Cyrus Fees

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Cyrus Fees
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Fees ring announcing for CWFC, 2013
Born
Cyrus John Fees

(1982-03-15) March 15, 1982 (age 43)
Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Other namesMr. International
Alma mater Tusculum College (BS)
Iowa Central Community College (AA)
Occupations Ring announcer
Sports commentator
Employer(s) RAF (2025–present)
BKFC (2022–present)
Spouse
Kayla Fees
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(m. 2009)​
Children2

Cyrus Fees (born March 15, 1982) is an American ring announcer and sports commentator currently working as lead play-by-play commentator for Real American Freestyle (RAF) and post-fight interviewer for Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC).

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Fees previously did commentary for promotions including Eagle Fighting Championship (EFC), Xtreme Fighting Championships (XFC), Fight Nights Global (FNG), Brave Combat Federation (BRAVE), Global Force Wrestling (GFW), Superkombat Fighting Championship (SK), Australian Fighting Championship (AFC) , and NWA Smoky Mountain. He previously worked as ring announcer for promotions including Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), Dana White's Contender Series (DWCS), National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), Cage Warriors Fighting Championship (CWFC), and UAE Warriors.

He currently serves as president of the Rotary club of Johnson City, Tennessee.

Early life and education

Cyrus John Fees was born on March 15, 1982, in Des Moines, Iowa to John and Deanna Fees. [1] [2]

Fees began his broadcasting career working for the campus radio station KICB as a student of Iowa Central Community College. [2]

He later worked as a disc jockey for WXIS while majoring in mass communication at Tusculum University, hosting the station’s hip-hop programming. [3]

Career

Fees worked as a news anchor for WKPT-TV from 2010 to 2012. [4]

He began his sports broadcasting career by doing both ring announcing and commentary for NWA Smoky Mountain. [5]

Fees co-hosted and produced MMA: Inside The Cage with Casey Oxendine, which was broadcast on Fight Now TV, Tuff TV, and YouTube from 2010 to 2014. [4] Fees and Oxendine were both hired as commentators for Australian Fighting Championship (AFC) in December 2012. [6]

He was hired as ring announcer and commentator for Superkombat Fighting Championship (SK) in September 2013. [7]

Fees and Casey Oxendine purchased the Russian 2-on-2 mixed martial arts promotion Hip Show in 2014 and attempted to relaunch it in the United States. [8]

He was hired as ring announcer for UAE Warriors in March 2015. [9]

Fees was hired as lead play-by-play commentator for Global Force Wrestling (GFW) in July 2015. [5]

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Brave 1: The Beginning, September 2016

He debuted as lead play-by-play commentator for Brave Combat Federation (BRAVE) at Brave 1: The Beginning in September 2016. [10]

Fees was hired as lead play-by-play commentator for Fight Nights Global (FNG) in January 2018. [4]

He was hired as ring announcer for National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) in October 2018. [11]

Fees was hired as lead play-by-play commentator for Xtreme Fighting Championships (XFC) in March 2021. [12]

He was hired as ring announcer for Dana White's Contender Series (DWCS) in October 2021. [13]

Fees was hired as lead play-by-play commentator for Eagle Fighting Championship (EFC) in December 2021 prior to their first American events. [14]

He was hired as on-air host and post-fight interviewer by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) in January 2022. [15]

Fees worked for Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) as ring announcer for the undercard of Ric Flair's Last Match in July 2022. [16]

He debuted as lead play-by-play commentator for Real American Freestyle (RAF) at RAF 03 in November 2025. [17]

Personal life

Fees is married to his wife Kayla, a registered nurse. [18] They have two children and reside in Kingsport, Tennessee. [19] [3]

He currently serves as president of the Rotary club of Johnson City, Tennessee. [20]

Fees has owned and operated the Vision Quest VR video arcade in Johnson City since 2019. [21]

He appeared a contestant on the game show 25 Words or Less in January 2025. [22] In November 2025, he appeared as a contestant on the game show Flip Side with fellow Tusculum University alumnus Keddrain Bowen. [23]

References

  1. ↑ Saalbach, Axel. "Cyrus Fees". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Scaling the Walls: A Theatrical Potpourri" (PDF). Iowa Central Community College . 2000. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Silvers, Ken (January 15, 2025). "Erwin resident to appear on game show '25 Words or Less'". The Erwin Record. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Janness, Kirik (January 26, 2018). "Cyrus Fees joins Fight Nights Global". MMA Underground. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Sapp, Sean Ross (July 17, 2015). "Global Force Wrestling Commentator Revealed". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  6. ↑ "AFC 4 Write Up". Australian Fighting Championship . January 14, 2013. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  7. ↑ Luca, Miruna (September 29, 2013). "Spectacol de neuitat la Botoşani. Sute de mii de oameni din întreaga lume au urmărit Gala Superkombat World Grand Prix". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved December 6, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Hip Show Arena Combat 2-on-2 MMA fights coming to America in summer 2014". MMA Mania . May 15, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Cyrus Fees to ring announce at ADW 2". World Freefight Challenge. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  10. ↑ Rapkin, Max (November 18, 2016). "Brave Combat Federation: An Empire Built From The Grounds Up". ArabsMMA. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
  11. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (October 17, 2018). "National Wrestling Alliance 70th Anniversary Show Details [fightful:site-name]". Fightful. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Hall of Famer Pat Miletich, Cyrus Fees Calling The Action At YoungGuns 1 On Saturday, LIVE On FITE TV". PR Newswire. March 24, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
  13. ↑ Birchfield, Jeff (January 30, 2022). "Five questions with MMA announcer Cyrus Fees". Johnson City Press. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  14. ↑ Martin, Damon (December 16, 2021). "Eagle FC announces ambitious plans with all new weight classes, fighter signings and broadcast team". MMA Fighting . Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Cyrus Fees". Ruckus Media. January 21, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
  16. ↑ Powell, Jason (July 31, 2022). "Ric Flair's Last Match results". Prowrestling.net . Retrieved December 6, 2025.
  17. ↑ Behunin, Alexander (November 27, 2025). "RAF 03 card, start time, date and location". Yahoo Sports . Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  18. ↑ "OWNERS - CYRUS & KAYLA FEES". Vision Quest VR. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Cyrus Fees: Play by play commentator and ring announcer for Mixed Martial Arts and Professional Wrestling Shows" (PDF). Rotary Club of Johnson City. August 17, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Tusculum Graduates To Appear On National Game Show With Jaleel White". The Greeneville Sun . October 31, 2025. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Double Vision: Fees finds success in two separate worlds". The Business Journal . March 30, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  22. ↑ Silvers, Ken (January 24, 2025). "Duo wins big for 5-day run on game show '25 Words or Less'". The Erwin Record. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
  23. ↑ Bryant, Melissa (November 3, 2025). "Tusculum Alumni Bowen '03 and Fees '08 to Appear on National Game Show with Jaleel White". Tusculum University . Retrieved December 6, 2025.
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