The HIT Squad will have three fighters fighting at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi on April 12:
Matt Veach vs Paul Kelly.
Jon Madsen vs Mustapha Al-Turk
Matt Hughes vs Renzo Gracie

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Congratulations to Robbie Lawler for his first round knock-out of Melvin Manhoef tonight at Strikeforce - Miami.

HIT Squad goes an undefeated 4-0 on Saturday, January 16th, with all first round finishes. Congratulations to Ken Jackson, Mike Jackson, and Charles Hackmann on their wins in Oklahoma and to Ronnie Phillips on his win in Arkansas.

Congratulations to HIT Squad fighter Jon Madsen on his win at the UFC's TUF 10 Finale. Matt Veach won Fight of the Night honors after a tough loss to highly ranked Franie Edgar.

Matthew Veach was working on his "eight points" last week, dancing around a padded gym floor and striking his training partner with his right and left hands, elbows, knees and feet.

It's part of the 28-year-old's daily routine as he prepares for a mixed-martial-arts competition that will be televised Saturday on "The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights" live finale on Spike TV...

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Brian Foster TKO'd Brock Larson at UFC 106 in Las Vegas.

Joe McCall won the UMMAXX Heavyweight Title over Patrick Barrentine via TKO Strikes (Rd 1) in Ohio.

Media Coverage for the HIT Squad from STL TODAY

LIVING THE FIGHT
Life, loss and lacerations with Matt Hughes

By Chris Campbell
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 2:49 PM CST

The fighter sits down and presses a plastic bag full of ice against his battered knuckles.

He talks about the worst day of his life. His older brother, Brandon, dead. His own life in disarray. His feelings as numb as his frozen hand.

“I had so much anger and emotion after my brother died,” said Brian Foster, 25. “I didn’t care what happened to me....."

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HIT Squad fighters won 4 fights in 3 states (Texas, Georgia, and Illinois) on Friday the 13th. So, congratulations to Randy Fuentes (South Texas Fighting Championship), D. Scott (improves to 3-0), Mike Hughes (Mike won his debut fight and is here from England), and Cortez Coleman (Cortez advanced to the championship of the Redline Grand Prix - which is an 8 man tournament).

Matt Veach will fight Frankie Edgar on the main card of The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale on December 5th at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. Edgar was originally set to fight Kurt Pellegrino, but Pellegrino was forced out due to a back injury.

You can now keep up with the HIT Squad on Twitter!
Just go to: twitter.com/thehitsquad

Jeremiah "Big Rigg" Riggs from the HIT Squad will be fighting in this event:

Matt Hughes, Brian Foster and Jon Madsen will be signing autographs, plus there will be several HIT Squad fighters competing in this event:

Photos from UFC.com

Foster weighed in at 170.75 pounds and his opponent, Rick Story, weighed in at 170 pounds. To watch the weigh-ins go to: UFC.com

Major Markowitz (left) and Staff Sergeant Steele (right) sitting in Saddam Hussein's chair in the Al-Faw palace and holding a HIT Squad banner. The chair was given to Saddam by Yasir Arafat. Nick Steele is a member at the HIT Squad and is currently deployed to Iraq. Stay safe guys and thanks for serving our country.

On July 24th and 25th, the Hit Squad Jiu-Jitsu coach, Kyle Watson, competed in the 2009 International Masters and Seniors Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This tournament is one of the most respected competitions in the sport, alongside the World Championships and the Pan American Games. In the lightweight brown belt category, Kyle made it to the finals after submitting two opponents and defeating a third on points. In the finals Kyle faced a tough Japanese opponent in a back and forth match with many scrambles and a very close finish. Kyle lost narrowly by a score of two points to one advantage, and secured second place in the division. Kyle returned to the tournament the next day for a more impressive performance. He entered the absolute brown belt division where they combine all of the weight classes. Kyle once again made it to the finals after defeating four opponents, the majority of which were from heavier weight classes. In the finals, Kyle faced an opponent who was appropriately nick-named Gigante, coming in around 6’5” and about 250 lbs. (see photo) This sizeable competitor also won the ultra-heavyweight brown belt division the previous day. It was a tough match and Kyle was able to avoid being submitted but eventually lost on points. However, this earned him another second place title and a spot on the podium. It is not only very difficult to medal as an American in Brazil, but doing so in the brown belt division and in the open weight class is quite an accomplishment. Way to go Kyle! That's why the BJJ program at the HIT Squad is so good.

To view the official results, click here.

Also, check out the Photo Gallery for more photos from Brazil.

Matt first injured his back during his college wrestling days and reinjured it during his training camp preparing to fight Evan Dunham. "I tried to fight through the pain but the more I pushed, the worse it got." said Veach. "I plan on coming back stronger after letting my back heal." Marcus Aurelio will replace Veach on the August 29th card.

