Introducing the Fourth in Ranger Up’s Unapologetically American line-up. We’ve taken the Unapologetically American mantra that you know and love and gave it a nice I’m fashionable, but I don’t sport frosted tips and read Cosmo” look.America is awesome. We’re not perfect. We’re a little cocky. We spend a little too much money. Our politicians are ass-clowns who just as easily could be replaced with drunken monkeys making decisions by throwing darts at the “Wheel of Policy”. On the whole though, in the history of mankind there has been no country that has been a greater force of good. There has been no country that has devoted so much time, people, and treasure to fighting for a world that is free of tyranny – one that gives every man, woman, and a child a say in how the story of their lives will unfurl.A lot of people out there would read this passage and mock it…and those people will really hate it when you wear this shirt.God Bless America.

There’s a reason why troops and cops tend to sit against walls watching all entrances, even in a social setting like a restaurant. There’s a reason why even years after you leave the service, you might be at a black tie event or a children’s party and you’re still assessing the threat level of every man, woman, and child in the room. There’s a reason why most of us usually have some sort of weapon on as at all times, even when it’s unnecessary” and there’s a reason why we’re leery of people that either won’t look us in the eye or stare a little too intently.We know what people are capable of when they want to do evil.In God We Trust, Everyone else keep your hands where I can see them.

The latest shirt in Ranger Up’s MMA collection features the symbol of American power, the Bald Eagle, holding both the arrows that represent the power of American warfare and the olive branch that represents the diplomacy we hope maintains a just peace. This powerful image is set against the backdrop of the U.S. colors.On the back, running alongside the colors are the words FREEDOM ISN’T FREE, a constant reminder that to maintain the American way of life there must always be steely-eyed men and women at the tip of the spear willing to give life and limb so that others may live free.And if that isn’t enough awesomeness, this is the walkout shirt that Tim Kennedy helped design and will be wearing in the cage on 21 August when he claims the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship Belt. Tim wants to enter the biggest fight of his career representing his brothers and sisters in arms and leave no doubt that while he loves fighting; the part of his life he is most proud of is his service in

The Spartans.They were the most feared warriors of their time, not simply because each one of them was twice the warrior of those who would face them, but because as a team – as a phalanx – they were unparalleled.To stand in front of a Spartan on the battlefield was almost certain death – to stand in front of the Spartan Phalanx was suicide.The front of the shirt shows the Spartan Phalanx preparing for battle. The back shows King Leonidas’s famous response to the Persian Army at the Battle of Thermopylae when the Persians demanded the Spartans lay down their arms. He simply replied, Molon Labe”, which translates to “Come and take them”.Bad. Ass.

The Phoenix exists in many cultures from the Egyptians and the Persians to the Greeks and Japanese. Regardless of culture, the story remains the same. The Phoenix is a mythical beast that lives for 500 years, burns into ash and then rises out of the ash anew, to live for another 500 years. In this manner, it can never be defeated.We originally designed a variation of this shirt for a Combatives Tournament held in Iraq called Operation Phoenix, but the other day we found ourselves discussing a Medal of Honor recipient that we read about on BlackFive. The art for our Iraq shirt was up on my computer and we got to thinking how very much the story of the Phoenix resembles the infantryman. Bomb him, shoot at him, throw grenades his way all you want, but its not going to stop him. He still seems to find a way to emerge from the flames and keep moving.We coupled this image with a quote from the great Ernest Hemingway, A man can be destroyed, but not defeated” which we belie