The Cellar Gym held our year-end BJJ belt promotions last Saturday, December 18! This was our first major Checkmat Minneapolis belt promotion event since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was truly wonderful to see so many of…
Cellar MMA fighters C.J. Hays and Anteze Howard both fought to dominant 2nd round finishes last Friday, December 10 at LFA 120 at Mystic Lake Casino! Photo: Darin Kamnetz Anteze Howard defeated Gunner Charbonneau by 2nd round submission via triangle…
The Cellar Gym/Checkmat Minneapolis BJJ team brought 14 jiu-jitsu competitors to the Fuji BJJ Wisconsin State Championships in Stoughton, WI on December 4. Our team was able to display the hard work they have been putting into their training, with…
The Cellar Gym had two fighters competing in the Mecca XVII Muay Thai card on December 4. Jess Prewett won her Muay Thai debut, while Cody Johnson fought a tough three rounds to a decision loss in his first A…
Congratulations to all the new Yellow and Orange rank students who were promoted during our Beginner Muay Thai rank tests in November! Our Beginner Muay Thai curriculum is designed to build athletic conditioning, correct technique, and confidence in the fundamental…
Pam 'Bam' Sorenson made her second Bellator appearance against Arlene Blencowe on November 12 at Bellator 271. Pam displayed some great cage wrestling and takedown attempts, but she was not able to get her opponent to the ground and execute…
Nate Richardson won his bid for the Fury FC featherweight title last Sunday, October 17, against the very tough Diego Lopes! Nate displayed incredible focus, used excellent boxing and evasive movement, and landed a number of devastating low kicks to…
The Cellar Gym's Muay Thai team had an incredible weekend at this year's TBA Tournament of Champions in Des Moines, IA! We were very excited to bring 12 fighters to the tournament this year, and we finished the weekend with…
Last week, we were very excited to promote two of our Brazilian jiu-jitsu students! Kai received her purple belt and Jose received his brown belt from Professor Dave Margraf. Kai is a hard worker, a great teammate, and is always…
It’s no secret that practicing martial arts is a great way to strengthen your body and improve your physical fitness. Whether you’re training in Muay Thai, jiu-jitsu, traditional martial arts like karate and taekwondo, or pushing yourself in an intense…