| Est. | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Founded by | Brandon Vera |
| Primary owners | Eric Del Fierro |
| Primary trainers | Eric Del Fierro |
| Current titleholders | Phil De Fries ( KSW Heavyweight Champion) |
| Prominent fighters |
Dominick Cruz Alexander Gustafsson Brandon Vera K. J. Noons Jeremy Stephens Frank Shamrock Ross Pearson Michael Chandler Wilson Reis Jan Blachowicz Chris Leben Danny Martinez Cat Zingano Angela Hill |
| Headquarters | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Address | 3666 Midway Dr |
| Location | San Diego, CA 92110 |
| Coordinates | 32°37′27″N 117°04′24″W / 32.624222°N 117.073206°W |
| Training facilities |
Chula Vista, California, U.S. El Cajon, California, U.S. San Diego, California, U.S. Quezon City, Philippines |
| Website | Alliance MMA Gym |
The Alliance MMA Gym is an American mixed martial arts training facility located in Chula Vista, California and is home to a number of professional mixed martial artists who have found success in organizations such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), Strikeforce and Bellator. [1] The Alliance MMA Gym is one of the top professional MMA training camps.
History
The Alliance MMA training facility was opened by former Ultimate Fighting Championship and current ONE Championship fighter Brandon Vera in 2007, [2] following his departure from their management team and position as a trainer at City Boxing in San Diego. [3]
Notable fighters
- Brandon Vera - Former One Championship Heavyweight Champion
- Joey Beltran - Former Bellator Light Heavyweight Title Challenger
- Jan Błachowicz - Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion
- Michael Chandler - Former Bellator Lightweight Champion (2 Time), Fought For Bellator Lightweight Championship 6 Times, Record; (4:2), Fought For Bellator Lightweight Interim Championship 1 Time, Record; (0:1) [4]
- Dominick Cruz - First UFC 2-Time Bantamweight Champion, 3 defenses, Former, Last WEC Bantamweight Champion, 2 defenses
- Phil Davis - Former Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion, First Bellator Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion, Former UFC Light Heavyweight Contender
- Cat Zingano - Current Bellator Women's Featherweight Contender, Former UFC Women's Bantamweight Contender, 1x title challenger
- Phil De Fries
- Omar de la Cruz
- Tomasz Drwal
- Wilson Reis
- Mike Easton
- Danny Martinez
- Alexander Gustafsson - UFC Light Heavyweight Contender, 3x title contender
- Frank Shamrock - First UFC Middleweight (now Light Heavyweight) Champion, first Strikeforce Middleweight Champion, and first WEC Light Heavyweight Champion
- Chris Leben - First WEC Middleweight Champion, Former UFC Middleweight Contender
- K. J. Noons - Retired UFC Lightweight, Former EliteXC Lightweight Champion, Former Strikeforce Welterweight Challenger
- Jorge Ortiz
- Ross Pearson - Current UFC Lightweight
- Rolando Perez
- Viktor Pešta - Current UFC Heavyweight
- Ed Ratcliff
- Jeremy Stephens - Current Professional Fighters League Lightweight, Former UFC Featherweight
- Angela Hill - Current UFC Strawweight
External links
References
- ^ "Sherdog Fight Finder: List of Alliance MMA fighters". Sherdog.com. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- ^ "Brandon Vera Interview". MMASportsMag. 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- ^ "Brandon Vera to appear on Fight Network Radio". FiveOuncesOfPain.com. July 3, 2007. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- ^ "Fighter Rankings | UFC ®". UFC. Retrieved September 28, 2016.