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What a Weekend for Team APEX! 🐅

The Apex Kickboxing Team stepped onto one of amateur kickboxing’s biggest stages at the IKF World Classic in Las Vegas, Nevada - and delivered!

7 wins in 8 bouts 🔥
5 divison championships 🏆
Invaluable experience against elite competition ⚔️

Mukhtar “Wolf” Shirzad earned a dominant unanimous decision victory. 🐺

Cole “Blooded” Fister won his full rules Muay Thai debut and captured the division. 🩸

Zion “Chephir” Bailey earned a dominant unanimous decision victory. ☯️

Brandon “The Cannon” Gibbs battled through three hard rounds winning a unanimous decision. 💪

Isaac “Pitbull” Crowder went 1-1 earning an impressive TKO before competing in a very close fight for the belt. 🐶

Luther “Gato” Williams finished a perfect 2-0 with a second round TKO for the division. 🐈‍⬛

Every Fighter represented Apex Martial Arts with heart, discipline, skill, and sportsmanship. We are incredibly proud of this team and grateful to everyone who helped make this weekend possible.

The Future is bright for team APEX! 🐅

#apex #apexmac #kickboxing #muaythai #ikfworldclassic

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All praise to God.

IKF world classic super middleweight champ

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gives thanks 🖐️

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An Honor to go to Battle with my Brothers.

@apexmartialartscenter To The Top

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Carolina Fight Night

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🔥🥊 OFFICIAL FIGHT CARD – CAROLINA FIGHT NIGHT 🥊🔥

The fight card is locked in and the countdown is ON!

Get ready for an unforgettable night of IKF-sanctioned Kickboxing & Muay Thai action featuring rising stars, seasoned warriors, and nonstop excitement inside the ring.

📅 Saturday, June 13, 2026
🚪 Doors Open: 4:00 PM
🥊 First Fight: 5:00 PM

📍 I'm Possible Basketball Skill Lab
622 Lakestone Commons Ave, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526

🎟️ Tickets On Sale Now:
TriKicPro.com/tickets

📺 Watch LIVE on Pay-Per-View:
AKPLive.com

🍽️ @southernharvesthg will be serving great food throughout the event.

🍺 @carolinabrewingcompany will be on-site serving cold brews for fight fans 21+.

🔥 Presented by Triangle Kickboxing Promotions & Carolina Fight Promotions.

Bring your crew, support local fighters, and experience the energy of live combat sports as these athletes leave it all in the ring.

Tag your fight crew and tell us who you're coming to support! 👇

#CarolinaFightNight #FightNight #Kickboxing #MuayThai #CombatSports #NorthCarolinaFights #NCFights #TriangleKickboxingPromotions #TriKicPro #FightCard #IKF #MuayThaiLife #KickboxingLife #RaleighNC #FuquayVarina #CombatAthletes #FightFans #LiveFights #MartialArts #SupportLocalAthletes #FightWeekend #PPV #LiveStream #AKPLive #WatchLive #FightSports #WakeCounty

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Apex family, we've got a lot going on over the next month, and we'd love to see you come out and support the team.

Our next event is Carolina Fight Night on June 13th in Fuquay-Varina. This will be the last local event for our fight team in 2026 before the remainder of our competition schedule takes us out of state.

Representing Apex Martial Arts on the card will be:

🥊 Isaac Crowder
🥊 Mukhtar "Mak" Shirzad
🥊 Luther Williams

These guys have been grinding for this opportunity, and I'd love to see the Apex family show up and support them.

📅 June 13, 2026
🚪 Doors Open: 4:00 PM
🥊 First Fight: 5:00 PM

📍 I'm Possible Basketball Skill Lab - 622 Lakestone Commons Avenue, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526

🎟️ Tickets are available directly from Isaac, Mak, and Luther or online at TriKicPro.com/tickets.

📺 Can't make it to the venue? Watch live worldwide on PPV at AKPLive.com.

And in two weeks, Zion Bailey, our current IKF Certified Welterweight United States Unified Rules Champion, heads to Florence, South Carolina to compete on Conflict 70: Magic City Mayhem. Zion will face Zion Hill in what they're calling the "Battle for Zion."

Then July 10-12, Team Apex heads to Las Vegas for the IKF World Classic, the largest IKF tournament of the year. Fighters from across the country will be competing, and we'll be sending:

🔥 Cole Fister
🔥 Zion Bailey
🔥 Isaac Crowder
🔥 Mukhtar Shirzad
🔥 Luther Williams

This is a great opportunity for our fighters to test themselves against some of the best amateur Muay Thai and Kickboxing competitors in the country.

As always, thank you to everyone who supports our team, helps our fighters prepare, attends events, and represents Apex Martial Arts. We have a great group of athletes, coaches, teammates, friends, and family behind us, and that support means a lot.

We've got a busy summer ahead and more fight announcements are coming soon.

#ApexMartialArts #ApexMAC #CarolinaFightNight #TriKicPro #IKF #IKFWorldClassic #ConflictMMA #Kickboxing #MuayThai #WeAreKickboxing #TeamApex #FightTeam #FuquayVarinaNC #ApexNC #RaleighNC #SupportLocalFighters #WeAreKickboxing

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🔥 Another strong matchup added to Carolina Fight Night on June 13th. 🔥

Luther Williams (Apex Martial Arts) and Jayden Skillern (TFTC Academy) are set to meet in an IKF Unified Rules Light Welterweight bout inside the ring in Fuquay-Varina, NC.

This is the type of fight that fans of real striking appreciate. Two athletes stepping in under IKF rules, looking to make a statement and put their skills on display. Expect an aggressive pace, and nonstop action from the opening bell.

Triangle Kickboxing Promotions continues bringing high-level Kickboxing and Muay Thai action to North Carolina with another stacked lineup of talented fighters from across the region.

📍 I’m Possible Basketball Skill Lab - 622 Lakestone Commons Ave, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
🕓 Doors Open: 4PM
🥊 Fights Begin: 5PM

🎟 Tickets: https://trikicpro.com/tickets/
📺 Live PPV: akplive.com

#CarolinaFightNight #IKF #UnifiedRules #LightWelterweight #TriangleKickboxingPromotions #CarolinaFightPromotions #TriKicPro #MuayThai #Kickboxing #MartialArts #FightNight #FuquayVarina #NCFights #CombatSports

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5.11.26 Carolina MMA News Weekend WrapUp: Winners Report 🥊
Friday @toptennpromotions in Nashville:
✅ @johnn_onu IKF Champ 👑 🏠@arrowmma
✅ @zionchephir retains 👑 🏠@apexmartialartscenter
✅ @longlivelu 🥇 🏠 @apexmartialartscenter
✅ @shirzad_the_wolf 🥇 🏠 @apexmartialartscenter
Saturday @ascend.world.series in Chicago
✅ @afrosamurai_og 🥇
🥊 Matchup Announcements @fightforitcompany
☑️ @puffmonkee vs @moreliatrinidad_
☑️ @dante_bazan_ vs Bryan Taco Bullock @carolina_combat_sports
☑️ @toostrongtaylor vs @gregorysmithbey

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Winning this fight without actually fighting felt like having paint and a brush with no canvas. It was kind of humbling.. but with the canvas gone, I saw the beauty in the life that I am surrounded by.

The trip itself was fun, it was nice to get closer to my teammates and my people. Tennessee was dope and the people are talented and beautiful.

I pray for my opponents safety, health, and well being & I am thankful to be reminded to be compassionate

Wish I could’ve shown the people in Tennessee who Zion the fighter is but stay tuned and when the opportunity comes I will be ready

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