Jay Hieron, a mixed martial artist, stretches out before beginning his training at X-Treme Couture Gym on Oct. 3. Hieron is getting ready for Night of Combat 2, a fight card at the Thomas and Mack Center.

Heather Cory

Jay Hieron, a mixed martial artist, stretches out before beginning his training at X-Treme Couture Gym on Oct. 3. Hieron is getting ready for Night of Combat 2, a fight card at the Thomas and Mack Center.