Fight Team

Professional

Lee Stuckey

Capt Lee Stuckey is an Active Duty Marine Captain and brings over 12 years in real world self-defense and military hand to hand combat techniques.  Lee has served over two years in Combat, and has set up MMA schools in Iraq on numerous deployments.  Lee has trained in numerous Marine Corps Martial Arts programs throughout the years, is currently a Brown belt in Marine Corps Martial Arts (MCMAP), and is also a level 3 Army Combatives Instructor for the Army.  His earliest combat sport experience includes competing in “Toughman” boxing in Auburn, AL.  Lee started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Auburn under Randall Phillips in 98 and is currently a purple belt under Luiz Palhares.  He started training in Mixed Martial Arts in 2003 under Mike “Batman” Nelson and has since trained all over the United States in MMA, Kickboxing, Judo, BJJ, Wrestling, and Submission grappling. He began competing in MMA in March 2008 by winning his first Professional Mixed Martial Arts fight aboard Camp Lejeune, NC with a first round submission victory.  His Professional MMA record is 4 – 2, winning his last three in the first round by submission. Lee also has an extensive background in strength and conditioning and worked at numerous gyms in Auburn, AL and Swansboro, NC teaching kickboxing and doing personal training and nutrition.

Derrick Kennington

Derrick Kennington is a SSgt in the US Air Force and certified AF combatives instructor. BJJ Revolution Purple belt under 6th degree Carlson Gracie Black Belt and co founder of BJJ Revolution Julio "foca" Fernendez. He is also a brown belt in the Yudansha Fighting System (Muay Thai, Judo, Jiu Jitsu) and certified Yudansha Fighting System MMA instructor under 2nd degree Black Belt Martin Suarez. Derrick is a 6-2 Pro Fighter that has fought all over America to include Alaska, Indiana, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Louisiana. Currently, Derrick is ranked #3 Welterweight in the Carolinas and #1 Welterweight in SC. Recently he beat Bellator lightweight tournament veteran Chad Hinton in the first round by arm bar. Derrick's wins have come by one TKO and five submissions. Derrick has also competed in BJJ competitions in Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. He has trained several pro MMA fighters such as 6-1 pro Josh Eagans who is the #2 Middleweight in the Carolinas and Tim Goodwin who is the #3 Bantamweight in the Carolinas. Owned Mata Leao MMA in Sumter where the team went 15-1 as a team in less than 1 year. Derrick has also trained traditional Gracie Jiu Jitsu as well as Muay Thai with Ganoa Fairtex. Derrick is always striving to be the best and make the best fighters, competitors, and training partners that he can.