@mariekenno & @james.dwyer.925 pushing the pace in training @eiregrapple with coach @kierandavern1 ahead of our first event 🔥
16 Sep 2026 · preview · Evolution Fighting Championship
· via Evolution Fighting Championship
Fighter: kieran-davern
Promotion: evolution_fighting_championship
Promotion: midlands_combat_league
Event: midlands_combat_league_2026_10_10
Gym: eire-grapple
Promotion: evolution_fighting_championship
Promotion: midlands_combat_league
Event: midlands_combat_league_2026_10_10
Gym: eire-grapple
Summary
@mariekenno & @james.dwyer.925 pushing the pace in training @eiregrapple with coach @kierandavern1 ahead of our first event 🔥 🚨 MIDLANDS COMBAT LEAGUE 1 🚨 More matches. More experience. More opportunities to develop. Midlands Combat League was created to give developing…
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@mariekenno & @james.dwyer.925 pushing the pace in training @eiregrapple with coach @kierandavern1 ahead of our first event 🔥 🚨 MIDLANDS COMBAT LEAGUE 1 🚨 More matches. More experience. More opportunities to develop. Midlands Combat League was created to give developing competitors something Irish combat sports needs more of: a safe, well-run grassroots competition where athletes can actually build experience before stepping onto bigger stages. 🥊 No-Headshots MMA 🤼 Submission Wrestling 👦 Kids 🔥 Teens 💪 Adults 🏆 Masters Whether you’re preparing for your first competition or looking to sharpen your skills between major events, MCL is designed to get you meaningful competitive minutes against opponents matched as closely as possible by age, weight and experience. Where possible, competitors will receive multiple matches, with round-robin formats used to maximise experience — because developing athletes need more than one match every few months. 📅 Saturday 10th October 2026 📍 Coláiste Choilm, Tullamore, Co. Offaly 🏅 Official MCL medals 🏆 Team awards 👊 Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced divisions ⚖️ Carefully matched divisions 🔥 MMA & Submission Wrestling on the same event If you’re serious about improving your wrestling, grappling or MMA, you need competition experience, and this is exactly what Midlands Combat League is being built to provide. Get registered on Smoothcomp and be part of MCL 1. Compete. Learn. Improve. Repeat.
Transcript (instagram_whisper)
Subin, you're punching the choke! Oh, get top, get top, get top! Let's go Marie! Let's go! Nice, open your feet and fight the hands. Oh, lovely. Watch yourselves. That's it. Go behind him, go behind him. Yeah, just ride the hips now, just ride his hips. Take your time.