Check Out AOL MMA's 'Fight Night' At Freedom High March 22

(L-R): Former WBO welterweight champion and boxing trainer Carlos “El Indio” Quintana, owners Sensei Franklin Cisneros and Íngrid Medrano-CuĂ©llar (with Matheo Cisneros) will toughen you up at AOLMMA on S.R. 54 inWesley Chapel.
(L-R): Former WBO welterweight champion and boxing trainer Carlos “El Indio” Quintana, owners Sensei Franklin Cisneros and Íngrid Medrano-CuĂ©llar (with Matheo Cisneros) will toughen you up at AOLMMA on S.R. 54 inWesley Chapel.

By Lauren Saslow

Martial arts have been a part of nearly every ancient society as a form of warfare training, including the Japanese, Greeks and Egyptians, and the sport has continued to evolve over time in many cultures around the globe. In recent years, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), which combines many of the world’s martial arts forms, has received significant media exposure, making it one of the fastest-growing sports in the U.S., sparking a rise in gyms that help teach this unique form of self-defense and combat.Continue reading

Ear To The Ground: Myriad Of Businesses Headed To Wesley Chapel

Advanced Auto Parts and Walmart (in the distance) are just two of many businesses on the way to the Wesley Chapel area in the near future.
Advanced Auto Parts and Walmart (in the distance) are just two of many businesses on the way to the Wesley Chapel area in the near future.

By Gary Nager

Although there are still a lot of unconfirmed rumors about what new businesses are coming to Wesley Chapel, we have a few for you that we’re at least confident enough to announce. Continue reading

Pasco BOCC Unanimously Approves Baseball Complex Agreement

A conceptual rendering of what the approved baseball complex in Wiregrass Ranch could look like upon completion, complete with a dormitory, MLB-sized fields, a parking garage and practice fields.
A conceptual rendering of what the approved baseball complex in Wiregrass Ranch could look like upon completion, complete with a dormitory, MLB-sized fields, a parking garage and practice fields.

By Matt Wiley

For nearly two years, negotiations have heated up and then gone cold regarding a planned sports complex in the Wiregrass Ranch Development of Regional Impact (DRI). However, following the January 14 Pasco Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting, it now looks as if the “pipe dream” could in fact become a reality.Continue reading