Monday, June 30, 2014

When Good, Hard Work Pays Off

             If you've heard anything about what we are doing down here in Panama, you know that we a driven purely by our passion to help others through martial arts, fitness, and a healthy lifestyle.  The transformation these guys and girls are going through physically, mentally, and emotionally is amazing to watch.  They are more dedicated students, attentive and caring parents, and are shaping in to productive contributing members to better their community and lead by example.

             The only thing that can make their situation better would be, of course, some material or monetary increase similar to their health and wellness increase.  It's great to feel great, be focused, and overall healthier, but it's also really nice to get paid for doing what you love.  Outside of the small promotions here in Panama and Costa Rica, it is hard to get a big pay day being an MMA fighter and it's extremely hard to break through to a bigger stage.

             Well, through the hard work of not only the fighters and the team, but fight managers Stephen Crissman and John Boyle, who tirelessly promote their athletes to seek better opportunities, kicked that door wide open.  Humberto Brown, of Brown Bros MMA and Alley Cat's own, just became the first Panamanian to appear in front of the cameras of the UFC.  Humberto just got back from 6 weeks of filming The Ultimate Fighter: Latinoamerica 1.  Check out the house he got to live in!

             Not only is this a huge opportunity for Humberto, but it is one for the whole Alley Cat Fight Team.  With continued dedication to our mission of spreading the passion of mixed martial arts to improve lives we will continue to seek out the very best for our dedicated athletes.  We will also continue to help these young men and women through life's journey, helping with school, mentoring, job hunting, anything they need.

            Who knows, maybe with the momentum from the show they can start their own gym, and run their own foundation, and continue the cycle of reaching out to the community to help make better parts of it.