American Kickboxing Academy
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| Est. | mid-1980s |
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| Founded by | Javier Mendez |
| Primary trainers | Javier Mendez Bob Cook Dave Camarillo |
| Current titleholders | Luke Rockhold (Strikeforce Middleweight Champion) Marius Žaromskis (Dream Welterweight Champion) |
| Prominent Fighters | Cain Velasquez Jon Fitch Cung Le Gray Maynard Mike Swick Josh Thomson |
| Training Facility Locations |  San Jose, California, U.S. |
| Official Website | www.akakickbox.com |
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 and Judo master Dave Camarillo, Bob Cook, Derek Yuen, Lynn Schutz, Ted Lucio and Javier Mendez.
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[edit] Dispute with the Ultimate Fighting Championship
In 2008, the AKA was involved in a brief dispute with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White over the exclusive license rights for a UFC video game.[1] Members of the AKA who were signed with the UFC, including Jon Fitch, Christian Wellisch, Josh Koscheck, and Cain Velasquez, refused to sign an exclusive lifetime contract for their video game likenesses over to the UFC, causing them to be cut from the UFC's roster. Within 24 hours, the dispute was resolved and all fighters signed back into the organization.[2]
[edit] Fighter roster
[edit] Mixed martial artists
Alex Khanbabian- Phil Baroni
- Daniel Cormier
- Richard Crunkilton
- Todd Duffee
- Kelly Dullanty
- Mark Ellis
- Billy Evangelista
- Jon Fitch
- Lavar Johnson
- Kyle Kingsbury
- Mike Kyle
- Muhammed Lawal
- Cung Le
- Gray Maynard
- Nate Moore
- Wayne Phillips
Trevor Prangley- Luke Rockhold
- Frank Shamrock
- Bobby Southworth
- Mike Swick
- Josh Thomson
- Cain Velasquez
- Herschel Walker
- Justin Wilcox
Marius Žaromskis- Reese Brown
- Davin Clark
- Ron Keslar
- Jeremy Anderson
- Dave Velasquez
- Pat Minihan
- Josh Ferrari
- Eric Duus
- Nathan James
Additional fighters who have once full or temporarily trained at AKA include Andrei Arlovski, Paul Buentello, Phil Davis, Tony DeSouza, Takanori Gomi, Akihiro Gono, Anthony Johnson, Josh Koscheck, Bobby Lashley, Brock Larson, Lyoto Machida, BJ Penn, Sean Sherk, Jake Shields, George Sotiropoulos, Ronaldo Souza, and Brandon Vera. As of Feb. 5th 2012 Josh Koscheck is no longer affiliated with AKA.
[edit] Kickboxers
[edit] Boxers
[edit] References
- ^ "Jon Fitch, Christian Wellisch and possibly others cut by UFC". MMAMania.com. November 19, 2008. http://mmamania.com/2008/11/19/jon-fitch-christian-wellisch-and-possibly-others-cut-by-ufc/. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- ^ Martin, Damon (November 20, 2008). "24 HOURS LATER; JON FITCH BACK WITH UFC". MMAWeekly.com. http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=7635&zoneid=13. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
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