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Fighting the Economy - Have combat sports grown or shrunk during the past recession? KNUXX takes a shot at trying to explain how money is made in the local community.

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On the Cover:

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Chasing Dollars

I was speaking to my wife recently about this issue. I told her that I was struggling to come up with something to write that wasn’t just a rehash of prior articles. She asked me if this article was going to be about fi ghting or business again. I told her that it was going to be about fi ght-

ing, as are all of my articles. She laughed and said “all your articles have been about business!” I thought about it for a minute and had to admit that most of them were about business – “but that’s because I’m in the business of fi ghting” I said. She didn’t think that was very funny. We’re coming up on our one year anniversary at KNUXX and because of this I have been thinking a lot about the reasons why we launched a year ago and the fi ght we’ve had to make it to the fi rst full year (pun intended). A long-standing business axiom for success is that you have to “know what you’re doing and why”. Readers of KNUXX should know that I started KNUXX soon after meeting Damacio Page for the fi rst time. He had a very interesting story and I thought there should be a local outlet for the fi ght community to share stories. But that wasn’t the only reason why we started. I started KNUXX because I like combat sports and I’ve always felt that you should work in something you’re passionate about. Therein lays the conundrum – I like combat sports but I love business. If I have an opportunity to watch TV (which I don’t do very often) I usually watch something about business. I read business magazines and business books voraciously. I like to study businesses, talk to business owners, and learn about successful ideas turned into great businesses. That’s the interesting part to me – the business of combat sports. How do fi ghters, gyms, promoters, and organizations make their money? Where does the money go and can I make some in the process? With this issue we start another series where we explore some of the answers to the money questions in combat sports. In coming issues we will explore what happens to the money on the local level, how it’s made and where it’s travelling. We’ll be chasing dollars both fi guratively and literally. We’re calling this series “Blood Money”. In this issue we take a look at how combat sports (boxing, MMA, kickboxing, etc.) have al-ways done well in good and bad economies and how MMA is fi ghting the bad economy right now. I’ve always felt that you should pursue your passion and seek to be the best in your fi eld - that’s the only way you can fi nally stop chasing dollars and actually catch them. I hope you enjoy this issue.

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MMA is the fastest growing sport in the world. Most of this rapid growth has come during the middle of the worst recession in recent history. It is interesting that during the past 4 years since the recession started it is estimated that

the UFC has tripled in size – part of this growth was through acquisi-tion but most of it was done through expansion of pay-per-view (PPV) and fi ght frequency. In other words more people were watching (and paying) to see fi ghts on TV, more people were paying to see fi ghts live at the arena and they were doing this at an increased frequency (more fi ghts every month) – all of this during a time when people had fewer dollars to spend. What is it about watching people punch, kick and grapple with each other that makes it so easy for us to part with our money when it’s so hard to hang on to normally? During this recession we have seen several UFC fi ghts which have broken records; record attendance (GSP vs. Shields), record number of sell-out crowds, record viewership, record payouts to individual fi ghters, record total purses (all fi ghts combined) and at the same time there is a record amount of consolidation in the industry (WEC & Strikeforce purchased by the UFC). The other phenomenon during this time is that there is an ever increasing number of fi ghters paying to enter the gyms and hit the mats to train to be the next champion. On a local level, we’ve seen multiple companies try to catch this wave. We have seen several gyms open recently that specialize in BJJ, MMA, Boxing or Kickboxing. And I can count at least 5 new fi ght promotions (organizations) which have started just within the

