Brazilian Top Team Canada
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| Est. | 2003 |
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| Founded by | Fabio Holanda & Phillip Gelinas |
| Current titleholders | Patrick Côté TKO Major League MMA Middle weight Champion[1] |
| Past titleholders | Patrick Côté TKO Light heavyweight Champion 205 lb (93 kg)[1] Georges St. Pierre Welterweight Champion (UFC 2006) 170 lb (77 kg)[1] |
| Prominent Fighters | Patrick Côté UFC Georges St. Pierre UFC Fabio Holanda TKO Major League MMA Samuel Guillet TKO Major League MMA[1] Stephane Dube TKO Major League MMA Nabil Khatib |
| Training Facility Locations |  BTT Canada HQ[2] Montreal, Canada (hdqtrs)Arts Martiaux Evolution Gatineau, Canada |
| Official Website | Fabio Holanda / BTT Canada Official Site Brazilian Top Team |
Brazilian Top Team Canada (BTT Canada) is an association of mixed martial arts schools begun in 2003 by Philip Gelinas and Fabio Holanda, a third-degree black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu. The organization is an offshoot of Brazilian Top Team, where Holanda trained before coming to Canada.
BTT Canada academies emphasize Brazilian jiu jitsu (BJJ), and are attended by both recreational athletes and competitive and professional martial artists. In addition to BJJ, arts such as boxing, muay thai and wrestling are taught at some schools in the network.
The association is headquartered in the Gelinas Academy of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA) in Montreal, where Holanda teaches and trains.[1][2] Other schools in the network include Arts Martiaux Evolution in Gatineau,[3] BJJ Québec[4] in Quebec City,Ronin Mixed Martial Arts[5] in Ottawa.
The association comprises some of the most established Brazilian jiu jitsu schools in Canada, where BJJ was all but unheard of until recent years. There are seven black belts and many brown belts at BTT Canada schools, a high number for Canadian gyms. Jiu jitsu tournaments are held at the Montreal school several times a year and all schools in the network regularly host seminars by specialists in BJJ and other styles.
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[edit] Prominent BTT Canada BJJ Black Belts
- Fabio "The Mastermind" Holanda[6][1]
- Juliana Nogueira
- Ben Meireles
- Nino Bezzera
- Ulysses Rocha
- Sean Locke
- Daniel Guillemette
[edit] Prominent BTT Canada Mixed Martial Arts Athletes
- Fabio "The Mastermind" Holanda[7][1]
- Patrick Côté[8]
- Samuel Guillet[9][1]
- Stéphane "Sensei" Dubé[10]
- Steve Bosse[11]
- Tim Wadsworth
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Fabio Holanda / BTT Canada Official Site
- ^ a b GAMMA Official site
- ^ Arts Martiaux Evolution
- ^ BJJ Quebec
- ^ Ronin Mixed Martial Arts[1]
- ^ http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?FighterID=5999 Fabio Holanda Profile at Sherdog.com
- ^ http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?FighterID=5999 Fabio Holanda Profile at Sherdog.com
- ^ http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Patrick-Cote-6612
- ^ http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder_print.asp?FighterID=6605 Sam Guillet profile at Sherdog.com
- ^ http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder_print.asp?FighterID=8330 Stephane Dube profile at Sherdog.com
- ^ http://www.tkomma.tv/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=247&Itemid=36&lang=en Steve Bosse Fighter Page at TKO Official site
[edit] BTT Canada Schools
- http://www.fabioholanda.com/
- http://www.montrealmartialarts.com/
- http://www.artsmartiauxevolution.com/
- http://www.bjjquebec.com/
- http://www.ronin-mma.com/
- http://www.braziliantopteam.com/
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