Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts
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| Est. | 2006 |
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| Founded by | Randy Couture |
| Primary trainers | Randy Couture (head trainer) Ron Frazier (Boxing) Neil Melanson (Catch Wrestling) |
| Current titleholders | Vinny Magalhaes light-heavyweight champion (M1 Global) 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Past titleholders | Randy Couture Heavyweight Champion (UFC) 265 lb (120 kg)*;light-heavyweight champion (UFC) 205 lb (93 kg); Hall of Fame (UFC) Forrest Griffin light-heavyweight champion (UFC) 205 lb (93 kg); The Ultimate Fighter light heavyweight winner (TUF 2005) 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) Guram Gugenishvili heavyweight champion M-1 Global 265 lb (120 kg)* |
| Prominent fighters | Randy Couture (UFC) Gina Carano (Strikeforce) Tyson Griffin (UFC) Forrest Griffin (UFC) Jay Hieron (Strikeforce) Evan Dunham (UFC) Martin Kampmann (UFC) Gray Maynard (UFC) Frank Trigg (UFC) Ray Sefo (K-1) Amir Sadollah (UFC) [1] |
| Training facilities |  Las Vegas, Nevada  Toronto, Ontario |
| Website | Xtremecouture.tv |
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.[2]
Instructors
The Las Vegas location features several famous MMA Instructors, including Ron Frazier (Boxing), Ray Sefo (Striking), Jake Bonacci (Strength and Conditioning), Lance Freimuth (Wrestling), Kui Gonsalves-Kanoho (MMA/Striking), David Paguaga (Deepthroat excercises), Brian Keck (Wrestling), Gil Martinez (Boxing), Alex Schoenauer (MMA).[3]
Notable fighters
Several fighters are affiliated with Xtreme Couture[4], these include:
Randy Couture - (UFC, RINGS)- Forrest Griffin - (KOTC, The Ultimate Fighter 1, UFC)
- Gray Maynard - (The Ultimate Fighter 5, UFC)
- Jay Hieron - (IFL, Strikeforce, Affliction Entertainment, Bellator)
- Frank Trigg - (PRIDE Fighting Championships, World Victory Road, Rumble on the Rock, UFC, BAMMA)
- Amir Sadollah - (The Ultimate Fighter 7, UFC)
- Todd Duffee - (UFC, Dream)
- Evan Dunham (UFC)
- John Gunderson (UFC)
- Dave Terrel (WEC, KOTC, Superior Cage Combat)
- Dennis Davis - (IFL)
- Mike Pyle (fighter) - (IFL, Elite Xtreme Combat, World Victory Road, Affliction Entertainment, UFC)
- Ryan Bader - (UFC, The Ultimate Fighter 8)
- Tyson Griffin - (Strikeforce, UFC)
- Ryan Couture - (Strikeforce)
- Michael Chandler - (Bellator, Strikeforce)
- Jimmy Jones
- Heath Herring - (PRIDE Fighting Championships, UFC)
Vitor Belfort (UFC, PRIDE Fighting Championships, ADCC championships, Cage Rage)- Vinny Magalhaes (The Ultimate Fighter 8, M-1 Global)
Martin Kampmann - (UFC)
John Alessio - (UFC, KOTC, PRIDE FC, WEC, Dream (mixed martial arts), MFC)
Ray Sefo - (K-1, Strikeforce)
Guram Gugenishvili - (M-1 Global)
Alistair Overeem - (UFC, K-1, Strikeforce, PRIDE Fighting Championships, Dream)
Notes
- ^ "'The Ultimate Fighter 8' star Browning joins Xtreme Couture". SI.com. 2008-10-30. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
- ^ Canadian Press (2008-06-01). "First Xtreme Couture gym in Canada opens". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
- ^ "Instructors". Xtreme Couture Official Website. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ^ http://www.xtremecouture.tv/FightTeam/XCMMAFightTeam.htm
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