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An outstanding interview with Arena teammate / Women’s Muay Thai coach Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos, as well as Arena MMA Coach Jeff Clark, was just released in the Military Press. In the article, reporter Jim Wyatt interviewed both to discover what makes Cris Cyborg the best female fighter in MMA today. For a full read, go [...]

The Arena’s MMA Team had an outstanding showing at Strikeforce, held Saturday December 17 at the San Diego Sports Arena (now known as the Valley View Casino Center). Local favorite KJ Noons, trained by Arena coaches Jeff Clark, Pat Speight, and Vince Salvador, slugged it out for 3 rounds with a game Billy Evangelista in [...]

The Arena, our Pro MMA Team, and Strikeforce was just featured in San Diego Locals’ favorite magazine “Revolt”. The article detailed how The Arena was preparing MMA fighters KJ Noons and Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos for their fights in Strikeforce held at The San Diego Sports Arena (now called the Valley View Casino Center). The magazine [...]

On December 17th, the Valley View Casino Arena (San Diego Sports Arena) will be host to a World Championship MMA event put on by Strikeforce. The event will feature two World Championship Title fights! Strikeforce lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez, and featherweight Women’s Champion and San Diego resident Cris Cyborg (who can be seen teaching Women’s Muay [...]

Great article just came out at USCombatSports.com listing The Arena as one of the Best MMA Gyms. There is a detailed review on what makes The Arena not just the best MMA gym in San Diego California but one of the best MMA gyms in the USA. Check out the story here: UsCombatSports.com