10th Planet Tucson, AZ

Anthony Birchak is an American mixed martial artist. He competed in the bantamweight and featherweight divisions. Born and raised in Tucson, Arizona, Birchak was a highly decorated amateur wrestler at Sahuarita High School. Birchak attended Pima Community College and Grand Canyon University where he majored in Visual Communications. Birchak has an MMA record of 13-3, He is currently a Bantamweight fighter for the UFC, before getting the call to the UFC Birchak was the MFC bantam weight champion.

Casey Halstead is a professional Mixed Martial Arts trainer with over eight years of coaching experience.  Originally a mixed martial artist with a boxing foundation, Casey took his Eddie Bravo Jiu Jitsu Black Belt, striking, and wrestling, skills onto the teaching platform.  He is the owner and head coach of 10th Planet Las Vegas, 10th Planet Costa Mesa, 10th Planet Buena Park, and 10th Planet Orange, 10th Planet Irvine, and the newest location 10th Planet Tucson, while still training under 7th Degree Red and Black Belt Jean Jacques Machado and 10th Planet’s founder Eddie Bravo.  In addition to the series of the 6,10th Planets, he was the head Jiu Jitsu instructor at Mark Munoz’s Reign Training Center.

Casey actively works with some of the most experienced and well respected MMA fighters in the world.  He is seen coaching and working alongside Ultimate Fighter season 13 Winner Tony Ferguson, UFC veteran Mark Munoz, Cain Carrizosa, Diego Rivas, Ashlee Evans-Smith, Carla Esparza, Ian McCall, Marlon “Chito” Vera and Anthony Birchak.