Best MMA gym currently?

[ultra321]

Firstly, I wood date Jodi even though she already has a Travis Alexander notched on her belt. Also she would only make the top3 for most toxic chicks I’ve dated in my life lol.

I'm sure she gets bored in her 5 x 9 Cell ... She might like a pen pal.... =D

 

[PhotographyRaptor]

No clue but Longo is a pos and Serra is annoying af so definitely not them lol

 

[TempleoftheDog]

I don’t see an answer to this question.

Wittman had/has Rose, Usman, and Justin. Ex-champions Rose, and Usman are on losing streaks now. And Justin has lost 2 championship fights.

Wittman was highly regarded 2ish years ago. Does he suck now?

Jackson/Wink had loads of high level, and champion fighters many moons ago. GSP, Jones, Holly, etc. I don’t think they even have many ranked UFC fighters these days. Do they suck now?

CKB, ATT, AKA, Kill Cliff.. lots of elite fighters but I think maybe only 2 champions between them.

It’s a cyclical thing. And either you have elite/champion calibre fighters in your gym, or you don’t. The right coach can put a great fighter over the top. But the best coach in the world isn’t going to turn a mediocre fighter into a champion.

I don’t think there is a “best gym”. All of the gyms I’ve mentioned are all very good. Tri-Star as well. And Alexa has a smart team behind her, too. Moreno used to train there I believe. And Aldana, and Loopy still do.

 

[nostradumbass]

Dunno. Thread title says "currently", then lists a bunch of guys who've been retired for years and has guys listed under multiple different gyms, and almost none of them actually learned to fight at those gyms.

 

[Ogata]

No clue but Longo is a pos and Serra is annoying af so definitely not them lol

Longo seems nice and chill. What is the story?

 

[Rationality]

Could you please edit the OP to only include current fighters?

 

[Clark Rogers]

Currently? Lots of names on your lists are long retired fighters.

If we’re talking active fighters it’s ATT by sheer volume of top fighters and it’s not even close.

This what I'm thinking, "currently" but half the notable names on a big chunk of that list are long retired. I don't really get it.

 

[IronGolem007]

Best MMA gym currently?


- American Top Team. Notable fighters: Dustin Poirier, Junor Dos Santos, Tyron Woodley, Alexandre Pantoja, Bo Nickal, Yoel Romero, Glover Teixeira, Antonio Silva, Arman Tsarukyan, Mateusz Gamrot, Joanna Jędrzejczyk, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Adriano Moraes, Renato Moicano, Movsar Evloev, Yaroslav Amosov, Kayla Harrison et al.

- American Kickboxing Academy. Notable fighters: Daniel Cormier, Cain Velasquez, BJ Penn, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev, Luke Rockhold, Josh Koscheck, Tai Tuivasa, Jon Fitch, Sean Sherk, Umar Nurmagomedov, Usman Nurmagomedov, Tagir Ulanbekov, Dan Ige et al.

- Kill Cliff FC. Notable fighters: Kamaru Usman, Shavkat Rakhmonov, Ian Garry, Jason Jackson, Michael Chandler, Robbie Lawler, Rashad Evans, Vitor Belfort, Gilbert Burns, Li Jingliang, Derek Brunson, Vicente Luque, Rafael Fiziev, Luke Rockhold, Volkan Oezdemir, Michael Johnson, Stefan Struve, Logan Storley, Brandon Vera et al.

- Blackzilians. Notable fighters: Kamaru Usman, Rashad Evans, Vitor Belfort, Eddie Alvarez, Gilbert Burns, Alistair Overeem, Volkan Oezdemir, Matt Mitrione, Michael Johnson, Abel Trujillo, Stefan Struve et al.

- Xtreme Couture MMA. Notable fighters: Sean Strickland, Francis Ngannou, Jiri Prochazka, Miesha Tate, Marvin Vettori, Kevin Lee et al.

- Kings MMA. Notable fighters: Mauricio Rua, Wanderlei Silva, Fabricio Werdum, Rafael Dos Anjos, Yair Rodriguez, Cris Cyborg, Lyoto Machida, Beneil Dariush, Kelvin Gastelum, Marvin Vettori, Giga Chikadze.

- City Kickboxing. Notable fighters: Israel Adesanya, Alexander Volkanovski, Kai Kara-France, Dan Hooker, Shane Young, Brad Riddell, Carlos Ulberg, Tyson Pedro et al.