Fighting the Economy

by Heath Holmes

Cover Feature

Mikey Burnett will fi ght for food - CC

past year since I’ve been active in the NM fi ght community. Related businesses are expanding (fi ght gear, apparel, food, and other entertain-ment) at an ever increasing rate as well. It’s easy for a casual, and uneducated, fan to look at the money in the sport and think they understand why someone would want to be a profes-sional fi ghter. A look at Jon Jones’ payout from his last fi ght in Las Ve-gas (Nevada is one of the few states that publically reports fi ghter payout amounts) – UFC 126 against Ryan Bader - and you see that he earned $384 for every second of the fi ght ($215,000 including submission of the night bonus)! Of course we all understand that there were years of preparation to get to that level in the sport but the size of the payout is incredibly enticing especially to someone growing up where fi ghting is their only option (recall the conversation with Damacio Page that helped to start KNUXX) especially during an economic depression. The gyms in New Mexico are full of incredibly talented fi ghters who are pulled by the dream of making it to the ranks where they can experi-ence fi nancial freedom. MMA practitioners, boxers, grapplers, kickbox-ers and traditional martial artist all make their way to the gyms each week. They are driven by the desire to excel in the sport and be the best fi ghter in their division, but most of them were initially enticed by the money that can be made – it’s a way for them to change their personal and familial economics. If they fi ght well, train hard, and get a little luck they have the potential to be able to provide a better life for themselves and those around them – fi ghting can literally help them fi ght their own history and future. Carlos Condit recently told KNUXX that part of the reason he fi ghts now is to

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Gonzales Wins Pro Debut against Herrera at

Warehouse RumbleFebruary 24, 2012

A sold-out crowd of over 400 fi lled the seats of the YDI Wool Warehouse for Chavez Promotions’ Warehouse Rumble, which took place Friday, February 24, 2012. The main event featured Albu-

querque’s Yoel “Fulanito” Gonzales (2-0), a late substitu-tion for Matthew Baca, against Roswell’s John “Smiley” Herrera (1-2-1). Gonzales, originally from Cuba, met the Roswell native in a 4-round battle that ended in a unani-mous decision for Gonzales. Herrera blocked a large per-centage of the shots taken by Gonzales, seeming to wait for ideal opportunities to strike back, but Gonzales just kept the pace with a constant barrage of combinations and winning every round by sheer numbers. The judges decided for Gonzales unanimously at 40-36. The co-main event of the night, however, was the high-light of the evening, as Brandi Montoya (2-2, Rosales) defeated the girl who delivered her fi rst amateur loss, Amber Brown (FIT NHB, 0-1) in her professional de-but. Although Brown struck fi rst in both rounds 1 and 2, Montoya methodically pressed forward with multiple left hook-right cross combinations. However, Brown did not quit, pushing back until the end, for the most exciting fi ght of the night. Brown was frustrated by her performance for her pro debut; “That’s not the way I fi ght, and I don’t know what happened, but no excuses. It was a good fi ght, there will be a 3rd! Quitting is not in my vocabulary!” Montoya took the unanimous 40-36 decision, and she is not taking a break, but is now set to face Natalie Roy at Golden Boy/Golden Girl Promotions’ show on April 28, more informa-tion to come on www.GoldenGirl.us. The rest of the bouts for the evening featured boxers from all over the state:

Jamie Gutierrez (4-5, Warrior) defeated Leonardo Sanchez (2-1, LA Boxing. The fi rst two rounds featured mostly bobbing, weaving and mutually blocked shots, though Gutierrez scored a few more points than Sanchez. Sanchez took round 3, but Gutierrez took the fourth round and the unanimous 39-37 decision. Alan Sanchez (3-1) knocked Charles Reyes (0-2) who shook off several years of ring rust as a late substitution for Antonio Garcia. Sanchez scored 2 knockdowns and had Reyes up against the ropes, not defending himself, and the ref called a stop to the fi ght, giving Sanchez the TKO at 1:14 of the fi rst round. Cristan Crabal (2-0, Warrior) defeated Michael Herrera (0-1, Team Roswell) by TKO. Herrera fought with heart for his professional debut, but Crabal’s pushed a relentless pace, and the ref called a stop to the fi ght at :25 of the 2nd round.

Fight Results

Gonzales vs. Herrera - castilloimages.com

Montoya vs. Brown - castilloimages.com

ABQ PAL’s Eric Gonzales (1-0) won his professional debut against Rosales’ Eric “Buddy Holly” Henson, by knockout. Gonzales scored a knockdown with a strong right hook in the fi rst, and although Henson fi nished the 1st round with a nice uppercut, Gonzales left hook knocked him out at 1:42 of the 2ndround. The evening began with two professional debuts, Julio Gomez (1-0 Tapia) defeating Isaac Gurule (0-1 Sigala), by split decision.

