Meet Heather “Hurricane” Clark, professional fighter out of Jackson/Winkeljohn MMA and daytime photographer. An Evolution Combat Series fighter with a record of 3-1, she has trained in Ukidokan Karate, which she began to study at 8-years-old with her father, who holds a black belt in the art. Although she has that solid martial arts background, she actually went to college for theater, getting her degree and performing professionally for two years. In addition, she also played Division I and professional hockey, and participated in amateur boxing. She moved to Maui, which is where she first developed an interest in photography. During her time there, she actually ran a surfing school and a photography business for a local ATV adventures company, and taught surfing and acting classes. She moved back to Los Angeles in 2008, and began to train at a local chute box gym, Piccinini Training Center, under Coach Roberto Piccinini, of Chute Boxe in Brazil.

She moved to Albuquerque in June 2009, and began to train at Jackson’s. She tried to get some amateur fights, but when that proved difficult, she began looking for a professional fight. In April 2010, her efforts paid off, and she faced Karina Hallinan at Victory Fighting Championship 31, with no amateur fights to her name. She lost that initial fight by decision, but has gone on to win her next 4 fights, two by submission, the other two by KO. She has also participated on NBC’s Ultimate Women’s Challenge. Clark is slated to fight Chelsea “The Italian Princess” Colarelli (6-4 of MAAC in Amarillo, TX) at Evolution 2, which takes place on Saturday, December 10, 2011, at Curry County Events Center in Clovis, NM.

When she is not training or fighting, Heather is a consummate photographer in studio, event, and live action settings. She works during the day for Kim Jew, but she also freelances for both wedding and action photography. Her personal photography can be seen at www.heatherjoclark.com.

C West BJJ trained Marc Hightower will make hit the Evolution Cage on December 10th. Evolution 2 will be held at the Curry County Event Center in Clovis NM.

Sibling rivalry reaches a whole new level, when brothers Paco and Angel Castillo face off in the cage as the main event of Evolution Combat Sports Championships presents EVOLUTION 2, taking place at the Curry County Event Center in Clovis, NM, on December 10, 2011. Possibly the first ever professional sibling cage match, this 130-catch fight promises to be an electrifying battle between brothers who do NOT get along.

Heather “Hurricane” Clark (4-1 of the legendary Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts) drops a weight class to face the very tough Chelsea “The Italian Princess” Colarelli (6-3 of Grandmaster Mike Lister’s MAAC) for the 115-lb co-main event.

Mean1 MMA & Fitness, founded by the legendary Keith “The Dean of Mean” Jardine, brings several fighters to both the pro and amateur card for Evolution 2. Mean1’s Adrian Cruz, who fought for Evolution as an amateur, will be making his professional debut at 135-lbs against Gilbert Cuhen (1-1 of Force of One MMA). Cuhen is a member of our United States Air Force, who recently took 1st place in the advanced 140-lb division at Grapplefest VI on October 22 of this year.

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Force of One trained Roy Saucedo will make hit the Evolution Cage on December 10th. Evolution 2 will be held at the Curry County Event Center in Clovis NM.

Mean 1 MMA and Fitness trained Adrian Cruz will make his professional debut on December 10th. Evolution 2 will be held at the Curry County Event Center in Clovis NM.

Over the years MMA has seen its fair share of conflict between brothers, such as the highly publicized feud between MMA legends (and adopted siblings) Ken and Frank Shamrock. The toxic family feuds, fueled by years of sibling rivalry, would undoubtedly produce memorable battles in cage, yet a true brother vs. brother MMA bout has yet to come to fruition, that is, until now. New Mexico based Evolution Combat Sports Championship will soon make their mark, by becoming the first fight promotion to officially deliver a bonafide brother vs. brother bout in the professional MMA arena.

On Saturday, December 10, 2011 Jeremiah Paco ‘The Punisher’ Castillo and his brother Angel Castillo are slated to headline ‘Evolution 2 – Brother vs. Brother.” The event marks the highly anticipated return of ‘Evolution’, the show that launched the now popular regional MMA promotion. The will take place at the Curry County Event Center in Clovis, New Mexico. The promotion is thrilled to mark the return of ‘Evolution’ by featuring the first ever brother vs. brother headliner.

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Mean 1 MMA and Fitness trained Anthony Rozema introduces himself to the MMA world on Saturday December 10th. Rozema will make his cage debut on the Evolution 2 card at the Curry County Event Center in Clovis NM.