- Roufusport. Notable fighters: Anthony Pettis, Tyrone Woodley, Belal Muhammad, Jens Pulver, Ben Askren, Rose Namajunas, Brendan Allen, Jared Gordon, Sergio Pettis et al.

- Teixeira MMA & Fitness. Notable fighters: Glover Teixeira, Alex Pereira, Sean Strickland, Lyoto Machida, Dominic Reyes, Wellington Turman, Caio Magalhães et al.

- Team Alpha Male. Notable fighters: Urijah Faber, T.J. Dillashow, Cody Garbrandt, Deiveson Figueiredo, Chad Mendes, Song Yadong, Joseph Benavidez, Josh Emmet, Darren Elkins, Sage Northcutt, Clay Guida et al.

- Serra-Longo Fight Team. Notable fighters: Matt Serra, Chris Weidman, Aljamain Sterling, Al Iaquinta, Merab Dvalishvili, Matt Frevola et al.

Dagestan

 

[PhotographyRaptor]

Longo seems nice and chill. What is the story?

He criticized my lord and savior and one of his acolytes lol. Idk I just think he’s a trog and Ioudmouth like most east coasters. It’s fine and all I’m sure if I met him I‘d like him though I’d still tell him he’s loud.

 

[Fjord]

Why not list the coaches at those gyms too.

 

[Mammothman]

I would not add Dominick Reyes as a "notable" fighter, that would actually give a bad rep to the gym.

 

[DoctorTaco]

All told, it’s got to be American Top Team. They must have more active fighters in top tier promotions along with more current and former champions both competing and coaching than any other gym.

 

[Koala]

As I don't train there, I will look gyms that lots of fighters join and few leave
ATT: Pantoja, Poirier, Tsarukyan, Joanna Champion, Harrison, Buena Silva, Ribas, Eblen, Pavlovich, Moicano, Horiguchin Evloev, Dawson as well as Yan, Aliskerov and Amosov for a few weeks + they have at least 3 head coaches
Kill Cliff, formerly Sanford, Blackzillians, etc.: Allen, Jackson, Usman, Burns, Rakhmonov, Luque, Brunson, Bader, Garry (until recently maybe), Aung La Saung, Nguyen, Chandler, Gordon
Extreme Couture: Ngannou, Strickland, Vettori, Ankalaev, Kape, Albazi, Sy, Curtis, Capoeira Pereira, Tavares, Ige, Basharat
Fight Ready: Cejudo, Figueiredo, Cortez, Korean Zombie as well as Zhang, Demetrius, and Jones for a few weeks
Father's Plan MMA: Nurmagomedov x3, Makhachev, Ulanbekov, Aliskerov, Khaybullaev, Amru Magomedov, and some Ali Abdelaziz fighters when in Abu Dhabi

 

[wwkirk]

As I don't train there, I will look gyms that lots of fighters join and few leave
ATT: Pantoja, Poirier, Tsarukyan, Joanna Champion, Harrison, Buena Silva, Ribas, Eblen, Pavlovich, Moicano, Horiguchin Evloev, Dawson as well as Yan, Aliskerov and Amosov for a few weeks + they have at least 3 head coaches
Kill Cliff, formerly Sanford, Blackzillians, etc.: Allen, Jackson, Usman, Burns, Rakhmonov, Luque, Brunson, Bader, Garry (until recently maybe), Aung La Saung, Nguyen, Chandler, Gordon
Extreme Couture: Ngannou, Strickland, Vettori, Ankalaev, Kape, Albazi, Sy, Curtis, Capoeira Pereira, Tavares, Ige, Basharat
Fight Ready: Cejudo, Figueiredo, Cortez, Korean Zombie as well as Zhang, Demetrius, and Jones for a few weeks
Father's Plan MMA: Nurmagomedov x3, Makhachev, Ulanbekov, Aliskerov, Khaybullaev, Amru Magomedov, and some Ali Abdelaziz fighters when in Abu Dhabi

Is Cejudo the owner or head of Fight Ready?

 

[Tapatio]

It's wherever sherdoggers train UFC. That's the gym of champions

 

[Koala]

Is Cejudo the owner or head of Fight Ready?

I think the head coach is the short guy with the glasses that is always with Cejudo and Figueiredo
Owner, I don't know, but the gym has had UFC fighters for a long time. It might have started before Cejudo started MMA

 

[Goutfather]

well, good to see sean sherk is back in the game.