On June 9, 2013 at Mansion Fights VII in North Hollywood, CA , Jose stepped into the cage for his debut in the middleweight division (185lb) . Taking the fight on 2 days notice, a fight turned down by several other fighters, his opponent was Decatur Thornton of Rancho Cucamonga , an MMA and Iraq War Veteran. The fight was fast and intense as it didn't make it to the 2nd round. The fight started with strikes being landed by both fighters for the first minute , Jose then dazed his opponent with a right strait and went in for the finish with a flurry or punches. The referee stopped the fight as Decatur could not protect himself any further , and Jose gets a impressive K.O. victory. Jose would like to thank his family, friends, coaches for everything. Jose fought out of Fillmore Boxing & MMA for this fight and looks forward to his next fight soon.