. Also if
there is anyone that you would like to thank, you are more than welcome to
do so.

CARLO: www.myspace.com/carloprater, www.muaythai.com.br, www.carloprater.com (coming soon, domain paid for, still finalizing site layout) Thanks to all Fans and HOP!

HOP: You have been gracious enough to help us out by sharing training and
technique tips with our readers. We are going to put a poll up on our
MySpace page to ask the fans what they would like to be the first tip you
share with them. We have a question of our own for you to get started with.
How do you recommend that a person approaches choosing a gym/dojo and
instructor so that they will get the best training to begin with?

CARLO: Call and inquire if free-introductory lessons are offered, so you can better make a decision. If not, it´s probably not a place that would teach or treat a beginner well anyways is it.

The opinions expressed in this blog are that of the poster only and do not always reflect those of House of Pain or any of it's employees individually.


The past two weeks have seen plenty of House of Pain across the U.S. in action. As always fighters, if you have been sponsored by House of Pain and have video links or pictures of your fights, please send them to us at hopmma1@gmail.com so that we can post them for you!

First off in Denver Colorado on the Strikeforce card, House of Pain was well represented by three main card fighters. Duane "Bang" Ludwig won in a revenge match against Sam Morgan who had defeated him only two years earlier. The fight was action packed as Morgan raced out and pressured Ludwig, only to be hammered for his efforts. Ludwig wins by first round stoppage in the main event of the evening.



Luke "Lil Hulk" Caudillo had undefeated Billy Evangellista in tons of trouble early, dropping him 3 times from punches, only to fight tough and lose a tough decision. It was on the verge of being stopped early in the first round, but Evangelista gutted out a tight win.



Tough Texan Pete "Secret Weapon" Spratt also looked in control of his battle until he was caught in a submission late in the fight. Pete has been representing House of Pain for several fights and is a true warrior. Expect to see Pete back with avengance very soon!



Moving to the Midwest, Tom "Vulgar" Jones made his comeback from an eve injury to earn a win against a very tough Jeff Lindsey, a veteran of over 45 MMA fights. Jones Had the crowd stirring when his entrance music hit "Iron Man" from Black Sabbath and he emerged with an old-schoolpro wrestling Road Warrior Hawk haircut! Always a fan favorite, Jones and Lindsey battled well into the third round before Jones pounded Lindsey putting him away. Even Tom's post fight interview reaked of early Road Warriors interviews and the crowd loved every second of it! Jones wins the Freestyle Cage Fighting Superfight main event by TKO in the third round. Here's the complete fight and interview:





Stay tuned for an interview with a top Strikeforce executive complete with questions from our MySpace friends and blog readers!

House of Pain sponsors numerous fighters across the U.S. and other countries as well. We have a special tandem of fighters whom we sponsor from Dallas Texas who are a little different than most. Brad & Brian Cox Are undefeated prospects who happen to be twins! Brad is single and Brian is spoken for and happily married. Let’s get to know Brad and Brian a little better:



HOP: Brad, first off please tell us a little bit about yourself, where you are from, your fighting weight, record, etc.

Brad: I am from Cedar Hill, TX, and I fight at 185 lbs., my record is 3-0, and Brian is 3-0 and fights at 170 pounds.

HOP: What got you interested in participating in mixed martial arts and what was it that made you decide to not only train, but compete inside the cage?

Brad: My brother actually started training muay thai before I did. I really
started doing it for excercise. We went through a period in our lives where
we getting into a lot of fights and acting like idiots, but I was fighting
for all the wrong reasons. Never the less, the whole "one on one combat"
aspect of fighting was something I was always interested in. After training
in muay thai for a few years I decided to take up jui jitsu.Jui jitsu was
something that came very natural for me. Grappling enabled me to really use
my strength more so than muay thai. The thing that really inspired me to
want to fight was how rapidly we were advancing and the encouragement we
always received from our coaches and training partners. We have always
played sports and done really well so our athleticism was an extra ingredient
that we could bring to the mat.

HOP: What is your athletic background, and how do you think it has helped you in transitioning to MMA and how does it benefit you personally in the cage?

