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Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts is a mixed martial arts training organization headed by former UFC Champion and former co-founder of Team Quest, Randy Couture. Xtreme Couture was founded with the flagship gym in Las Vegas. Since then, the franchise has spread to other cities in the United States and Canada. Xtreme Couture Las vegas is one of the largest gyms (over 24,000 square feet (2,200 m2)), most recognized brands and MMA gyms in the world where many past and current top MMA fighters train.
Founded by Randy Couture
Primary trainers Randy Couture (head trainer)
Ron Frazier (Boxing)
Neil Melanson
(Catch Wrestling)
Current titleholders Vinny Magalhaes Light Heavyweight champion (M-1 Global) 205 lb (93 kg)
Michael Chandler Lightweight champion (Bellator) 155 lb (70 kg)
The American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) is a martial arts gym located in San Jose, California. It is one of the pioneering schools of mixed martial arts (MMA). Prominent trainers include Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu master Leandro Vieira, Bob Cook, Derek Yuen and Javier Mendez. Within the facility, muay thai, brazilian jiu jitsu, wrestling and boxing classes are taught. Additional programs include conditioning and circuit training with TRX Suspension and Combat Circuit.
Founded by Javier Mendez
Primary Owners Javier Mendez
Primary trainers Javier Mendez
Bob Cook
Leandro Vieira
Current titleholders
Cain Velasquez (UFC Heavyweight Champion)
Luke Rockhold (Strikeforce Middleweight Champion)
Marius Žaromskis (Dream Welterweight Champion)
Greg Jackson is a mixed martial arts trainer who operates the Jackson's Submission Fighting and MMA training camp in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Jackson has trained many successful fighters, including UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre, former UFC Light-heavyweight champion Rashad Evans and UFC Light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones.In 1992, Jackson founded his own martial art, Gaidojutsu, which combines rudimentary techniques from wrestling and kickboxing with basic judo locks. He then developed his art by adding techniques from other styles such as wrestling, grappling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and kickboxing. His school officially turned into an MMA school in 2000.
Founded by Greg Jackson
Primary trainers Greg Jackson
Mike Winkeljohn
Chris Luttrell
Chad LeMoine
American Top Team (ATT) is one of the leading teams in mixed martial arts. It was founded by former members of Brazilian Top Team, Ricardo Liborio, Conan Silveira and Marcelo Silveira but there is no formal affiliation between the two teams. ATT's main academy is in Coconut Creek, Florida but has academies throughout the United States. ATT features professional fighters who have competed in many major promotions such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), PRIDE Fighting Championships, DREAM, K-1, Strikeforce, and Bellator.[1]
Founded by Marcus "Conan" Silveira
Marcelo Silveira
Ricardo Liborio
Primary trainers Ricardo Liborio
Howard Davis Jr.
Fighters
Alessio Sakara (UFC)
Gleison Tibau (UFC)
Ben Saunders (Art of War)
Hector Lombard (Bellator, UFC)
Cole Miller (UFC)
Brad Pickett (UFC)
Brian Bowles (UFC)
Yves Edwards (UFC)
Imperial Athletics, more commonly known as the Blackzilians is a mixed martial arts, boxing, kickboxing, wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training organization located in Boca Raton, Florida. They are famous for being the training location of former UFC Light heavyweight champion 'Suga' Rashad Evans.The supercamp, commonly referred to as the Blackzilians, started when MMA fighters Jorge Santiago, Danilo Villefort, Yuri Villefort, and Gesias Cavalcante decided to leave American Top Team. Glenn Robinson, CEO of Authentic Sports Management, which manages these fighters, found a small gym in Boca Raton, Florida that only had 6 guys training out of it. Robinson struck a deal with Imperial Athletics to take over rent payments on the gym. Rashad Evans met Robinson through one of his partners, John Ruberstein, and Rashad's manager at the time Jervis Cole. Robinson and Evans hit it off and Evans asked Robinson to take over as his manager. Michael Johnson was brought in as a temporary training partner for a few weeks, and he liked the atmosphere so much he never left. As they brought in training partners for up and coming fights, the trend continued. Many of the guys brought in for a training camp decided not to leave, and the Blackzilians have become a supercamp full of a number of notable MMA fighters.[2] The name Blackzilians was coined when Strikeforce Middleweight Danillo Villefort was looking through their management's website and pointed out to Robinson that every fighter (at the time) was Black or Brazilian, and the name stuck
Primary trainers Fabio Mello
Marcus Aurélio
Mike “Bonesaw” Hyman
Current titleholders None
Past titleholders Rashad Evans
Miguel Torres
Ryan Jimmo
Vitor Belfort
Alistair Overeem
Eddie Alvarez
Black House (Casa Preta) is a mixed martial arts fighting team and gym based out of Brazil. Opened on November 27, 2006, Black House was started by former Brazilian Top Team member and black belt Carlos "Carlão" Barreto, Jorge Guimaraes and Rogerio Camoes. Guimaraes acted as the team's manager and Camoes was in charge of the team's training.
