Barely a month after collecting his first MMA win, C3 amateur Bilal Hasan stepped back into the cage at Legion of Combat 1 in Everett! Bilal’s impressive striking arsenal was once again on full display, as well as some new tools as Bilal showed off some wrestling ability as well en route to a 2nd round TKO victory! Congratulations Bilal!
Bilal and Joessie Victorious at Fight Quest!
Two members of our amateur team finally got a chance to step into the cage and share their talents! On May 15th, C3 amateurs Joessie Gonzales and Bilal Hasan made their amateur MMA debuts and both fighters brought home unanimous decision victories! Bilal displayed beautiful striking and takedown defense, and Joessie’s effectively used her jab and low kicks in combination with her wrestling to bring home the win. Congratulations you two!
Joessie working the jab
Bilal throwing strikes, keeping his opponent on the fence
Updated Lost and Found Protocol
We’re loving seeing all of our students making their way back into the gym, as well as all of the new faces stopping in to see what we’re all about; the positive energy has filled the air!
With more and more students/bodies making their way in, we’re experiencing a growing number of items being found after classes. So here is our new, updated Lost and Found protocol.
-All items found after closing will be placed in the black&yellow bin located in the mens locker room. All items found will be kept in the bin until Saturday; on Saturday the bin will be emptied and items discarded.
-If a lost item is deemed unsanitary to keep (example: a workout shirt/shorts drenched in sweat, extremely smelly training gear like gloves/shin pads) C3 coaches and staff are free to use their discretion to immediately discard said item to the trash.
We love seeing all of you again, but please make sure you’re doing your part to help keep the gym clean!
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Derek Garcia New Wrestling coach at C3!
We are proud and honored to welcome Derek Garcia as the new Head Wrestling coach of Charlie’s Combat Club. Coach Derek’s many accolades include:
-Fila Cadet national champion
-ASICS cadet national champion
-ASICS junior national champion
-4-time state champion
-Dave Shultz High School Excellence award winner
-ASICS First team All-American
-ESPN RISE Cover Athlete
-Ranked in the world (juniors)
-Ranked in the nation (seniors)
-Ohio State varsity wrestler, starting as a true freshman
-Part of the Ohio State national championship team
-Coached Ohio State wrestlers
-Coached Ohio high school wrestlers
-Formerly Head coach at Greg Jackson’s MMA Gym
-Traveled/trained/competed overseas in Germany and Bulgaria. Coach Derek’s coaching tree is unique and unmatched:
- His youth wrestling coach for 6 years was Andy Cook, who is currently an Olympic Coach for India.
- His middle school and high school coach Jay Breckenridge was a nominee for National Coach of the Year, and currently in the Coaching Hall-of-Fame
- As a middle schooler, He spent time training with Oklahoma state under Eric Guerrero and Coleman Scott - He Spent time as a freshman and sophomore training at the training center under then Olympic Coach Kevin Jackson.
- He Became the youngest resident athlete wrestler at the Olympic training center as a junior in high school where He would be coached by Zeke Jones who was the Olympic Coach, Brandon Slay who was also Olympic Coach, and Bill Zadick who was his developmental coach and is currently an Olympic Coach. Resident athlete from 2008-2011
- Coach Derek Excelled greatly, convincing the OTC to start an Olympic Developmental Program for athletes coming out of high school. We are so happy to welcome Derek as an official coach and part of the C3 family.
Two 1st Round Finishes for C3 in Philly!
Coach Chris Vasil scored a 1st round TKO landing a beautiful hook-cross combo after dominating his opponent with leg kicks.
Tycen Lynn defeated a top ranked, former DWTNCS participant with a beautiful head kick to RNC in the 1st rd. This victory could put Tycen in Line for the CFFC World title!
Both fights are available on UFC FightPass
Good Luck To Chris and Tycen!!
Chris “Bad Apple” Vasil and Tycen “Shin To Chin” Lynn will be making their returns to the cage! The boys will be fighting for Cage Fury Fighting Championship (CFFC) on November 18th, and the fights will be viewable on UFC Fight Pass! Good luck boys!
Thanksgiving hours and Schedule!
We will be closed Thanksgiving Day (November 26th) and will be on a modified schedule on Thanksgiving Eve. Thursday the 25th will be as follows:
3:00 PM Kickboxing
4:15 PM: Submission Grappling (kids and adults)
5:15 PM: closed
Miranda competes Nov 14th
Since Miranda’s last opponent pulled out, we have been waiting for a new challenger. We are happy to announce that Miranda is scheduled to fight long-time UFC fighter, Ashley Yoder on Nov 14th.
C3 Wall Gets A Facelift
The large, blank wall on the inside of our gym has some new artwork on it !
