{"id":558264,"date":"2026-03-24T20:58:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T20:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/558264\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T20:58:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T20:58:14","slug":"young-mma-fighters-prepare-in-upland-for-big-battle-daily-bulletin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/558264\/","title":{"rendered":"Young MMA fighters prepare in Upland for big battle \u2013 Daily Bulletin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They\u2019re never too young to fight.<\/p>\n<p>In mixed martial arts, that is.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Students train Sunday, March 22, 2026, at Strength and Honor...\" class=\"size-article_inline\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IDB-L-MMA-0322-SLE.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Students train Sunday, March 22, 2026, at Strength and Honor Mixed Martial Arts in Upland. They are preparing for a weekend competition in Orange County. (Photo by Stan Lim, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jessie Kelly, 12, of Orange County, tries fighting techniques with...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IDB-L-MMA-0322-SLB.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IDB-L-MMA-0322-SLB.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jessie Kelly, 12, of Orange County, tries fighting techniques with owner and head instructor Jeff Frater on Sunday, March 22, 2026, at Strength and Honor Mixed Martial Arts in Upland. The students are preparing for an upcoming competition in Orange County. (Photo by Stan Lim, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Christian Teran, a 15-year-old Redlands resident, left, and Isaac Martinez,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IDB-L-MMA-0322-SLC.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IDB-L-MMA-0322-SLC.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Christian Teran, a 15-year-old Redlands resident, left, and Isaac Martinez, a 13-year-old from Victorville, train Sunday, March 22, 2026, at Strength and Honor Mixed Martial Arts in Upland. They are preparing for a competition in Orange County. (Photo by Stan Lim, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ocean Ramos, 10, of Santa Clarita, left, and Jayden Zapata,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IDB-L-MMA-0322-SLD.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IDB-L-MMA-0322-SLD.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ocean Ramos, 10, of Santa Clarita, left, and Jayden Zapata, 10, 0f Fontana, fight during a Sunday, March 22, 2026,  practice at Strength and Honor Mixed Martial Arts in Upland. (Photo by Stan Lim, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jaedyn Martinez, an 11-year-old Victorville resident, left, and Sky Ramos,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IDB-L-MMA-0322-SLA-1.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IDB-L-MMA-0322-SLA-1.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jaedyn Martinez, an 11-year-old Victorville resident, left, and Sky Ramos, a 14-year-old Santa Clarita resident, train Sunday, March 22, 2026, at Strength and Honor Mixed Martial Arts in Upland. The students are preparing for an weekend competition in Orange County. (Photo by Stan Lim, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 5<\/p>\n<p>Students train Sunday, March 22, 2026, at Strength and Honor Mixed Martial Arts in Upland. They are preparing for a weekend competition in Orange County. (Photo by Stan Lim, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Inside an Upland strip mall, youths are doing just that.<\/p>\n<p>Young fighters\u00a0at Strength and Honor Mixed Martial Arts are preparing for a weekend competition in Orange County.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, March 22, MMA students \u2014 some of whom are between 11 and 15 years old \u2014 were there, kicking, punching and grappling as they practiced.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ll be battling others inside an octagon Friday, March 27, to Sunday, March 29, at the United States Fight League\u2019s Youth MMA Nationals in Orange County.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"They\u2019re never too young to fight. In mixed martial arts, that is. 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