Peterhead MMA club boasts British champion in ranks

A mixed martial arts club in Peterhead now boast a British MMA title after recent success at an event in Newcastle. William Stewart acquired the lightweight belt, the first to be won by a Pro-Core HQ athlete, which only opened its doors six months ago.

Stewart was one of six Pro-Core HQ fighters who travelled to The Machine MMA show, hosted by UFC legend Ian Freeman, with all but one winning their respective fights.

Markus Proctor, Dawid Kostecki, Brandon Innes, and John Proctor all took home a medal, while

Dawid Mrktchan lost on his debut against an experienced fighter. And Markus, who is the founding member of Pro-Core HQ, was impressed with all of his athletes’ efforts, but especially Stewart’s belt-winning display.

He said: “He was getting dominated the whole fight and then in the last round he managed to pull it off. His patience and resilience showed, and he finished the fight off with a choke.

“We had 35 or so people with us down from Peterhead and Aberdeen – you can imagine the whole side of our room erupted when he won.”

Despite most of the athletes being experienced fighters, the event in Newcastle was an opportunity to showcase what Pro-Core HQ has to offer.

Proctor reckons they exceeded their own expectations against tough competition.

“I just asked if they were up for testing out their skills,” he explained.

“It was pretty much a worldwide event, so we were backstage all hyped up for it.

“We’ve pretty much come out of nowhere – Peterhead of all places – to then go to Newcastle and beat them all.”