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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