Brad: As i stated before we were really able to use our strength in grappling. I used to power lift and have always been really into strength training. Believe it or not, basketball was the sport that Brian and I excelled in. i also played college football, so a combination of speed and strength is what really set us apart in MMA. Fighting at 185 lbs, I feel stronger than any 205'er, and quicker than any 170 pound fighters.



HOP: What did your family think when you told them you wanted to fight in a cage?

Brad: Our parents have a huge problem with us being involved in this sport.
Being that we had been gotten into a lot of trouble in our early 20's with
fighting and being hoodlums, they were really afraid that this was an
extension of the anger, and temper that we had once carried with us. They
don’t agree with it. They think it is brutal. After my very first fight my
mom texted my brother that night and didn’t even ask if I had won or how I did. She simply asked if I was alright.
HOP: How many hours typically in a week do you train, and what do you focus on most at this point in your training?

Brad: Working for the fire dept, our schedule allows us to train quite a
bit; which is one of the reasons we have had such success in this sport. We
work 24 hours on and 48 hours off, so we can train 2 full days before having
to report back to work (after we some sleep from being at work 24 hours!). I
train anywhere from 4 -6 hours a day when I’m not at work. Of course this is
split up into usually 2 or 3 sessions. I’m telling you though Brian and I are freaking MONSTERS when it comes to training! The gym is our home and we
push our bodies to the absolute limits. Our mindset is "God gave us this
body and we are gonna use it to its MAXIMUM potential." By the time we make
it to muay thai or jui jitsu our bodies are usually so broken down that our
training partners never get our full potential. I like to train when my body
is tired and beat up because I know that when I step in the cage and I am
100% I’m going to be very overwhelming. I believe everyone has
a breaking point, EVERYONE. I just want to raise mine so high that my
opponent will have a tough time getting to it.

HOP: If someone were to follow you guys around for one day, what would be
the one thing that you normally do that they would find most interesting?

Brad: How spiritual we are. Emmanuel says "God with us". God is with me and
Brian throughout every single aspect of life. We will not set foot on any
mat, in any ring, or in any gym to train until we have gotten on our knees and
thanked God for giving us the ability to do what we love to do. We dedicate
every workout to Him. We do it all for Him. He has giving us everything we
have: our feet to walk, our fists to fight, and the ability to breath air in
and out of our lungs. It would be a CRIME if we didn’t give it all back to Him.
We want to honor Him with fighting. If we lift Him up, His word promises to
lift us up.



HOP: Have you guys signed any autographs yet, and if so, what is the craziest thing you have signed?

Brad: Yeah we have signed posters, hats, t-shirts. It kinda makes me feel
uncomfortable doing it because I don’t see myself on that level, but I guess
in a kids eyes they see me bigger than I really am. (Shhhhhhhh..... dont
tell them though, they don’t know I’m really not that important at all!!). It
is very flattering though.

HOP: At this point in your careers, what are some of the toughest aspects of the sport that you had had to deal with either in or outside of the cage?

Brad: I’m very hard on myself. I’m scared to death of losing so I want to do
everything humanly possible to prevent that from happening. I love the
physical part of training and fighting, but its the mental and spiritual
side that are so unique. I will beat myself up mentally leading up to a
fight. It’s funny how I’m always so physically and mentally exhausted about 2
weeks out that I have no choice but to call on the Lord to carry me the rest
of the way. It’s when we are weak, and broken, and we admit that we cant do
it alone. That’s when God shows up in a MIGHTY way. I always have faith that
when I have nothing left God will provide.....and He always does. It’s
amazing.

HOP: How does fighting in the cage affect your every day life or at your job, and how does your day job affect you in the cage if at all?

Brad: I love going to the grocery store knowing I can whoop anybody there.
IM KIDDING!!! Actually, the amount of training we do affects our lives the
most. I don’t do well at all with idle time, and training has provided an
avenue for me to do something productive that is also beneficial and its
something I’m passionate about. I am also a fireman/paramedic for the city of
Dallas and I can honestly say that it does have an impact on my demeanor and
my confidence in the cage, but it all goes back to my faith in God. He has
rescued me from some situations as far as house fires are concerned that I
probably wouldn’t otherwise have made it out. I know going into a house fire,
just like stepping into a cage, that God is with me.

"I will fear not for thou art with me. thy rod and that staff, they protect
me." Psalm 23

HOP: Do any of your firefighter buddies come to cheer you guys on at your fights?

