List of professional MMA training camps
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Tompkins(Founder) Mark Hominick Sam Stout Chris Horodecki |
Jesse Ronson Malcolm Gordon |
Mark Hominick Sam Stout Chris Horodecki Chad Laprise Chris Clements |
London, Ontario | |
| 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[10] | ||
| Andreas Michael Alan do Nascimento |
Alexander Gustafsson
Ilir Latifi David Teymur Daniel Teymur Khamzat Chimaev |
Jimi Manuwa |
Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Matt Hume[13] | Demetrious Johnson
Caros Fodor James Yang |
Josh Barnett
Rich Franklin Jeff Monson Chris Leben Hayato Sakurai |
Kirkland, Washington | |
| Javier Mendez Bob Cook Leandro Vieira |
Islam Makhachev Alejandro Pérez Bethe Correia |
B.J. Penn Cain Velasquez Daniel Cormier Jon Fitch Josh Koscheck Khabib Nurmagomedov Luke Rockhold Leon Edwards Mike Swick |
San Jose, California | |
Mike Brown Steve Mocco Marcus Silveira |
Junior Dos Santos Thiago Alves Gleison Tibau Antônio "Bigfoot" Silva Brad Pickett Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal Will Brooks Marc Diakiese Dustin Poirier 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 |
Tyron Woodley | Coconut Creek, Florida | |
| Vincent Soberano Xuejun Cai Pedro Jordão |
Zhang Weili Li Jingliang Yao Zhikui |
Beijing, China | ||
| Sung Hoon Yang | Seo Hee Ham Doo Ho Choi |
Dong Hyun Kim | Busan, South Korea | |
| Cesar Gracie | David Terrell Nick Diaz
Nate Diaz Ismael Mota Jake Shields Gilbert Melendez Yancy Medeiros |
Pleasant Hill, California | ||
| Eugene Bareman | Israel Adesanya Alexander Volkanovski Dan Hooker Kai Kara-France Shane Young Brad Riddell |
Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Eliot Marshall
Christian Allen Vinnie Lopez Sean Madden |
Curtis Blaydes | Brandon Thatch
T. J. Dillashaw |
Denver, Colorado | |
| Siyar Bahadurzada | Shinya Aoki Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke Angela Lee Bruno Pucci Michelle Nicolini Rafael dos Anjos |
Singapore | ||
| Marc Montoya[19] | Anthony Smith Court McGee |
Englewood, Colorado | ||
| Greg Jackson Mike Winkeljohn |
Jon Jones Carlos Condit John Dodson Diego Brandão Holly Holm Michelle Waterson Ray Borg Lando Vannata Ali Bagautinov Magomed Mustafaev Kyle Noke Tom Duquesnoy Iuri Alcântara Ildemar Alcântara Siyar Bahadurzada |
Georges St-Pierre Rashad Evans Tim Kennedy |
Albuquerque, New Mexico | |
| Rafael Cordeiro Mark Muñoz |
Fabrício Werdum Lyoto Machida Wanderlei Silva Maurício "Shogun" Rua Kelvin Gastelum Beneil Dariush Jake Ellenberger Jon Tuck Marvin Vettori Giga Chikadze |
Rafael dos Anjos | Huntington Beach, California | |
| Ha Dong-Jin | Tae Hyun Bang Yang Dongi Kim Jong-Man Lim Hyun-Gyu |
Seoul, South Korea | ||
| Sergio Cunha | Norifumi Yamamoto Kotetsu Boku Kyoji Horiguchi |
Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Alexis Demetriades Marios Demetriades Paul Ivens |
Michael Page John Hathaway Zelg Galešić Karlos Vémola Amir Albazi Alphie Davis Mike Shipman Norbert Novenyi Jr. |
Lee Murray Marius Zaromskis James Thompson Mostapha al-Turk Alex Reid |
London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 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 |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Fernand Lopez | Ciryl Gane Francis Ngannou Christian M'Pumbu Veronica Macedo Ion Cuțelaba Taylor Lapilus Teddy Violet Rizlen Zouak Samir Faiddine Davy Gallon Thibaut Larchet Iurie Bejenari Konmon Deh |
