Tonight a regional promotion with a history of grooming UFC talent reaches its 100th show. Iowa Challenge won’t ever be the UFC, but for longtime promoter Chad Bergmeier, that’s not the point. “I had no intentions on leaving the state,” he told MMAjunkie. “I never wanted to be the UFC. It was just basically a way to give guys a place to fight, and it was more of a hobby for me.” Bergmeier still gets phone calls every day from new and experienced fighters looking to step into his cage
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Iowa Challenge reaches show No. 100, promoter says MMA slowdown over – MMA Junkie