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Team Rhino

We sponsor MMA fighters. Lots of MMA fighters and the list keeps growing. But we don’t just put our stuff on anyone. To be a member of Team Rhino you have to have served in the Armed Forces of the United States honorably. It’s one of our ways to give back to the troops. If you’ve dedicated part of your life to your country and want to pursue your octagon dreams, we’ll help. Meet our team.

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Tim Kennedy

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Service: Active National Guard

Pro Record: 12-2

Fun Fact: Tim is a really good shot. At an Army Sniper tournament he shot Oprah’s mustache off of her when she wandered onto the range.

Meet Tim here

Tim Kennedy’s website

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Tim Credeur

Tim Credeur

Service: Former Navy

Pro Record: 12-3

Fun Fact: Tim was the first BJJ black belt in the state of Louisiana. His standing as a voodoo high priest had nothing to do with it.

Meet Tim here

You can get the shirt he wore at Ultimate Fight Night 18 here

Tim’s ship, the USS Milius (DDG 69)

Tim Credeur’s Website

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Jorge Rivera

Service: Former Army Cavalryman

Pro Record: 18-7

Fun Fact: Jorge goes full Taliban while he’s training, refusing to shave until weigh-in day when he tapers worse than Michael Phelps.

Meet Jorge here

Jorge’s “El Conquistador” shirt

Jorge’s views on life

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Brian Stann

Stann

Service: Former Marine

Pro Record: 8-3

Fun Fact: Brian left the Marine Corps and took a position with Hire Heroes-a non-profit organization who helps servicemen and women find jobs.

Meet Brian here

Brian’s Website

Hire Heroes

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Kris McCray

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Service: Army Reservist

Pro Record: 5-1

Fun Fact: Kris is a real life butcher when he’s not fighting, yet his nickname is “Savage.” Kris is on the current season of The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV. Check out his weekly blog stories here on The Rhino Den.

Meet Kris here

Kris’ Website

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Damien Stelly

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Service: Active Army

Pro Record: 10-3

Fun Fact: Damien grew up wrestling and entered a Pankration tournament to see how he would do. He won. The whole thing. During last season’s Bellator Middleweight Tournament, Damien defeated Alex Andrade before falling to tournament winner Hector Lombard.

Meet Damien here

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Andy Chapelle

Service: Active Army

Pro Record: 13-3

Fun Fact: Andy can toss a beer bottle eighty percent farther than most men can toss a midget. He once entered a midget tossing tournament. The next day, Oompa Loompas were demanding medical insurance.

Meet Andy here

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Lee Gibson

Lee Gibson

Service: Former Army Ranger

Pro Record: 12-3

Fun Fact: Lee is brain dead. He took a fight the day before his Scandinavian wife was due to give birth. He then deployed to Iraq for his seventeenth tour shortly thereafter. Brain dead.

Meet Lee here

Lee’s Website

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Sam Rauch

Sam Rauch War Eagle

Service: Former Army Ranger

Pro Record: 5-2-1

Fun Fact: Sam gave up a promising career as a steer wrestler to be a social worker and MMA fighter. Obviously a great choice. Sam’s favorite line – If you’ve never been to Montana, don’t come to Montana. Because you wouldn’t understand Montana!

Meet Sam here

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Adam Castaneda

AC War Eagle

Service: Active Navy

Pro Record: 5-0

Fun Fact: As the lone Navy Sailor on our team, he has to endure constant homosexual jokes. Living with a wife, three daughters, and a gay fish doesn’t help.

Meet Adam here

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Todd Vance

TV War Eagle

Service: Former Army Infantryman

Pro Record: 1-1

Fun Fact: Todd used to eat candy for money. Dude can go through a bag of Twizzlers in seconds.

Meet Todd here

Todd’s Gym, Undisputed

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Alex Soto

Alex

Service: Former Army LRSD

Pro Record: 5-0

Fun Fact: Most people go to Tijuana to engage in blackout drunken debauchery and end up with donkey stories and tongue burns. Alex Soto was born and raised there and couldn’t wait to leave.

