MMA Factory

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MMA Factory
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Est.2013
Founded byFernand Lopez
Primary trainersFernand Lopez
Current titleholdersCiryl Gane (UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion)
Training facilitiesBoulevard Poniatowski, Paris, France
WebsiteOfficial Website

MMA Factory is a mixed martial arts gym based in Paris, France. It is considered the largest MMA gym in France,[1] and is notable for producing UFC Heavyweight Champion, Francis Ngannou and UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion, Ciryl Gane.

Overview[]

In 2013, Fernand Lopez and his business partner, a police officer, opened CrossFight in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. Soon after, he renamed the gym ‘MMA Factory.’ The gym started with only two fighters but rapidly expanded to have over 600 students and 18 staff members as of 2018.[2]

MMA Factory was sponsored by Reebok France.[1]

The most notable fighter produced by MMA Factory is Francis Ngannou who would become UFC Heavyweight champion in 2021. When Ngannou was 26, he moved from Cameroon to France in order pursue his dream of becoming a professional boxer.[3][4] Carmont met Ngannou and then introduced him to Lopez and the MMA factory.[5] Lopez saw the potential of Ngannou and convinced him to try MMA even though Ngannou originally wanted to do boxing.[4] Lopez gave Ngannou some MMA gear and allowed him to train and sleep at the gym for no cost thus starting his MMA career.[3][4][5][6] However the relationship between Lopez and Ngannou has deteriorated in recent years with Lopez citing that Ngannou has ego problems.[7][8] As a result Ngannou moved to the United states to train at Xtreme Couture.[9][10]

Notable people[]

Mixed martial artists[]

UFC[]

Others[]

See also[]

  • List of Top Professional MMA Training Camps

References[]

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  2. ^ Bissell, Tim (18 January 2018). "Feature: Fernand Lopez and the Factory behind Francis Ngannou". Bloody Elbow.
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  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Coleman, Joe (2021-03-28). "New UFC champ Ngannou slept rough on way to top, loved Mike Tyson and packs a punch". talkSPORT. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  6. ^ Lesage, Julien (2021-03-28). "Francis Ngannou, ex-SDF et champion du monde de MMA : "Il sait ce qu'il a enduré pour y parvenir"". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  7. ^ ""I Feel Like You Have an Ego Problem" - Francis Ngannou's Coach Drops Insider Details". EssentiallySports. 2020-10-13. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  8. ^ Lynch, James (2021-02-11). "Fernand Lopez: Traduction de l'interview "Line Movement"". MMA DEFERLANTE (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  9. ^ "Coach Fernand Lopez insists that future Ciryl Gane vs. Francis Ngannou fight won't be personal". MMA Junkie. 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  10. ^ "Who Are Francis Ngannou's Coaches and Training Partners?". EssentiallySports. 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Dragutin Dukić- Trener rvanja Francisa Ngannoua i MMA Factory Paris". Triangle TV (in Serbian). 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  12. ^ "UFC, DFNS & Cyril Gane: Fighting for a More Sustainable Future | UFC". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  13. ^ Rigaud, Robin. "UFC Sunrise : Ion Cutelaba s'attaque à une légende !". MMAFACTORY (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  14. ^ Sherdog.com. "Veronica Macedo MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com". Sherdog. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  15. ^ "Former UFC fighter Taylor Lapilus has a goal to return to the promotion in 2020". MMA Junkie. 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  16. ^ archyde (2021-02-20). "MMA: the new French pearl is called Nassourdine Imavov". Archyde. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  17. ^ Bitter, Shawn (2020-10-08). "Welcome to the UFC: Alan Baudot". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  18. ^ "Jérôme Le Banner, un combattant d'exception en quête de nouvelles aventures". La Voix du Nord (in French). 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
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  20. ^ Sherdog.com. "Rizlen". Sherdog. Retrieved 2021-03-30.

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