City Kickboxing
| Est. | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Founded by | Eugene Bareman Doug Viney |
| Primary trainers | Eugene Bareman Doug Viney Chanel Niumata Tristram Apikitoa Mike Angove |
| Current titleholders | Israel Adesanya UFC Middleweight Champion (2019-present) Alexander Volkanovski UFC Featherweight Champion (2019-present) |
| Training facilities | Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Website | www.citykickboxing.net.nz |
City Kickboxing is a mixed martial arts training gym based in Auckland, New Zealand. The gym features professional fighters who have competed in many major promotions, such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Bellator and ONE Championship.
History
Eugene Bareman and Doug Viney founded City Kickboxing in 2007.[1] The duo hoped that having their own premises would allow them to focus more on their training but soon found the economics of running a gym was all-consuming and soon after transitioned to training professional fighters.[2]
Notable students & alumnae
- Israel Adesanya - Current UFC Middleweight Champion[3]
- Alexander Volkanovski - Current UFC Featherweight Champion[4][5]
- Dan Hooker - #5 Ranked UFC Lightweight[6]
- Kai Kara-France - #7 Ranked UFC Flyweight[7]
- Shane Young - UFC Featherweight Fighter
- Brad Riddell - UFC Lightweight Fighter
* Champions and rankings as of December 23, 2019.
Awards
After both Adesanya and Volkanovski claimed UFC championships in 2019, Bareman and City Kickboxing were named as the Coach of the Year and the Gym of the Year, respectively, by MMAJunkie.com.[8][9]
See also
References
- ^ "City Kickboxing coach Eugene Bareman praises 'masterminds' behind Israel Adesanya's title win". nzherald.co.nz. 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ "Eugene Bareman and the unlikely protagonists of City Kickboxing's biggest week". mmafighting.com. 2018-06-05. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ "Israel Adesanya's City Kickboxing teammates' emotional TV celebration". stuff.co.nz. 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ "Alex Volkanovski backing City Kickboxing teammate Israel Adesanya to beat Rob Whittaker". sportingnews.com. 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ "Israel Adesanya joined by new champ at City Kickboxing in Alex Volkanovski". stuff.co.nz. 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ "Rankings | UFC". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ "Rankings | UFC". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ Danny Segura (January 4, 2020). "MMA Junkie's 2019 'Coach of the Year': Eugene Bareman of City Kickboxing". mmajunkie.com.
- ^ Nolan King (January 8, 2020). "MMA Junkie's 2019 'Gym of the Year': City Kickboxing". mmajunkie.com.
- ^ Bryan Henderson (January 22, 2020). "Combat Press 2019 MMA Awards: Other Categories". combatpress.com.
- ^ Bryan Henderson (January 22, 2020). "Combat Press 2019 MMA Awards: Other Categories". combatpress.com.