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Cover FeatureFighting the Economy continued from page 5.give his son something to be proud of and to also give him opportunities that he [Condit] didn’t have growing up. MMA’s rapid increase in popularity during a recession, I think, has more to do with psychol-ogy than it does economics and money. Sure, MMA is a new sport and has only started to come into its own over the past 5-6 years as it gains more mainstream popularity, but the ap-peal is deeper than that. Due to the economy, people already have a feeling of being beat down and stomped on. Most keep getting up each day and keep fi ghting and trying. Watch-ing a UFC event is more than just an entertain-ing distraction, it’s a metaphor for real life, right now, today and the battle we are facing. People get a feeling of comfort, or empathy, when they see someone stand in a cage and fi ght for their life. What does this mean for the long term? When we “recover” will MMA lose its appeal? One has only to look to boxing for an answer. During this same period we have seen some RIDICULOUS amounts of money being paid in boxing ($36 million for the last Mayweather fi ght)! Boxing has long been the poster child for insanely high purses – it has also been the long-standing example of a recession-proof industry. Since its history is so long you can chart the correlation between recessions and boxing popularity – it may not come as a sur-prise that boxing has not just survived but has thrived during the past several recessions. Even in hard times, the fi ghter payouts might have been lower, but the overall industry did really well. It seems that people were willing to pay to see people beat each other up even when they didn’t have a lot of money to spend. And post recession the sport always did better than it did before the dips. What does this all mean? I think it means that MMA will have a similar path that boxing has followed for many years. There will room to make money whether the economy is good or bad. There will be room for new fi ghters at all levels. There will be a need for ancillary products and services during this time and there will still be money fl owing in the sport – money for fi ghters to live, grow, change and succeed – money for businesses to sustain themselves through the hard time – and money available to keep combat sports growing and continuing to Fight the Economy.

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Time to Shineby Trula Howe

The gym at Raymond G Sanchez Com-munity Center was fi lled to capacity on Saturday, February 25, 2012, as Team Tapia put on the event “Time to Shine”, an

amateur boxing show, featuring boxers from around the Southwest region, from 50-lb to heavyweight. The stars came out during the day, as professional athletes were in attendance to support the young fi ghters and sign autographs, including professional boxers Johnny Tapia (5X World Champ and sponsor of the show), Archie Rae Marquez and Josh Tor-res (who fi ght on the upcoming Tapia card at Hard Rock Casino on March 31; Yoel Gonzales, Alan Sanchez and Eric Gonzales (each coming off wins from the previous night at Warehouse Rumble), Johnny Tapia Jr, and Tonia Cravens. MMA fi ghters included Albuquerque’s newest UFC fi ghter, Tim “Dirty Bird” Means (Means and his teammates in attendance, Donald Sanchez and Brenda Gonzales,

all double as professional boxers and MMA fi ght-ers); other MMA fi ghters in attendance included Bill Albrecht (King of the Cage) , Coty “Ox” Wheeler, and Andres Quintana (another pro boxer/cagefi ghter, and older brother of co-main event winner Javier Cepeda.) Teams from Texas, Arizona and New Mexico all took part in the 25-bout event, and one of the most noticeable teams was Martinez Boxing out of Farm-ington, whose amateurs all won their fi ghts.

Devin Armijo (Texas Elite) defeated Michael Pavelko (Team Tapia) by points. 85-lbs

Analuisa Mendoz (Martinez) defeated Angelique Valencia (Henry’s) by ref stoppage (RSC). 80-lbsEdgar Castro (Martinez) defeated Hector Sanchez

(Power & Glory) by points. 147-lbsBravilo Trejo (FIT NHB) defeated Jalen Armijo

(Texas) by points. 100-lbsJennifer Mendoza (Martinez) defeated Graciela

Martinez (Warrior) by retirement in 3rd. 105-lbs.Jonathen Reyes (Martinez) defeated Walker Jimenez

