Dead Serious MMA 2: Rahway, New Jersey, December 17

Dead Serious MMA: A Family Affair

Dead Serious MMA, New Jersey's fastest rising MMA promotion, returns to action on Saturday December 17 at the Rahway Rec Center located at 275 East Milton Avenue Rahway, New Jersey.   Dead Serious MMA is a family owned and operated business, and they treat the fans and the fighters like part of the family.

Dead Serious MMA began when Frankie Perez Jr. discovered the sport  and started training.

"We got into MMA by mistake, honestly," Frankie explained.  "When I was in high school we got some free [MMA] tickets and I saw the fights, loved them and thought  this is what I want to do.  I always played baseball and football, but I was the short guy or not good enough or whatever.  But then I saw MMA and I loved it and a week later I started training."

Little did anyone know that Frankie's new found love of the sport would be a turning point for the family.    In fact, Frankie's parents, Frankie Sr. and Lourdes, were skeptical at the beginning.

"My parents didn't know how take it first," Frankie said.   "They kind of just thought it was something that would start and then run out its time.  But it kind of stuck with me and I went to my first tournament and took second.  After that it was history.  My dad started coming to practice and watching it and six months later he said 'Why don't we start up a clothing line, I think it will be pretty fun and interesting.'  So we started Dead Serious.  Then we started getting involved with everything.  We just wanted to be as big a part of the sport as possible."

Their involvement with MMA eventually came to promoting events themselves.  Dead Serious MMA had its first show back in October, and despite the event being their first, the show ran very smoothly.   Now the Perez family is gearing up for their second out this Saturday.  And they've lined up some fighters from some great camps.   Frankie Perez Sr. has been working on to get everything ready for Saturday night.  His list of fight camps reads like a  who's who of MMA.

"We've got fighters from Tiger Schulmann, Mike Messenzio's Iron Horse, Renzo Gracie , lots of great schools," he said.   "Hoboken MMA, LA Bxong.  We've got Kurt Pellegrino coming down, Nick Catone.  A lot of guys."

The fight card is complete right now, and if the first show is any indication, the night will be explosive.

Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting DeadSeriousMMA.com or by calling 201-538-4843.  Doors open at 6:00pm at the Rahway Rec Center, 275 East Milton Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey, 07065.  The action starts at 7PM.  For fans who can’t make it to the venue, the fights will also be broadcast on GoFightLive.tv.