Team Alpha Male

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Team Alpha Male
Team Alpha Male Logo.png
Est.2004
Founded byUrijah Faber
Primary ownersUrijah Faber
Primary trainersUrijah Faber
Danny Castillo
Chris Holdsworth
Past titleholdersT.J. Dillashaw
Cody Garbrandt
Deiveson Figueiredo
Training facilitiesSacramento, California, U.S.
Websitewww.teamalphamale.com

Team Alpha Male is a martial arts gym based in Sacramento, California.[1] It is one of the pioneering schools of mixed martial arts (MMA) among the lower weight classes. It has produced three UFC Champions, T.J. Dillashaw, Cody Garbrandt and Deiveson Figueiredo.

Overview[]

Urijah Faber founded Team Alpha Male in 2004.[1] The team trains primarily out of Ultimate Fitness located in Sacramento, California. Members of the team played an integral part of Team Faber during Season 15,[2] Season 22 and Season 25 of The Ultimate Fighter. From December 2012 to May 2014 the head coach of Team Alpha Male was the 2013 MMA Coach of the Year UFC veteran Duane Ludwig.[3] Longtime UFC contender Martin Kampmann began serving as coach for the team in September 2014.[4]

In 2018, Team Alpha Male won a team grappling tournament at Quintet where they defeated Team Polaris in the finals.[5]

Notable people[]

Mixed martial artists[]

Grapplers[]

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See also[]

  • List of Top Professional MMA Training Camps

References[]

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  6. ^ TJ Dillashaw. "Team Alpha Male: TJ Dillashaw". Archived from the original on November 10, 2011.
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  11. ^ "'Old Man' Clay Guida in camp at Team Alpha Male, plotting quick return to win column". MMA Junkie. 2016-12-24. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
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  14. ^ "Sage Northcutt Reinventing Himself As Part of Team Alpha Male | MMAWeekly.com". 2018-02-18. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
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  18. ^ Anderson, Jay (2019-12-05). "UFC DC: Song Yadong On How Training with Urijah Faber has Changed Him". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  19. ^ "Chinese flyweight Su Mudaerji wants to break into the top five in 2021 | Asian MMA". AsianMMA. 15 January 2021.
  20. ^ "20-Year-Old Paige VanZant In Shock Over UFC Debut Win and Fight of the Night Bonus". sports.yahoo.com. Yahoo. November 23, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  21. ^ "Justin Buchholz Confirms Split as Coach at Team Alpha Male | MMAWeekly.com". 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
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