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This is a list of notable present professional training camps and gyms in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Most professional MMA fighters in the UFC, Bellator and other MMA promotions join a professional fight camp or training gym to help them prepare for fights. Training at a top camp can be a big advantage to fighters, as not only do they have access to multi-disciplinary coaching, but they can also train against the other top fighters at the camp and nominate members of the camp as corner men. By training a group of elite fighters together, they will all learn from each other's skill sets and can support each other living the disciplined fighter lifestyle. Before a fight, a fighter will undergo an intensive training regime of several weeks, often culminating in a dramatic weight cut to make the required fighting weight, and the other members in the fighting camp are an important part of this process.[ 5]
Currently the intense rivalries between the top fighting camps and the fighters training there is an under-reported part of professional MMA. Occasionally there will be a high-profile split or conflict between members of a camp, particularly when two closely matched fighters are in the same weight class. For example, one of the current top MMA teams the Blackzillians was formed[ 6] when former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans left Jackson-Wink MMA, in an acrimonious split relating to head coach Greg Jackson 's support for up and coming contender Jon Jones ' title shot when Evans was injured.[ 7]
Camp (in alphabetic order)
Coaches
Current Fighters
(UFC title holders in bold)
Previous Fighters
Location
Alliance MMA [ 8]
Brandon Vera Eric del Fierro
Dominick Cruz Alexander Gustafsson Phil Davis Ross Pearson Jeremy Stephens Myles Jury Wilson Reis Érik Pérez Jessica Penne Bec Rawlings Angela Hill
San Diego , California [ 9]
AMC Pankration [ 10]
Matt Hume [ 11]
Demetrious Johnson
Bibiano Fernandes
Caros Fodor
James Yang
Josh Barnett
Rich Franklin
Jeff Monson
Tim Boetsch
Chris Leben
Matt Brown
Hayato Sakurai
Kirkland , Washington
American Kickboxing Academy [ 12]
Javier Mendez Bob CookLeandro Vieira
Cain Velasquez Daniel Cormier Khabib Nurmagomedov Islam Makhachev Alejandro Pérez Leon Edwards Bethe Correia
B.J. Penn Jon Fitch Josh Koscheck Mike Swick
Luke Rockhold
San Jose , California
American Top Team [ 13]
Mike Brown Din Thomas Marcus Silveira
Junior Dos Santos Tyron Woodley Thiago Alves Gleison Tibau Antônio "Bigfoot" Silva Brad Pickett Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal Will Brooks Marc Diakiese Dustin Poirier Colby Covington Charles Rosa Jorge Masvidal Yoel Romero Santiago Ponzinibbio Thiago Santos Antônio Carlos Júnior Marcos Rogério de Lima Oleksiy Oliynyk Rashid Magomedov Douglas Lima Dhiego Lima Omari Akhmedov Sultan Aliev Alex Chambers Jessica Aguilar Valérie Létourneau Amanda Nunes Joanna Jędrzejczyk
Coconut Creek , Florida
Busan Team M.A.D [ 14]
Sung Hoon Yang
Dong Hyun Kim Seo Hee Ham Doo Ho Choi
Busan , South Korea
Cesar Gracie Fight Team
Cesar Gracie
Nick Diaz Nate Diaz Jake Shields Gilbert Melendez Yancy Medeiros Leslie Smith
Pleasant Hill , California
City Kickboxing
Eugene Bareman
Israel Adesanya Alexander Volkanovski Dan Hooker Kai Kara-France Shane Young Brad Riddell
Pleasant Hill , California
Elevation Fight Team
Eliot Marshall
Christian Allen
Cody Donovan
Vinnie Lopez
David Zabriskie
Sean Madden
Curtis Blaydes
Drew Dober
Alistair Overeem
Bojan Velickovic
Neil Magny
Daniel Gallemore
Brandon Thatch
T. J. Dillashaw
Matt Brown (fighter)
Denver , Colorado
Evolve MMA
Brian Ebersole
Shinya Aoki Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke Angela Lee Bruno Pucci Michelle Nicolini Rafael dos Anjos
Singapore
Hard Knocks 365
Henri Hooft
Greg Jones (wrestler)
Jorge Santiago
Kami Barzini
Michael Johnson Stefan Struve Ryan LaFlare Matt Mitrione Chas Skelly Kamaru Usman Desmond Green Danny Roberts
Derek Brunson Gilbert Burns Vicente Luque Volkan Oezdemir
