San Angelo Man Wins First MMA Title

 

BROWNSVILLE, TX — San Angelo’s Braydon “Budah” Schkade won his first championship belt in MMA on Saturday with a first-round knockout in Brownsville.

Schkade, 19, was declared the winner 51 seconds in when the referee called the fight after Schkade delivered a head kick that floored his opponent, Osbaldo Puente of Pharr.

Schkade immediately moved in for a back mount to take control and finish off the fight.

You can find footage of the fight here.

Schkade, who graduated from Grape Creek High School in 2025, is a 5-foot-6 bantamweight who fights out of Angelo MMA. 

He now has a 3-1 amateur record after his third straight win and is the 135-pound titleholder in the STX Fight League.

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