Source: MMAWeekly.com

(Photo by Cornelius M. Braun)

HIT Squad heavyweight fighter Jon Madsen will compete on the upcoming 10th season of The Ultimate Fighter on SpikeTV. This was officially announced today during the UFC Fan Expo at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

You can view the official cast list, in its entirety, on MMAJunkie.com

Check out the new section we have added that will spotlight one of our gym members who isn't a full-time fighter, but belongs to the HIT Squad. We will be adding a new, randomly-chosen member periodically: Gym Member Spotlight

Check out the new section called HIT Squad Photo Gallery on our website where you can see a random assortment of pictures that have been accumulated since the opening of the gym. We will continually be putting up new pictures. If you have any pictures you would like to submit from a visit please email them to us. A special thanks to Cornelius M. Braun, a photographer from Germany, who took all the black and white photos.

Congratulations to HIT Squad fighters:
Terrell Brown on his 1st round submission (rear naked choke) win
Cody Galbreath on his 1st round submission (head and arm choke) win

By Luke Thompson
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
06/05/2009

After a short stint of one-on-one grappling, the fighters struggle up the hill next to the abandoned golf course, burdened by fatigue and the heat and humidity of the morning. No more than two miles to the east, the clearly visible Arch and skyline of downtown St. Louis might as well be a different world. Skyscrapers, suits and 9-to-5 jobs have no place here. They're replaced by the dream of being the next Matt Hughes, the next Robbie Lawler, and making it to the big show in Mixed Martial Arts.

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Thursday, June 4th, Ruthless Robbie Lawler of the HIT Squad will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Busch Stadium when the Cardinals take on the Cincinnati Reds; just days before his fight against Jake Shields at the Scottrade Center. Game time is 7:15 PM.

Matt won by unanimous decision in his long-awaited fight against Matt Serra at UFC 98 on May 23rd. The event took place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Matt was also awarded Fight of the Night.

As mentioned in the preview to the recent Shine Fights show Mario Stapel has quite a reputation in Europe but not much is known so far about his recent turn in his career after joining H.I.T. Squad. At Shine Fights Mario showed the range of his skills as he picked apart Harris Sarmiento with leg kicks, kept Sarmiento from taking him down, and ended with a guillotine choke. Here Mario clues us in on how life has changed since joining H.I.T. Squad.

KM: Are you now officially representing H.I.T. Squad?

MS: Yes, I’ve been fighting out of H.I.T. Squad since they opened. The first time I came over was last year February 10th when they opened the gym. This is usually where I train for a fight. I really like the atmosphere here and they like me.

KM: Why choose H.I.T. Squad (hereafter abbreviated HS)?

MS: When I fought in Germany (FX3) I met Jacob Hey over there. Back then I was on a downside of my career. It was because in Germany my business was going well, my own school Mario Stapel MMA Systems. I also came out with the Stapel Fighting Challenge which was my own show. I couldn’t focus on fighting like I could before. Jacob said “if you really want to keep fighting and want to take it to the next level come to us”. I checked it out and really liked it. Everybody was really down to earth and training was tough.

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Congratulations to HIT Squad fighters Brian Foster and Mario Stapel for winning their fights Saturday night in Columbus Ohio at Shine Fights: Genesis held at the Ohio Expo Center. Neither of their opponents made it out of the 1st round. Foster won by KO and Stapel won by submission via guillotine choke.

“He threw a high kick and I caught it. I stuck my foot upside his head and dropped him,” declared Foster after the big win.

Brian Foster vs. Kyle Baker:
Mario Stapel vs. Harris Sarmiento:
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SHERDOG.COM: Foster Breaks Down Upset of Baker (video)
(Brian's professional record is actually 14-3, not 10-6 like the picture shows.)

Congratulations to the HIT Squad fighters that won on April 24th at the Pro Battle Show in Kansas City:

Cody Galbreath (1st-round submission — Triangle)
Andrew Gomme (1st-round submission — Standing Rear Naked Choke)
Evan George (Unanimous decision)
Marcus Penland (1st-round submission — Rear Naked Choke)

Undefeated lightweight Matt Veach will make his second appearance in the UFC when he takes on Evan Dunham, who is also undefeated, at UFC 102 on August 29 in Portland, Oregon.

UFC 102 is currently slated to be headlined by a bout between former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Randy Couture taking on former PRIDE and interim UFC heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Additional matchups expected include Chris Leben vs. Jake Rosholt, Wilson Gouveia vs. Chael Sonnen, and Junior dos Santos vs. Justin McCully.

Dunham (8-0), 27, is a native of Eugene, Oregon, and splits his time between there and Las Vegas, where he trains at Xtreme Couture.

Congratulations to the four HIT Squad fighters who won on Saturday night:
Tony Zucca (1st round TKO)
Blake Shoemaker (1st round TKO)
Cody Galbreath (1st round TKO)
Derek Maguire (2nd round submission - arm triangle).

On Thursday, April 2nd, a camera crew arrived at the gym to film Matt's training as he prepares to fight Matt Serra on the May 23rd UFC card in Las Vegas. They also interviewed the HIT Squad coaches and other fighters at the gym who train alongside Matt. The footage and interviews will be used as part of the UFC Countdown Special that will air just before Matt's upcoming fight (exact dates and times to be determined). More interviews and filming is scheduled for Friday in Matt's hometown of Hillsboro, IL.

Four fighters from the HIT Squad competed in two different events this weekend and all four won their fights!