Meet Alex here

Alex’s Gym, Undisputed

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Micah Goss

Micah Goss

Service: Former Army Infantryman

Pro Record: 1-5

Fun Fact: Micah bears a strange resemblance to Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols. He fights like him too. Micah also believes God doesn’t interfere in sporting events and those who point skyward after scoring a touchdown are douchebags.

Meet Micah here

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Kenny Jackson

Kenny Jackson

Service: Army National Guardsman

Pro Record: 3-1

Fun Fact: Kenny once refused to get a tattoo on his ass, even though everyone was doing it…drunk…in Iraq. Kenny’s favorite quote-“It’s a fight. Get violent!”

Meet Kenny here

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Brian Vanhoven

Service: Former Marine

Pro Record: 5-1

Fun Fact: Brian grew up in Washington State and has participated in Sasquatch hunts, but all he found was gigantic poop.

Meet Brian here

Brian’s gym, Gold Medal Grappling

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Brandon Sayles

Brandon Sayles

Service: Active Army

Pro Record: 1-0

Fun Fact: Brandon cuts forty pounds to make the 265-pound heavyweight limit. He’s so big that his birthday crosses two astrological signs-ginormous and hugastic.

Meet Brandon here

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Gert Kocani

Gert

Service: Former Army Ranger

Pro Record: 3-0

Fun Fact: Gert was the model for the uber-intimidating main character in Grand Theft Auto. He was also born without a sense of humor.

Meet Gert here

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Mark Flavin

Mark Flavin

Service: Former Army

Pro Record: 0-2

Fun Fact: Mark has a vile sex story that can’t be reprinted here. Two words-got poop?

Meet Mark here

Mark’s gym, Gold Medal Grappling

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Patrick Miller

Pat Miller

Service: Active Army

Pro Record: 11-3

Fun Fact: Patrick was a bouncer…alongside his dad. Can you say small town? Patrick also doesn’t know the meaning of “hugging it out”

Meet Patrick here

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Eli Donker

Service: Army National Guard

Pro Record: 9-1 (amateur)

Fun Fact: Eli has never been seriously injured during MMA or Rugby, but suffered a separated shoulder, a broken eye socket, and 16 total stitches from college cheerleading. Juggling chicks doesn’t sound like so much fun all of a sudden.

Meet Eli here

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Arron Barringer

Service: Former Army

Pro Record: 4-1

Fun Fact: Arron was an Albuquerque cop and earned the nickname, “Tasing Arron” for being trigger happy with the electrical shock weapon. Anyone that volunteers to be shot with 50,000 volts of electricity will tell you that shit hurts. Of course when you’re the one doing the tasing, it’s just plain old funny.

Meet Aaron here

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Steve Carl

Service: Former Army

Pro Record: 10-2

Fun Fact: Steve owns several rental properties, is a workaholic, and spent six months learning how to walk again after a bad crash. Kid is determined and persistent.

Meet Steve here

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Tony Sills

Service: Active Army

Pro Record: 1-0

Fun Fact: Tony has had three deployments to Iraq but still considers the Fort Hood area more dangerous.

Meet Tony here

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Lee Stuckey

Service: Active Marine

Pro Record: 4-1

Fun Fact: Lee saves more people before 9am than most people do all day.

Meet Lee here


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Jeremiah Riggs

Service: Former Army Ranger

Pro Record: 4-5

Fun Fact: Jeremiah has terrible timing. He tried out for the International Fight League just before they went bankrupt and he was on a reality TV show that never aired due to a murder-suicide.

Meet Jeremiah here


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Chad Robichaux

Service: Former Marine

Pro Record: 8-0

Fun Fact: Chad still has to sneak into carnival rides because he doesn’t make the minimum height standards.

Meet Chad here

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