(Texas) by points. 120-lbsAshton Barreras (Texas) defeated Zach Flores (Ex-

treme) by points. 50-lbsSantiago Giron (Power & Glory) defeated Isaiah

Perez (MVP) by points. 70-lbs

Rocco Ramirez (Tapia) defeated Angel Polanco (Vecinos) by points. 80-lbs

Lazaro Estrado (Indp) defeated Nicholas Rocha (Texas) by points. 75-lbs

During the intermission, Tapia’s own Dylan Var-gas put on a stunning karate demonstration that had the crowd on their feet cheering.Santiago Amaro (Warrior) defeated Patrick Chavez

(Boot Camp) by points. 90-lbsAbdiel Jurado (Martinez) defeated Kamden-Wayne

Junawan(Indp) by retirement. 150-lbsJordanne Garcia (Power & Glory) defeated Dacia

Jacquez (Jacquez) by points. 120-lbsJesus Olguin (Indp) defeated Xaviar Pacheco (Perez

Boxing) by points. 125-lbsAdan Reyes (Martinez) defeated Jesse Brannan (Power & Glory) by RSC in round 3. 140-lbs

Jonathon Jimenez (Texas) defeated Mateo Gold (Crespin) by points. 60-lbs

Jose Luis Montoya (Old School) defeated Estevan Canto (Vecinos) by point. 60-lbs

Chris Brown (Crespin) defeated Richard Villafuerte (Warrior) by RSC in round 3. 175-lbs

Slade Ring (Indp) defeated Javier Espinosa (Elite) by points. 110-lbs

Robert Encinias (Crespin) defeated Rodrigo Camar-na (Vecinos) by points. 135-lbs

Grant Shorty (Sigala) defeated Jovany Regalado (Power & Glory) by points – HW

Joseph Santillianes (Elite) defeated Slater Ray Pope (Vecinos) by RSC in round 2. 110-lbs

Javier Cepeda (Team Roswell) defeated BrandoN Munoz (Warrior) by points. 122-lbs

Terry Jimenez (Texas) defeated Leroy Chavez (Tapia) by points. 120-lbs.

Fight Results

“Time to Shine” - castilloimages.com

“Time to Shine” - castilloimages.com“Time to Shine” - castilloimages.com

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Tools for Your Roc Bodyby Daniel Rocha

Q Hi. Can you stack hemo surge and crea7ine before a workout and then crea7ine right after,

then protein shake 30 mins later... Then repair pm at night? Would that be ok to stack? I’m currently stacking black powder, war, and hsp active... But seems those products are becom-ing hard to fi nd and maybe fazed out for new products?

AThe overall goal with training is simply to improve. The supple-ments you want to use should

be geared towards that goal. The BP, WAR and HSP are great for new tissue growth… now let’s harden it all up and make it solid. HSP is a very sensitive product, but effective. The only other way to in-crease HSP internally would be to train under extreme heat conditions - guess Kai Greene training in his red hoodie, Branch Warren and Ronnie Coleman training at MetroFlex Gym at 100+ degree condition, and Luis Santa using the sauna everyday - directly know something we didn’t. But you have a powerful supplement … the best way to use it as the instruc-tions can be diffi cult would be to set an alarm for midnight … take the recom-mended dose for your weight and have a half serving of crea7ine. You will not only increase HSP but also add muscle fullness. You’ll wake up nice and full. So now let’s keep that fullness all day. Begin your morning with 3 caps NO2 Red upon waking. Once you’re ready to train have a serving of just hemo surge. The amount of NO in your system will be crazy so you will notice extreme vascularity and huge

pumps. Arnold did say… “the pump, its fantastic!!” Your body after training has been torn up. This is where it needs BCAA and glutamine… guess what, the new Crea7ine has them in it, plus you get other nutrients like carnitine and beta alanine for extra endurance and fat burning effect. But it’s the 7 blends of creatine which you will love. You will remain thick and full all day. Don’t you hate it when you leave the gym, you look great and get home and you’re fl at and look dumb. Dude, been there done that. Believe me it’s not the mir-rors. LOL. The other positive thing is that crea7ine has no sugar so you can use it and it won’t affect your fat burning mode if you do cardio post training. In the off season, anabolic switch is great because it has 27g of carbs, much needed to create that insulin explosion for anabolic effect. But high insulin levels hinder fat loss. So the new crea7ine is ideal for dieting or cutting up. So there you have it my friend…. Hopefully all of that helps. Please visit www.mri-performance.com click on “Ask a Pro!” to fi nd other Q & A’s by Daniel Rocha

