Chris Stone began his training over 10 years ago under Dave Bird at Gig Harbor Kickboxing (Currently Gig Harbor Mixed Martial Arts) with the intentions of learning martial arts and competing in MMA. He’s a veteran of over 20 fights and countless Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Submission wrestling matches. After years of competing successfully in MMA, Kickboxing and Jiu Jitsu he made the jump to the Professional rankings where he currently holds a record of 7-1 with 6 of the wins by submission and is one of the top ranking professionals in the region. In 2018 he received his black belt under Checkmat co-founder Leandro Vieira via. Jimmy Thompson.