Paris, France | ||
| John Crouch Adam Gillespey |
Benson Henderson Efrain Escudero Jared Cannonier John Moraga Johnny Case Sean O'Malley Steven Siler |
Alex Caceres Bryan Barberena Jamie Varner Rick Story |
Glendale, Arizona | |
| Trevor Wittman | Kamaru Usman Rose Namajunas Justin Gaethje |
Denver, Colorado | ||
| Olavo Abreu Vaughan Lee Leo De Souza Roedie Roets |
Vaughan Lee | Xiong Jingnan Cris Cyborg Luke Jumeau Anthony Leone Krzysztof Jotko |
Phuket, Thailand | |
| Duke Roufus Daniel Wanderley Scott Cushman |
Anthony Pettis Paul Felder Belal Muhammad Erik Koch Sergio Pettis CM Punk Emmanuel Sanchez Gerald Meerschaert Mike Rhodes Sarah Kaufman Ben Askren Ryan Janes John Makdessi Jared Gordon Jordan Griffin Tyron Woodley Maycee Barber Brendan Allen |
Dustin Ortiz
Ben Rothwell Pat Barry Matt Mitrione Jens Pulver |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
| Jason Parillo | Michael Bisping
Luke Rockhold Vitor Belfort |
BJ Penn
Cris Cyborg Rafael Dos Anjos Tito Ortiz |
Costa Mesa, California | |
Henri Hooft Corey Peacock Kami Barzini |
Michael Johnson Stefan Struve Ryan LaFlare Matt Mitrione Chas Skelly Desmond Green Danny Roberts Derek Brunson Gilbert Burns Vicente Luque Volkan Oezdemir Aung La N Sang Luke Rockhold Andre Soukhamthath Michael Chandler |
Eddie Alvarez Anthony Johnson Alistair Overeem Sean Soriano Kamaru Usman |
Fort Lauderdale, Florida | |
| John Kavanagh | Makwan Amirkhani Taylor Lapilus Artem Lobov Conor McGregor Gunnar Nelson John Phillips |
Aisling Daly Patrick Holohan Cathal Pendred |
Dublin, Ireland | |
| Matt Serra Ray Longo |
Matt Serra
Chris Weidman |
Long Island, New York | ||
| Frank Hickman (head coach)[34] John Wood |
Frank Mir Sasha Palatnikov Joanne Calderwood Donald Cerrone Daniel Rodriguez Roxanne Modafferi |
Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
| Urijah Faber[36] 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 | |
| Lloyd Irvin | Mike Easton James Vick Sodiq Yusuff Ron Stallings |
Brandon Vera Phil Davis Dominick Cruz |
Camp Springs, Maryland | |
| Chiu Kwong Man Dave Lovell Mojtaba Aslani |
Leon Edwards Tom Breese Fabian Edwards Jai Herbert Nathias Frederick Yannick Bahati |
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | ||
| Glover Teixeira Caio Magalhaes Regivaldo Carvalho |
Glover Teixeira Caio Magalhaes Nick Newell Guilherme Viana Wellington Turman Regivaldo "Handstone" Carvalho Alex Pereira (kickboxer) David Valente Kenyon Moore Matthew Rodriguez Ilya Kotau Rafael "Gaucho" Viana Justin "The Fort" Sumter Thiago Oliveira "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 Alton Cunningham Killys Mota |
Bethel, Connecticut (USA) | |
| George Hickman | Valentina Shevchenko Petr Yan Tarec Saffiedine Mairbek Taisumov Loma Lookboonmee |
Phuket, Thailand | ||
| Ryo Chonan | Yasuhiro Urushitani Yuya Shirai Kiyotaka Shimizu |
Nerima, Japan | ||
| Firas Zahabi | Rory MacDonald Joseph Duffy Aiemann Zahabi Olivier Aubin-Mercier Chad Laprise Elias Theodorou Ryan Hall Arnold Allen Joanne Calderwood |
Georges St-Pierre Kenny Florian Tom Breese |
Montreal, Quebec | |
| 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 Misha Cirkunov |
Miesha Tate | Las Vegas, Nevada, |
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