Jackson Parish resident Darren Stevenson competed in his first-ever Mixed Martial Arts competition as part of AKA 53 that was held on March 10th in Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, LA. 

Although Stevenson, who is employed as a Correctional Officer at the Jackson Parish Jail in Jonesboro, lost in the second round to Jayce Carpenter, he came away with a renewed desire to continue competing and was grateful for the support he received. 

“I can not lie and say I am not disappointed that I didn’t come home with the win, but I am beyond thankful for the support I have gotten leading up to and during the whole process of this fight,” said Stevenson. “I feel like I have a whole army behind me. Time to restart re focus and get back to the building block.”