The mixed martial arts club is a recreational club that meets weekly to practice various types of
martial arts. The club meets every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday to practice martial arts and to
have their weekly general body meeting where they discuss upcoming events the club partakes
in. If you are interested in the club’s competition aspect it is very simple to apply. You go to one
of the officers or the president of the club where they then will assess your skill set to see if you
are ready to compete in a competition with the club’s competition team. “After a few weeks of
training with the competition team the club’s president will contact a promotion team they work
with and try to get a match up to an event.” (Ian Branstetter). After one of the competitions, one
of the members Selena Brown received a shoutout from Connor McGregor on his Instagram
story. “It was a dream come true for me” (Selena Brown). Following that shoutout, the club has
expanded immensely with all the attention it was receiving. When I attended the practice there
were at least 30-40 people there compared to last year.