Luke Rockhold Andre Soukhamthath
Evan Elder
Dustin Lampros
Alistair Overeem
Sean Soriano
Anthony Johnson
Eddie Alvarez
Fort Lauderdale , Florida
Jackson-Wink MMA [ 15]
Greg Jackson Mike Winkeljohn
Jon Jones B.J. Penn Diego Sanchez Andrei Arlovski Carlos Condit John Dodson Cub Swanson Diego Brandão Holly Holm Michelle Waterson Ray Borg Lando Vannata Ali Bagautinov Magomed Mustafaev Kyle Noke Tom Duquesnoy Iuri Alcântara Ildemar Alcântara Siyar Bahadurzada Cláudia Gadelha
Georges St-Pierre Rashad Evans
Tim Kennedy Donald Cerrone
Derek Brunson
Albuquerque , New Mexico
Kings MMA [ 16]
Rafael CordeiroMark Muñoz
Fabrício Werdum Lyoto Machida Wanderlei Silva Maurício "Shogun" Rua Kelvin Gastelum Beneil Dariush Jake Ellenberger Jon Tuck Marvin Vettori
Rafael dos Anjos
Huntington Beach , California
Korean Top Team [ 17]
Ha Dong-Jin
Tae Hyun Bang Yang Dongi Kim Jong-Man Lim Hyun-Gyu
Seoul , South Korea
Krazy Bee [ 18]
Sergio Cunha
Norifumi Yamamoto Kotetsu Boku Kyoji Horiguchi
Tokyo , Japan
Longo-Weidman MMA [ 19]
Chris Weidman Ray Longo
Chris Weidman Al Iaquinta Aljamain Sterling Gian Villante Eddie Gordon
Garden City , New York
Nova União [ 20]
Andre Pederneiras
José Aldo Renan Barão Thales Leites Leonardo Santos Hacran Dias Johnny Eduardo Jussier Formiga Francimar Barroso Ketlen Vieira Alexandre Pantoja Junior dos Santos
Cláudia Gadelha
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
MMA Factory Paris [ 21]
Fernand Lopez Owonyebe
Francis Ngannou Christian M'Pumbu Veronica Macedo Ion Cuțelaba Taylor Lapilus Damien Lapilus Anthony Disy Alex Lohore Teddy VioletRizlen Zouak Iony Razafiarison Jhonata Silva Samir Faiddine Davy Gallon Thibaut Larchet Iurie Bejenari Konmon Deh
Paris , France
Roufusport [ 22]
Duke Roufus Daniel Wanderley Scott Cushman
Anthony Pettis Paul Felder Belal Muhammad Erik Koch Sergio Pettis CM Punk Elias Garcia Emmanuel Sanchez Gerald Meerschaert Mike Rhodes Sarah Kaufman Ben Askren Ryan Janes John Makdessi Jared Gordan Jordan Griffin Tyron Woodley Maycee Barber Brendan Allen
Dustin Ortiz
Ben Rothwell
Alan Belcher
Pat Barry
Matt Mitrione
Jens Pulver
Pascal Krauss
Rose Namajunas
Sage Northcutt
Milwaukee , Wisconsin
SBG Ireland [ 23]
John Kavanagh
Makwan Amirkhani Taylor Lapilus Artem Lobov Conor McGregor Gunnar Nelson John Phillips
Aisling Daly Patrick Holohan Cathal Pendred
Dublin , Ireland
Team Alpha Male [ 24]
Urijah Faber [ 25] Martin Kampmann
Clay Guida Joseph Benavidez Chad Mendes Darren Elkins Andre Fili Cody Garbrandt Guido Cannetti Teruto Ishihara Cynthia Calvillo
T.J. Dillashaw
Paige VanZant
Sacramento , California
Team Lloyd Irvin [ 26]
Lloyd Irvin
Mike Easton James Vick Sodiq Yusuff Ron Stallings
Brandon Vera Phil Davis Dominick Cruz
Camp Springs , Maryland
Teixeira MMA & Fitness [ 27]
Glover Teixeira Caio Magalhaes Killys Mota Regivaldo Carvalho
Glover Teixeira Caio Magalhaes Nick Newell Guilherme Viana Regivaldo "Handstone" Carvalho Killys Mota David Valente Kenyon Moore Matthew Rodriguez Ilya Kotau Justin "The Fort" Sumter Thiago Siriguela Edison Lopes
Steve Mocco Chael Sonnen Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal Jordan Rinaldi Luis Henrique Dean "The Hammer" Hancock Raphael Correa Steve "The Creepy Weasel" Montgomery Rafael Viana Alton Cunningham
Bethel , Connecticut
Tiger Muay Thai [ 28]
George Hickman
Valentina Shevchenko Israel Adesanya Tarec Saffiedine Mairbek Taisumov
Loma Lookboonmee Zubaira Tukhugov Nordine Taleb Nick Hein Ben Nguyen Dan Hooker Jason Saggo
Phuket , Thailand
Tribe Tokyo MMA [ 29]
Ryo Chonan
Yasuhiro Urushitani Yuya Shirai Kiyotaka Shimizu
Nerima , Japan
Tristar Gym [ 30]
Firas Zahabi
Rory MacDonald Joseph Duffy Aiemann Zahabi Olivier Aubin-Mercier Chad Laprise Elias Theodorou Ryan Hall Arnold Allen Tom Breese Joanne Calderwood
Georges St-Pierre Kenny Florian
Montreal , Quebec
Xtreme Couture [ 31]
Randy Couture Robert Follis
Roy Nelson Evan Dunham Brad Tavares Bryan Caraway Uriah Hall Gray Maynard Kevin Lee Tim Elliott Frank Trigg Gina Carano Heather Jo Clark
Miesha Tate
Las Vegas , Nevada
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