by Avery Abruzzo In just under two weeks, Antonio Penedo and Manuel York are set to compete in the Super Welterweight Division Championship in Portland, OR, Saturday June 27th, 2026. This marks Penedo's ninth Armored MMA fight, York's fourth, and the second in which the two will face off. They first fought in May 2025, in Houston, TX—in what was, actually, York's debut match. In the time since that fight, the two have ended up with a closer connection than most; it's not unus

by Avery Abruzzo Cross Insurance Arena - PORTLAND, ME Will Hartke vs. Brent Kitchen Portland's first fight of the night was an axe fight. Right off the bat, Hartke came into the first round with a solid strike, and he and Kitchen exchanged a lot of back-and-forth blows. With those two-handed axes, the fighters don't have shields, meaning that they have to be quite mobile and utilize the axes both to strike and to block. And by the end of a fight, fatigue can make a weapon lik

Penedo wins Super Welterweight Semi-final, International fighters in the cage, Hammond IN fight results by Avery Abruzzo HAMMOND CIVIC CENTER - HAMMOND, IN In the thrilling conclusion to a full night of Armored MMA fighting, Antonio Penedo took down his opponent, Jordan Rank, in the Super Welterweight Semi-final match. This marks yet another time that Penedo has lived up to his previous announcement that he would not lose again—and, it marks his first knockout in the league.