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 the United States in 2008, he was previously affiliated with and was an instructor in the pioneer MMA gym Chute Boxe. 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.
Notable fighters[]
Mixed martial arts[]
- Maurício Rua -Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and 2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Champion
- Wanderlei Silva - Former PRIDE Middleweight Champion and the 2003 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Tournament Champion
- Fabrício Werdum -Former UFC Heavyweight Champion
- Rafael dos Anjos -Former UFC Lightweight Champion
- Cris Cyborg -Former UFC Women's Featherweight Champion
- Lyoto Machida -Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
- Beneil Dariush
- Marvin Vettori
- Kelvin Gastelum
- Giga Chikadze
- Sean Strickland
Awards[]
See also[]
- List of Top Professional MMA Training Camps
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. 9 December 2014.
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/B_0BzPRpdPI/
- ^ Paul Quigley. "7th Annual Fighters Only World MMA Awards winners list". fightersonlymag.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-05.
- ^ Bryan Tucker (11 January 2013). "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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