Brad: Yes. we have a few friends that don’t miss our fights. A couple of guys
at my station come to every fight. John & Vic, you are my boys !!! (Vic you let
me down once but I forgive you!)

HOP: Is it more scary to step into the cage or a hot structure fire?

Brad: Let me start my answer by re-wording the question. If you are
scared, you have no business firefighting or fighting. There is a difference
between being nervous and being scared. as far as firefighting, I have been
in some scary situations but God has equipped me with enough instincts,
common sense, and more importantly FAITH that I will not be harmed or killed
(and if I do die it was in His will 32 years ago that this would be how I
go). As far as fighting, the nerves are a lot different. You are on a lit up
platform for everyone to see as opposed to a dark smoky house with several
other firemen. Everything you do in a fight is on you. If you win, it’s
because of something you did. If you lose, it’s because of something you
did....or didn’t do. Either way, its much different that a team sport where
wins and loses are distributed amongst an entire team. All in all the
difference in fighting and firefighting, I think a man would much rather die than get his butt kicked!!

HOP: What can you tell us about your tattoos?

Brad: I have 4 tattoos. On my wrist I have "John 15:13" which says "greater
love hath no man than this that he lay down his life for his friends." this
tattoo simply means if you are my friend I will die for you. I want to be
remembered as a loyal friend. Someone who is always there when you need me,
not just when its convenient for me. Also, being a fireman, we leave no one
behind. All disagreements, disputes, and quarrels are thrown out when a
brother is down. I’m coming to get you. No one left behind. I got this
tattoo on the same day one of my rookie school buddies had to bury his
beautiful daughter. She had a rare brain disease. Hanna's story touched so
many people, myself included, and we will never forget her. I have tattoos on both arms. One says "He died for me" the other says " I live for Him". I got these when I rededicated my life to Christ. I was saved when I was a kid but I didn’t truly start living for Him until about 2.5 years ago, which is when my life dramatically changed for the better. Funny
how that happens!

My other tattoo is on my side. It reads "Via Dolorosa". This is Latin for "the
way of suffering". This is the road in Jerusalem that Jesus carried the
cross down on His way to Calvary where He was crucified. This is very
symbolic of my life. I stay on the grind, so to speak. I firmly believe that
nothing worth having is easy. There may some suffering involved but what a
sweet reward when all your suffering pays off. Jesus didn’t understand why
His father was subjecting Him to such anguish and pain BUT PRAISE GOD, HE
DID IT FOR ME! Hallelujah!! A lot of people think of Jesus as the man in the
white robe whose picture is hanging in the entry hall, but we sometimes
forget what he went through for us. He washed our sins away. His mercy and
His grace covers us always.



HOP: Is it true that you wiggled your tongue at another male outside the HOP offices prompting at least one female to think you were gay?

Brad: HA HA!!!! I have no idea what you are talking about?!?!? Where are you
getting this information?!?!?! The other male was my brother!! I’m just gonna leave that one alone!

HOP Q: I've heard you thank Jesus for your victories. Is that unusual in the MMA world?

Brad: I think that thanking Jesus for your victories has become cliché' in
sports. It bothers me when guys thank God for their victories and then
become a television editors nightmare, having to bleep out everything else they
say. You can tell when someone is sincere and they truly have a relationship
with Jesus Christ. My brother said it best after his latest fight. He said
he made a promise with God that if God would glorify Brian in his fight,
then Brian would glorify God in his post-fight interview. We really have no
choice but to give God all the glory.

HOP: How do your beliefs in a peaceful God affect your need to dominate
or damage your opponents? Is there any contradiction?

Brad: Imm really glad you asked this question because this is probably the
question I get the most from people. When I first started fighting I was
like most amateurs. I believed that I had to literally make myself hate my
opponent in order to excel. I would fill myself with anger in order to feed
my killer instinct. My God used injuries and other set-backs to get my
attention until I finally realized, how can I expect God to bless this?!?!?
I was passionate about fighting and about training, but my motivation was
all wrong. MMA is a sport and it’s a sport that I love. When I found peace,
my game was taken to another level. I make it a point to wish my opponent
good luck. I am cordial and respectful. I even pray for my opponents. I want
to honor God with everything I do, inside and outside of the cage. I use the
"Lion and the Lamb" approach. God was described as being mighty as lion and
gentle as a lamb. When I enter the cage I want to described as relentless, overwhelming, and overpowering. I want my opponent to go home saying "I absolutly didn’t have an answer for that guy and he completely dominated me in every aspect of that fight.", but more importantly, I want him to go home saying "you know what, that dude was a nice guy." that means more to me than any accolades I could ever receive in the fight game.