Fighters on the team include Anderson Silva, José Aldo, Lyoto Machida, Antônio Rogério Nogueira, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, and former Chute Boxe Academy fighter Antonio "Nino" Schembri. In addition to training fighters, the gym offers classes in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Savate, Muay Thai, Boxing and American Wrestling. The facility features an octagon, a boxing ring, and two dojos in the workout space.
Founded by Ed Soares
Carlos Barreto
Jorge Guimaraes
Rogerio Camoes
Primary trainers Rogerio Camoes
Sylvio Behring
Current titleholders Anderson Silva UFC Middleweight Champion 185 lb (84 kg)
Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is a mixed martial arts and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training facility located in Pleasant Hill, California and is home to numerous highly ranked mixed martial artists who compete in organizations such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Strikeforce.
Founded by Cesar Gracie
Primary Owners Cesar Gracie
Primary trainers Caio Terra
Alessandro Ferreira
Andre Freitas
Jake Shields
Nick Diaz
Richard Perez
Dan Black
Current titleholders Nick Diaz - former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion, former WEC Welterweight Champion
Gilbert Melendez - Strikeforce Lightweight Champion, former WEC Lightweight Champion
Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts is a mixed martial arts training organization headed by former UFC Champion and former co-founder of Team Quest, Randy Couture. Xtreme Couture was founded with the flagship gym in Las Vegas. Since then, the franchise has spread to other cities in the United States and Canada. Xtreme Couture Las vegas is one of the largest gyms (over 24,000 square feet (2,200 m2)), most recognized brands and MMA gyms in the world where many past and current top MMA fighters train.
Founded by Randy Couture
Primary trainers Randy Couture (head trainer)
Ron Frazier (Boxing)
Neil Melanson
(Catch Wrestling)
Current titleholders Vinny Magalhaes Light Heavyweight champion (M-1 Global) 205 lb (93 kg)
Michael Chandler Lightweight champion (Bellator) 155 lb (70 kg)
The American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) is a martial arts gym located in San Jose, California. It is one of the pioneering schools of mixed martial arts (MMA). Prominent trainers include Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu master Leandro Vieira, Bob Cook, Derek Yuen and Javier Mendez. Within the facility, muay thai, brazilian jiu jitsu, wrestling and boxing classes are taught. Additional programs include conditioning and circuit training with TRX Suspension and Combat Circuit.
Founded by Javier Mendez
Primary Owners Javier Mendez
Primary trainers Javier Mendez
Bob Cook
Leandro Vieira
Current titleholders
Cain Velasquez (UFC Heavyweight Champion)
Luke Rockhold (Strikeforce Middleweight Champion)
Marius Žaromskis (Dream Welterweight Champion)
Greg Jackson is a mixed martial arts trainer who operates the Jackson's Submission Fighting and MMA training camp in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Jackson has trained many successful fighters, including UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre, former UFC Light-heavyweight champion Rashad Evans and UFC Light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones.In 1992, Jackson founded his own martial art, Gaidojutsu, which combines rudimentary techniques from wrestling and kickboxing with basic judo locks. He then developed his art by adding techniques from other styles such as wrestling, grappling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and kickboxing. His school officially turned into an MMA school in 2000.
