Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts
Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts is an American
most recognized brands and MMA gyms in the world, where many past and current top MMA fighters train.[1]
Instructors
The Las Vegas location features several MMA Instructors, including: Ray Sefo (Striking), Neil Melanson (Grappling *catch/sambo/BJJ), Dennis Davis (MMA/Grappling), Tim Lane (Striking/Conditioning), Kui Gonsalves-Kanoho (MMA/Striking), Patrick Begin (Grappling), & Kyle Griffin (Wrestling). Previous coaches included Gil Martinez, Brian Keck and Ron Frazier.[2]
Xtreme Couture's long-time head coach Robert Follis died in December 2017.[3]
Notable fighters
Several fighters are affiliated with Xtreme Couture,[4] these include:
- Sean Strickland - Former UFC Middleweight Champion
- Francis Ngannou - Former UFC Heavyweight Champion
- Jiri Prochazka Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
- Miesha Tate - Former Women's Bantamweight Champion (Strikeforce, UFC)
- RINGS)
- The Ultimate Fighter 7, UFC)
- Evan Dunham (UFC)
- )
- Forrest Griffin - (KOTC, The Ultimate Fighter 1, UFC)
- Vitor Belfort - (UFC)
- PRIDE Fighting Championships, UFC)
- Bellator)
- )
- John Gunderson (UFC)
- Martin Kampmann - (UFC)
- Mike Pyle (fighter) - (IFL, Elite Xtreme Combat, World Victory Road, Affliction Entertainment, UFC)
- Ray Sefo - (K-1, Strikeforce)
- Ryan Couture - (UFC, Strikeforce)
- The Ultimate Fighter 8, M-1 Global, UFC)
- Kevin Lee (fighter) - (UFC, The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn)
- Tim Elliott – (UFC, The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions)
- Justin Jaynes - (UFC)
- Marvin Vettori - (UFC)
- Amir Albazi - (UFC)
- Javid Basharat - (UFC)
- Farid Basharat - (UFC)
- Magomed Ankalaev - (UFC)
Awards
- MMAjunkie.com
- 2020 Coach of the Year (Eric Nicksick; tied with Tyson Chartier)[5]
- 2021 Gym of the Year[6]
See also
References
- ^ Canadian Press (2008-06-01). "First Xtreme Couture gym in Canada opens". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
- ^ "Team XC". Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ Marc Raimondi (December 17, 2017). "Longtime MMA head coach Robert Follis dies". mmafighting.com.
- ^ "Randy Couture Fighter". .xtremecouture.tv.
- MMAjunkie.com.
- MMAjunkie.com.