KALEB PLANK
Coach Plank has a lifetime of martial arts experience starting from his father who was a black belt in Judo and Karate. After home training with his father, Plank began formal classes at age 6. From there, Coach Plank began his journey through the traditional arts until his later teenage years when he discovered Grappling and Muay Thai, and immediately began focusing on MMA.
After years of traveling and training nationally and internationally with UFC, Pride and Strikeforce veterans, he returned home and opened Inferno MMA with his best friends Mike and Sparks. With his dedicated friends and training partners, the group designed a new blend of traditional martial arts,MMA and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for a curriculum that offers students the ability to choose their own path.
Coach Plank is a 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and also holds black belts in Taekwondo, Aikido, Joe Lewis Kickboxing, Weeping Style Ju Jitsu, and is the Ranking instructor of Inferno Fighting Systems. Coach Plank is a Certified Defensive Tactics instructor and Firearms instructor for Law Enforcement and currently trains several agencies.
MIKE PAGE
Coach Page started training as a teenager in Grappling, Muay Thai and Kali, and soon took to blending the arts for more of an MMA influence. He traveled and trained regularly increasing his martial arts knowledge.
In the late 1990’s Coach Page began training with Coach Plank and Coach Sparks and they continued their martial arts growth together as they created Inferno MMA.
Coach Page has competed and won in several Gi and No Gi grappling tournaments. He placed 3rd at the Pan American Championship at Brown Belt. He is also a ranking instructor of Inferno Fight Systems and is a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. His creative mind for Jiu Jitsu is well known and allows him to explain difficult concepts with ease.
CHRIS HULSEY
Coach Hulsey started training in Taekwondo at age 11. After many years of training & winning competitions as a black belt he decided to focus on his role as an assistant coach to his competition team, and then progressed to learning MMA and BJJ with Inferno.
Mr. Hulsey is the head instructor for the Springdale location and holds a 4th degree black belt in Inferno Kickboxing, as well as a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Taekwondo.
JOE PIANALTO
Joe has been doing Martial Arts and competing since 2006, and is a retired professional MMA fighter. Coach Pianalto started training with Inferno in 2008 as an amateur MMA fighter, and accumulated over 15 fights. Joe is currently coaching the adult program and kid’s BJJ program at the Springdale location.
Joe is a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and a 4th degree Black Belt in Kickboxing. He has almost 20 years of experience in No Gi Grappling, Kickboxing, and MMA.
MIRANDA STRICKLAND
Miranda has trained at Inferno since 2013 with her whole family. She is currently an instructor at the Bentonville Inferno and is a Black Belt in Kickboxing as well as a blue belt in BJJ.
Coach Miranda runs various classes for kids and adults while being a managing program director for Bentonville.
EDDY VINAGRE
Eddy has been training with Inferno since 2013 and has a Black Belt in BJJ as well as a 3rd degree Black Belt in Kickboxing. He has competed in Kickboxing, MMA and BJJ tournaments for several years and is also one of our Athletic Trainers focusing on athletic performance and rehabilitation. Eddy is high energy and very good at communicating details of technique. He is also one of our Fight Team coaches and leads our Adult Kickboxing and No-Gi Grappling Programs.
JESSICA HARMON
Coach Harmon has been training with Inferno since 2008. She holds her 4th degree black belt in Kickboxing, has a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and has competed in MMA, Kickboxing and BJJ. Coach Jessica is a full time instructor and program director for our Bentonville location.
JOHN CAMMARATA
Coach John has a lifetime of martial arts spanning across the Filipino arts, Muay Thai, Grappling, Firearms and various other styles. He is a retired Senior Master Sergeant and a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
STEPHEN GOURLEY
Coach Steve has been training his entire life. He started in Japanese Ju Jitsu and discovered Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in the early 2000’s and has been on the mats ever since. Steve has a Black Belt in BJJ.
