MMA

DETROIT LAKES — Mixed Martial Arts fans got their money's worth at No Mercy III Saturday night at Kent Freeman Arena. The card featured 14 fights and five hours of fighting. The fight of the night came from the undercard in an absolute war between Otis Hamilton and Bobby...

DETROIT LAKES — “No Mercy III” presented by Driller Promotions, Minnesota’s premier mixed martial arts promotional company, is this Saturday, Sept. 6., at the Kent Freeman Arena. Area MMA fans packed the arena in May for No Mercy II and this third installment has a similar...

It’s been three months to the day since mixed martial arts champion Dan “The King” Kiser suffered a traumatic brain injury during a fight at Detroit Lakes’ Kent Freeman Arena on May 24. Since then, Kiser has been fighting a battle of a very different sort: The struggle...

Following its wildly successful North Country debut in May, Driller Promotions is set to return to Detroit Lakes on Saturday, Sept. 6. Nearly 1,500 fans packed Kent Freeman Arena when Driller Promotions, which is Minnesota’s premier mixed martial arts promotional company, invaded...

Two weeks after a Mixed Martial Arts fight card was staged May 24, in Detroit Lakes’ Kent Freeman Arena, a critically-injured fighter is making...

The second installment of the Mixed Martial Arts “No Mercy” card brought yet another big crowd to the Kent Freeman Arena in Detroit Lakes, along with a near unfortunate tragedy. The attendance was much larger than last year’s first No Mercy fight card, with Driller Presents...

After a successful Mixed Martial Arts fight card debut in Detroit Lakes last year, the second coming of fights are back this Saturday inside Kent Freeman Arena. Driller Promotions has been the state’s top MMA organization since 2010 and for the first time, it will bring its high-energy...

Eight weeks ago Steven Lafriniere of Mahnomen was just another guy who watched Mixed Martial Arts for many years and wondered what it would be like to get in the ring. After hearing about a local card coming to the Shooting Star Casino, he contacted a friend who was also interested...

It was a unique Saturday event, with around 1,000 fight fans clamoring into the hot and humid Kent Freeman Arena to enjoy the first Mixed Martial Arts card in Detroit Lakes in over eight years. With six bouts on the card, featuring several local fighters, the roar of the crowd...

There will be “No Mercy” shown Saturday inside the Kent Freeman Sports Arena, as the first Mixed Martial Arts fight card to be held in Detroit Lakes in eight years will take place. The card will be stock full of local fighters, including Frazee’s Brian Heden, Zach Sullinger...

Lakes Area Warriors MMA Club had two Junior Members took part in their first competition the Midwest Submission Challenge on July 27. After defeating a Jujitsu Blue belt with a head lock straight arm bar in the semifinal round, Mr. Ben Ortiz lost in the finals via leg triangle...