“We’re No. 1!!” You hear this chant repeatedly when a sports team wins a big game. There probably weren’t any “We’re No. 1” chants in La Quinta, Calif., when the La Quinta Arts Foundation’s arts festival was ranked No. 1. Artists don't do that. However, the festival’s organizers might be more justified in bragging and sticking their index [...]

Angel “Superman” Ramirez. Elijah “The Throwin’ Samoan” Harris. Jeremy “Bear” Redfern. Dennis “Fatality” Fisher. Spike “The Alpha Ginger” Carlyle. You might not have heard of any of the above names, but they were all billed as part of the Epic Fighting 31 event on June 24 in San Diego. They’re all amateur Mixed Martial Arts [...]