About Fighters Guard Management
A MMA & Boxing Agency that is In Your Corner!
Fighter's Guard Management, LLC, located in Cincinnati, OH, is a full service management firm focusing on MMA & boxing athletes. Our mission is to allow our clients to focus on training and fighting while we manage the day to day business items. We understand the difficult life of a fighter and want to put them in the best position to not only succeed in the cage but outside the cage as well. We offer legal expertise for both fighter and sponsorship contracts. In addition, we have a broad network of contracts in the MMA & boxing worlds which will allow us to find fights, increase publicity and attract sponsors for our clients.
Fighter's Guard Management - Who are we:
- Scott Dryden, MBA - Scott earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from Shawnee State University and his Masters in Business Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University. He has been an avid fan of MMA since the beginning of The UFC. He took his passion and love for the sport and created The Triangle Choke column which is found in several Ohio-based newspapers. From there, Dryden took the column to ProFighting-fans.com, one of the We's fastest-growing MMA news sites, where he serves as Editor-in-Chief. During the journey, Dryden found respect for the special athletes that Mixed-Martial Artists are. He observed their day to day determination and incredible work ethic and the little free time they had. Fighters struggle to have enough time for their family and friends let alone to manage fights and sponsorships; as result, Fighter's Guard Management, LLC was created.
- Nathan Fitch - Nathan started his martial arts training in 1997 while attending Eastern Kentucky University. Aikido was the first art he pursued. At the same time, Nathan also began studying Judo with Eastern Kentucky University Judo. While he continued his Aikido training for an additional year to the point of blue belt, he ultimately put his focus into Judo. Nathan then went on to become EKU Judo’s Assistant Instructor in 2000 and to receive his Black Belt in 2001. Beginning in 2000, Nathan also began training in Muay Thai. After graduating from EKU in 2002 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Physical Fitness and Wellness Management, Nathan began personal training and teaching Judo while continuing his Muay Thai training. In 2004, he competed twice in amateur Mixed Martial Arts. From November 2005 to March 2006, Nathan lived and trained in Thailand with Fairtex Muay Thai. He spent his first month with Fairtex in Bangplee and then traveled to Pattaya to complete his training. While in Thailand, Nathan had his first professional Muay Thai fight during Fairtex’s grand opening of its Pattaya training facility. Upon returning home, Nathan continued teaching Judo and began teaching Muay Thai and Mixed Martial Arts. Nathan is also a two stripe blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Some of Nathan’s students have participated in various amateur and professional Mixed Martial Arts events. Nathan has also been an ACE certified personal trainer since 2002, and he is certified in Sports Nutrition.
- Ben Carroll - Ben will graduate in May from Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business in Pittsburgh, PA with a BSBA in General Management. Ben is a college athlete, having played NCAA Division III football at Carnegie Mellon. For the last four years, Ben has been training in mixed martial arts in both Maryland and Pittsburgh. He is part of the Fight Team at L.A. Boxing in Rockville, Maryland near his hometown of North Potomac, MD. Through his close interactions with fighters and trainers, Ben saw the opportunity to put his business sense to use while helping MMA fighters manage and grow their careers.
- General Counsel: Morris Law LLC - Tim Morris founded Morris Law, LLC to help individuals with their business and family needs providing high quality, detailed representation with a personal approach. Morris worked for an insurance company for 16 years, including time as their Corporate Counsel after he graduated from law school. As Counsel for a major corporation, Tim drafted and negotiated compensation, incentive and contingency agreements, as well as sales, vendor and marketing contracts. Morris Law LLC serves as General Counsel for Fighters Guard Management.
In summary, we manage all aspects of a fighter’s career. We are in your corner…
If you need representation pleasecontact Fighter's Guard Management today for more information.