JEREMY BUSHONG
Jeremy has a master’s degree in exercise science from the University of Arkansas and is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Jeremy is a 2nd degree black belt in Judo and a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He started training in martial arts in 2003 and in 2005 began training Judo competitively, where he spent time traveling around the United States training and competing full time. He joined Inferno in 2013 and helps students improve their grappling and takedown skills. He also provides personal training and coaching for those looking to improve their fitness.
CHARLES ROSENBAUM
Charles has been training with Inferno since 2008 and received his black belt in 2020. He is teaching BJJ classes at the Bentonville location and has worked with several students who have become world champions.
KADEN HEINTZ
Kaden started training as a kid with Inferno in 2013 and has grown up in the gym. He graduated High School as a State Champion Wrestler and has a 2nd degree Black Belt in Kickboxing. He runs our Siloam Springs location, teaching the entire kid’s program as well as the adults. Kaden competes in Jiu Jitsu Tournaments and MMA. He currently is a Purple Belt in BJJ.
RAVEN HARMON
Coach Raven has been training with Inferno since he was a kid in 2008. He has lived most of his life in the gym, and currently runs the Bella Vista location, teaching the entire kid’s program as well as the adults. Raven is Purple Belt in BJJ and is a 1st degree Black Belt in Kickboxing.
DEMARKOUS NUNNALLY
Coach Demarkous is a lifetime athlete. He has done several sports as a kid & teen. He was a college athlete, and was an All American in track.
After college he sought out a different avenue of training, and he found a love for Jiu Jitsu and kickboxing with Inferno. He has been training with inferno since 2021. He loves teaching the kids, and making people laugh. He is currently a Purple Belt in Bjj and is a very high level competitor.
HOLDEN WILLS
Coach Holden trained Taekwondo as a kid. He discovered Inferno in 2021 and started training in kickboxing and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He is a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and a 1st degree black belt in kickboxing. He started competing in mixed martial arts in 2022 and is still currently fighting. His experience in the cage has made him a very dominant leader in the organization.
KAMERON HEINTZ
Kameron started training as a kid with Inferno in 2013 and has grown up in the gym. He has 4 years of competitive wrestling experience and has a 1st degree Black Belt in Kickboxing. He runs our Bentonville kids program, as well as our early morning adult kickboxing classes. Kameron competes in Jiu Jitsu Tournaments and currently has a Purple Belt in BJJ.
BILLY HEINTZ
Billy started training as a kid with Inferno in 2013 and has grown up in the gym. He has 4 years of competitive wrestling experience and has a Black Belt in Kickboxing. He is one of our lead coaches for the kids program at our Bentonville location. Billy competes in Jiu Jitsu Tournaments and currently is a Blue Belt in BJJ.
ALYSSA BURGENER
Alyssa started training as a kid with Inferno in 2017 and has grown up in the gym. She has a Black Belt in Kickboxing and is one of our lead coaches for the kids program at our Bentonville location. Alyssa competes in Jiu Jitsu Tournaments and currently has a Blue Belt in BJJ.
ASHLEY SPARKS
Coach Sparks began his martial arts journey at age 17 in traditional taekwondo, soon after receiving his black belt he began cross training in other arts such as Grappling, Kali, and Muay Thai.
Spending years traveling the country with his job he was cross training with some of the most well known names in the industry.
Upon his return to Arkansas he began training again with Coach Plank and Coach Page. Soon after that, Inferno was created, Sparks and the team were back on track training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai and MMA.
Sparks helped develop the youth program of Inferno to offer a higher quality martial arts experience and more diverse curriculum structure
KEITH KITCHENS
Coach Keith is a 2nd degree black belt in Shaolin Goju karate with the Shinjimasu International Martial Arts system. He also trained Taekwondo under Grandmaster Duk Sung Son, President and founder of the World Tae Kwon Do Association. Mr. Keith also has granddaughters that have achieved their own black belts in the Inferno program, he is an Assistant Instructor in the Youth program and is a mentor for many of the instructors and students.