Rich Hess grew up in Ponca City, Oklahoma, where he started wrestling at age 6. He has 10 years of Boxing experince and his martial arts achivements include:
1998 U.S. National Combat Jiu-Jitsu Blackbelt Champion. 1998 National Extreme Sport Fighting Championships semi-finalist, pro MMA debut @165lbs. 1998 USWF 145lb World Title 8-man Tournament semi-finalist. Gladiators Challenge Veteran. Ring of Fire; former #1 ranked @145lbs. 2000 Black Belt 3-D martial Arts from Clarence Thatch. 2002 Brown Belt Judo. IFC Vetran (ISKA MMA world Title Fight). 2006 Pan American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Silver Medalist @154lbs. 2007 Pan American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Gold Medalist @154lbs. Shoot Boxing Japan Veteran. Fight to Win Jiu-Jitsu Champion.
2009 Brown Belt Colorado Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Dave Ruiz