Ultimate Fighting Tour

Ed Herman “Short Fuse”
•Appeared on the third season of The Ultimate Fighter. 19-8, very heavy hands, but finds easy wins with submissions. Wins over David Loiseau, Joe Doerkson, Scott Smith, and Glover Teixeira to name a few. Recently sidelined with a torn ACL, he’s looking to get into the fight game soon.
•Began fighting in 2002.

Kyle Kingsbury
•Kyle appeared on the eight installment of The Ultimate Fighter. His only loss, came from that seasons eventual winner.
•As a defensive lineman for the ASU football team, Kyle learned that he wanted to spend his life in athletic endeavors. Competing in MMA allows him to fulfill his dream.
•Kyle only began fighting in mid 2006, and has developed the winning record of 8-2-1. He looks forward to eventually dominating the light-heavyweight division.

Chris Leben “The Crippler”
•Appeared on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter. 19-6. Holds wins over Mike Swick, Patrick Cote, Jorge Rivera, Terry Martin, and Alessio Sakara. Currently lives in Hawaii, but has his fight camp with Greg Thompson at Next Level.
•Began fighting in 2002.

Eben Kaneshiro “The Saucy Donut”
•Has fought the best in the lower weight divisions, including Nam Pham, Urijah Faber, Rani Yahya, and Evan Dunham.
•Accomplished Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt, he often finishes fights with submissions.
•Began fighting in 2002.

Mike Swick ”Quick”
•Appeared with Chris Leben in the first season of The Ultimate Fighter. Fought on the show at light heavy weight (205lbs), but now compete’s at welterweight (170lbs). His record is 14-4
•Mike beat two people in a row, using a guillotine choke. That led the UFC® announcers to rename it “the Swickotine.” He trains out of American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose.
• His fight career began in 1998.

Greg Thompson
•As the head coach and the strength and conditioning coach of Next Level MMA, Greg brings 10 years of experience to the fighters he trains.
•He has coached and cornered nearly 100 mma bouts.
•Specializes in developing a fighters athleticism, conditioning, and game plan expansion.
•Certified as a core conditioning coach under the Kearns System as well as the APEX system.

Kurt Shrout
•Kurt is an accomplished Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner and grappler. He is a Pan Am, U.S. Open, and U.S. Nationals champion, as well as placing 3rd at the prestigious Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) trials.
•He began training in BJJ 10 years ago, and looks to obtain as much knowledge as can be acquired in this form of martial arts.