HOP: Is there anything you guys would like to say to your fans, and if you have a website where they could follow you, please feel free to add it. Also is there anyone you would like to recognize that has helped you guys in your career?

Brad: My website is www.myspace.com/bradacox. I would like to thank my brother for always providing me a training partner and for always being able to be counted on. I would also like to thank Saekson Janjira. He is bar none the best muay thai instructor out
there. His skills and his teaching is unprecedented. I would also like to thank my training partners and friends who are an unbelievable support
system. I’ve met some lifelong friends through fighting.



HOP: One final question before we let you go. We hear that you are you sometimes known as a party animal?

Brad: WHAT?!?!?! IVE GOT A PARTY GOIN ON RIGHT NOW!! GOTTA GO...HOLLA!!!!!

Thanks to Brad and Brian Cox for taking the time to answer our questions! Best of luck to both of these great guys and look for them to be holding championship titles soon!

The opinions expressed in the blog are that of the poster alone, and in no way do they reflect the views of House of Pain as a company, or any of it's employees. If you take it that way, well that's your mistake.

Traveling across the country attending tons of fights, we get to see a bunch of the young up and coming future stars in the sport of mixed martial arts. They pour their heart and soul into becoming the next Randy Couture, Anderson Silva, Georges St. Pierre, or BJ Penn. Of course it takes talent, skill, and heart to become a well recognized champion and celebrity in this sport, but it also takes the right connections many times. There are plenty of promoters out there who will promise these young fighters the world, and many take advantage of these same fighters for thier own personal gain and drop them if they lose one single fight. There are plenty of "managers" who will do the same, even worse sometimes. The stories I've heard didn't really shock me, because I have seen what snakes some of these guys can be.

What does it take to make it into the UFC, EliteXC, or Dream? Connections. Connections with the right people that have a good track record that can be researched and a proven list of fighters they have assisted is the best way to go. I have seen so called managers scalping up to 30% of a fighter's purse money when they only make $300 to show and $100 to win and have had to pay their own travel and room. Those fighters had one or two fights, or were even making their debut. The "manager" got them zero sponsorship and the promoters already knew the fighters from a gym or a coach or another fighter that hooked them up. These worms had weaseled their way in for a quick check, made tons of promises to these fighters, and then left them high and dry, sometimes taking the entire purse promising to "pay them their cut", sometimes lying to the fighter about what they were actually being paid. Fighters should do research, make calls, ask around, ask some of the people that these managers claim to represent and see if it is something they even need to do.

Fighters who display above average skills and ability WILL get noticed. Also fighting good competition, and not building your record to 15-0 against guys with a combined record of 5-35, will get you noticed quickly. Taking the time to market yourself, send videos, pictures, and personal information that the larger organizations may find interesting and marketable will give you a leg up on the competition. Hooking up with someone you know and trrust who already has fighters in the larger shows can also help in your quest to reach the bigger shows. Larger organizations = larger paydays ultimately and you also need a bit of luck to get there. Timing is everything in this sport. A split second can win or lose a fight, and a split second where you make a bad choice about your career by making a bad decision outside the cage can set you back, or even ruin your career. Do your research, train wisely, and align yourself with those who are not just talkers, but those who have, and can actually help you in your career. Best of luck to all of you chasing your dreams of being the next big star in the MMA Wrold!



Be watching in the upcoming weeks for training and technique tips from one of the most well rounded and skilled fighters in the WEC, Carlo "Neo" Prater, who has been gracious enough to help share some of his knowledge with all of us. Carlo has fought in Brazil, Thailand, and of course in the US for numerous organizations and owns victories over current WEC champion Carlos Condit, UFC fighters Melvin Guillard, Spencer Fisher, and MFC Champion Pat Healy and sports an impressive 23-6-1 record. If you have any specific technique you would like Carlo to explain, contact us at HOPMMA1@GMAIL.COM