| PRESS RELEASE - Toronto, Ontario - Submit | | | | In 2005 after serving a 13-month tour in |
| Gear is proud to announce their most recent | | | | Iraq, he moved to Oregon to pursue a career |
| sponsorship of Mike Sixel from Gresham, | | | | in Mixed Martial Arts and joined the |
| Oregon. | | | | world-famous "Team Quest" headed by UFC |
| | | | veterans Randy Couture and Matt Lindland. |
| Mike is a 24 year old Wisconsin native who | | | | Within a year, Mike was competing in his |
| works as a military guard for the Oregon | | | | first professional MMA event. |
| National Guard. He's been training martial | | | | |
| arts since the age of 4 in various | | | | Holding a current MMA record of 2-1, Mike |
| disciplines (such as Judo, Tae Kwon Do, | | | | will be stepping into the cage on July 21st |
| Pankration) and has competed in over 200 | | | | making his debut the "King of the Cage - |
| tournaments. | | | | Battle at the Bowl" being held in his |
| | | | hometown of Wisconsin. |