Founded by Greg Jackson
Primary trainers Greg Jackson
Mike Winkeljohn
Chris Luttrell
Chad LeMoine
American Top Team (ATT) is one of the leading teams in mixed martial arts. It was founded by former members of Brazilian Top Team, Ricardo Liborio, Conan Silveira and Marcelo Silveira but there is no formal affiliation between the two teams. ATT's main academy is in Coconut Creek, Florida but has academies throughout the United States. ATT features professional fighters who have competed in many major promotions such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), PRIDE Fighting Championships, DREAM, K-1, Strikeforce, and Bellator.[1]
Founded by Marcus "Conan" Silveira
Marcelo Silveira
Ricardo Liborio
Primary trainers Ricardo Liborio
Howard Davis Jr.
Fighters
Alessio Sakara (UFC)
Gleison Tibau (UFC)
Ben Saunders (Art of War)
Hector Lombard (Bellator, UFC)
Cole Miller (UFC)
Brad Pickett (UFC)
Brian Bowles (UFC)
Yves Edwards (UFC)
Imperial Athletics, more commonly known as the Blackzilians is a mixed martial arts, boxing, kickboxing, wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training organization located in Boca Raton, Florida. They are famous for being the training location of former UFC Light heavyweight champion 'Suga' Rashad Evans.The supercamp, commonly referred to as the Blackzilians, started when MMA fighters Jorge Santiago, Danilo Villefort, Yuri Villefort, and Gesias Cavalcante decided to leave American Top Team. Glenn Robinson, CEO of Authentic Sports Management, which manages these fighters, found a small gym in Boca Raton, Florida that only had 6 guys training out of it. Robinson struck a deal with Imperial Athletics to take over rent payments on the gym. Rashad Evans met Robinson through one of his partners, John Ruberstein, and Rashad's manager at the time Jervis Cole. Robinson and Evans hit it off and Evans asked Robinson to take over as his manager. Michael Johnson was brought in as a temporary training partner for a few weeks, and he liked the atmosphere so much he never left. As they brought in training partners for up and coming fights, the trend continued. Many of the guys brought in for a training camp decided not to leave, and the Blackzilians have become a supercamp full of a number of notable MMA fighters.[2] The name Blackzilians was coined when Strikeforce Middleweight Danillo Villefort was looking through their management's website and pointed out to Robinson that every fighter (at the time) was Black or Brazilian, and the name stuck
Primary trainers Fabio Mello
Marcus Aurélio
Mike “Bonesaw” Hyman
Current titleholders None
Past titleholders Rashad Evans
Miguel Torres
Ryan Jimmo
Vitor Belfort
Alistair Overeem
Eddie Alvarez
Black House (Casa Preta) is a mixed martial arts fighting team and gym based out of Brazil. Opened on November 27, 2006, Black House was started by former Brazilian Top Team member and black belt Carlos "Carlão" Barreto, Jorge Guimaraes and Rogerio Camoes. Guimaraes acted as the team's manager and Camoes was in charge of the team's training.
Fighters on the team include Anderson Silva, José Aldo, Lyoto Machida, Antônio Rogério Nogueira, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, and former Chute Boxe Academy fighter Antonio "Nino" Schembri. In addition to training fighters, the gym offers classes in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Savate, Muay Thai, Boxing and American Wrestling. The facility features an octagon, a boxing ring, and two dojos in the workout space.
Founded by Ed Soares
Carlos Barreto
Jorge Guimaraes
Rogerio Camoes
Primary trainers Rogerio Camoes
Sylvio Behring
Current titleholders Anderson Silva UFC Middleweight Champion 185 lb (84 kg)
Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is a mixed martial arts and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training facility located in Pleasant Hill, California and is home to numerous highly ranked mixed martial artists who compete in organizations such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Strikeforce.
Founded by Cesar Gracie
Primary Owners Cesar Gracie
Primary trainers Caio Terra
Alessandro Ferreira
Andre Freitas
Jake Shields
Nick Diaz
Richard Perez
Dan Black
Current titleholders Nick Diaz - former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion, former WEC Welterweight Champion
Gilbert Melendez - Strikeforce Lightweight Champion, former WEC Lightweight Champion
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