Daniel Rocha is an athlete, personal trainer, body builder, coach and owner of RocBodyFitness / RocBodyAngels. He is also an NPC National Athlete. For more information please visit his website at www.drocbody.com

The Milano Project - Part 3 (Reboot)

by Heath Holmes

I’m almost embarrassed to call this “part 3” of the Milano Project. By way of update it leaves a lot

to be desired. When I set out to do this project I wanted to truly capture the story, from a real life perspective, about losing weight, getting in shape, and learning new skills all while liv-ing a normal busy life. I would have loved to have a perfect story to share where I set and accomplished my goals in the timeframe allotted. But that’s not the case. And maybe the fact that I don’t is exactly why it’s a good story. In the last issue I discussed how I had been sick and had a foot injury that left me unable to go and work out at Fitness Kicks. At that point I was already down 20 lbs and had been feeling pretty good – until I got blind-sided by health problems. I got sick and, at the same time, my workload increased signifi cantly. I wasn’t able to get to the gym this month at all and I’ve put back about 10 pounds. My stress level has increased – both be-cause of the fact that I’m not working out and “life” happening – and so I’m at a point this month where I’m just going to have to start fresh and give it another shot. I just wish I was having as much success as my brother in his challenge. Next month I will have another update as I try and Reboot the Milano Project. Wish me luck and time!

Charter/Max Challenge

by Brian Holmes

Some of you may have already read the online update regarding the fi rst few weeks of the Char-

ter/Max Challenge. I set out with the goal to put on 25 pounds of muscle in 8 weeks with the help of Charter Fit-ness and Max Muscle of Albuquerque. I was shocked at the results from the fi rst couple of weeks. In the fi rst week I had put on 13 pounds of muscle and lost 1% of body fat! I was already ½ way to my goal with 7 weeks to go! I had started out worried whether or not the supplements from Max Muscle would have an effect and how my body would synthesize them. I think it was working. By the second week I was still put-ting on a lot of muscle and was super pumped – literally. The challenge has just ended but we were unable to pro-cess all results (photos, caliper tests, body analysis tests and article) prior to going to print this month. We forgot that February was a shorter month. Look to the website and next issue for updates on the full 8 weeks results.

Long Term Challenge UpdateKNUXX currently has 2 long term challenges taking place. The Milano Project which focuses on the publisher’s attempt to lose weight and get in shape to eventually take a fi ght and the Charter/Max Challenge which focuses on the author’s attempt to gain weight (muscle) and eventually compete in a fi tness competition. Please follow online for weekly updates.

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When it comes to the sport of fi tness and bodybuilding the aver-age competitor pays to play. This self investment of reach-ing their ultimate goals can be through the perspective of a

