Kings MMA
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| Est. | 2010[1] |
|---|---|
| Founded by | Rafael Cordeiro |
| Primary trainers | Rafael Cordeiro Ricardo Testai[2] |
| Current titleholders | None |
| Past titleholders | Wanderlei Silva Middleweight Champion (Pride 2001-2006) 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) Mauricio Rua Light Heavyweight Champion (UFC 2010) 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) Lyoto Machida Light Heavyweight Champion (UFC 2009) 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) Fabrício Werdum Heavyweight Champion (UFC 2015-2016) 236 lb (107 kg; 16.9 st) Rafael dos Anjos Lightweight Champion (UFC 2015-2016) 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Training facilities | Huntington Beach, California, United States |
| Website | http://www.kingsmma.com/ |
Kings MMA is a mixed martial arts (MMA) gym located in Huntington Beach, California,[3][4][5] headed by coach Rafael Cordeiro.[6][7][8] A successful mixed martial artist in his native Brazil, Cordeiro moved to United States in 2008. In 2010, he founded the Kings MMA gym.[9]
Coach Cordeiro and Kings MMA have been nominees for the 2014 World MMA Awards "Best coach of the year" and "Best gym of the year", respectively.[10] Cordeiro had won the 2012 and 2016 coach of the year awards.[11][12] Kings MMA is one of the top professional MMA training camps.
Awards
See also
References
- ^ History — Kings MMA
- ^ Kings MMA Huntington Beach
- ^ "All in the Family: Rafael Dos Anjos and Kings MMA". Fightland.
- ^ "Sherdog's Top 10: Training Camps". Sherdog.
- ^ "UFC 180: Fabricio Werdum Training at Kings MMA". UFC.
- ^ "One-on-One with Rafael Cordeiro". Sherdog.
- ^ "FN Video: Fight News Now: Cordeiro on Kings MMA & Chute Boxe". fightnetwork.com.
- ^ "UFC title hopeful Rafael dos Anjos wants to follow Fabricio Werdum's path". MMAjunkie.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Paul Quigley. "7th Annual Fighters Only World MMA Awards winners list". fightersonlymag.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-05.
- ^ Bryan Tucker. "World MMA Awards 2012 Results". MMA Fighting.
- ^ Bryan Tucker (5 February 2016). "World MMA Awards 2016 Results". MMA Fighting.
- ^ Zach Aittama. "Combat Press 2015 MMA Awards: Coach of the Year – Rafael Cordeiro". Combat Press. Retrieved 30 Dec 2015.
- ^ "Combat Press 2015 MMA Awards: Gym of the Year – Kings MMA". Combat Press. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
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