hobby, a lifestyle, or a profession. The fi tness and bodybuilding sport arena requires not only discipline and time but money from its competi-tors. During an athletes on and off-seasons, a range of expenses will occur, such as gym memberships, personal trainers, nutrition specialists, posing stage coaches, entry fees, competition suits, supplements, travel expenses and the list can go on an on. Bottom-line, THIS SPORT IS EXPENSIVE! I get asked often, what is the payback for being a fi tness competitor? Many assume that the purse must be signifi cant to merit such demand-ing training and diet regimens. Well I’d like to say that these fi ne tuned athletes are training for the millions but like many other comparative non-mainstream sports, the majority of money in the fi tness and body-building industry does not come from competition earnings alone, rather the competitions become a gateway to other lucrative avenues within the industry. At the amateur level of fi tness/bodybuilding shows, typically top winners are awarded trophies, titles and perhaps the opportunity to compete at a federation’s next show level. At prestige professional shows, winners will be exposed to prominent supplement sponsorships, photographers, modeling agents and media publications. It has been my experience that competitors will utilize the process of training for a competition to reach peak fi tness levels that in return (if promoted cor-rectly) attract photographers, modeling agencies, and companies looking to market the fi tness lifestyle. If a fi tness athlete/competitor wants to launch their hobby into a career it takes self-promotion, networking and confi dence to get there more times than not. This is where competition exposure can be a launch-ing pad for an athlete to gain sponsorships, fi tness modeling, industry promotional work, and even creative work such as writing and blog-ging. Other interesting outcomes of competition can be entrepreneur-ship through fi tness coaching, personal training, and other mentoring services. For the rest of the athletes who truly perceive competitions as a hobby and set their single goal to reach top conditioned shape are equally suc-cessful in their own merit. To see athletes of all ages have a passion for competition and a discipline for training and diet, is an inspiring story unto itself and that is as good as gold and highly respected in the indus-try. Fitness has been an amazing journey for me and I speak of these op-portunities in the industry from fortunate experience. Several doors, both substantial and small, have opened-up to me from some connec-tion made through competitions. Despite these opportunities coming my way, I have put in relentless effort of self marketing and promotion efforts to convince sponsors that I am worth investing in. Some doors opened easier than others, but there is no doubt they all came from me mustering up the courage to train for my very fi rst show. I am gracious to say that decision to compete is why I am writing this column today and why I have been fortunate to get paid to play this past competitive season and I can only hope that it continues. There is opportunity out there and it comes down to being fi t and focused every time no matter what your angle is in the industry! Until next time…Genieve

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Fitness Kicks11601 Montgomery NEAlbuquerque, NM 87111Phone: 505-291-5425www.myfi tnesskicks.com

Rhino’s Gym1417 Central Ave NEAlbuquerque, NM 87106Phone: 505-506-8638www.rhinosgym.com

Rosales’ Karate & Kickboxing3208 San Mateo Blvd NEAlbuquerque, NM 87110Phone: 505-881-1050www.rosaleskarate.org

Rosales’ Karate & Kickboxing - Los Lunas634 Hwy 314 SWLos Lunas, NM 87031Phone: 505-865-5414www.rosaleskarate.org

Jack Candelaria Community Center400 San Jose Ave SEAlbuquerque, NM 87102Phone: 505-848-1324www.cabq.gov/communitycen-ters/jackcandelaria.html

Promoters

Bars & Restaurants

Tattoos & Barber Shops

Sports Nutrition & Supplements

Round One Promotions6600 Menaul Boulevard NE # S4Albuquerque, NM 87110Phone: 505-883-2794www.roundonepromotions.com

Duke City Fight Wear3250 Coors Blvd NW Ste. FAlbuquerque, NM 87120Phone: 505-728-3379www.dukecityfi ghtwear.com

Shwag - Custom Screen Printing3300 San Mateo NE Suite CAlbuquerque, NM 87110Phone: 505-712-0138

Damage Control Mouthguards1924 Juan Tabo Blvd NE Suite CAlbuquerque, NM 87112Phone: 505-804-8941www.dcmouthguards.com

Xtreme Ground N Pound Fight Shop1213-C N. Hwy 491Gallup, NM 87301Phone: 505-726-8400www.facebook.com/xtreme-groundnpound

Ed Erler’s Shorin-Ryu Karate & Supply533 Louisiana Blvd SEAlbuquerque, NM 87108Phone: 505-255-1328

David Erler’s Westside Shorin-Ryu Karate & Martial Arts Supply6961-A Taylor Ranch Drive NWAlbuquerque, NM 87120Phone: 505-898-1313

Hard Rock Casino11000 Broadway SEAlbuquerque, NM 87105Phone: 505-724-3800www.hardrockcasinoabq.com

Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino30 Buffalo Thunder TrailSanta Fe, NM 87506Phone: 877-848-6337www.buffalothunderresort.com

Sports Medicine

Apparel & Gear

Gyms & Training Facilities

Event Venues

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