List of professional MMA training camps

This is a list of notable present professional training camps and gyms in mixed martial arts (MMA).^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Most professional MMA fighters in the UFC, Bellator and other MMA promotions join a professional fight camp or training gym to help them prepare for fights. Training at a top camp can be a big advantage to fighters, as not only do they have access to multi-disciplinary coaching, but they can also train against the other top fighters at the camp and nominate members of the camp as corner men. By training a group of elite fighters together, they will all learn from each other's skill sets and can support each other living the disciplined fighter lifestyle. Before a fight, a fighter will undergo an intensive training regime of several weeks, often culminating in a dramatic weight cut to make the required fighting weight, and the other members in the fighting camp are an important part of this process.^[5]

Currently the intense rivalries between the top fighting camps and the fighters training there is an under-reported part of professional MMA. Occasionally there will be a high-profile split or conflict between members of a camp, particularly when two closely matched fighters are in the same weight class. For example, one of the current top MMA teams the Blackzillians was formed^[6] when former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans left Jackson-Wink MMA, in an acrimonious split relating to head coach Greg Jackson's support for up and coming contender Jon Jones' title shot when Evans was injured.^[7]

Camp (in alphabetic order)	Coaches	Current fighters (UFC title holders in bold)	Previous fighters	Location
Adrenaline MMA Training & Fitness^[8]	Shawn Tompkins(Founder) Mark Hominick Sam Stout Chris Horodecki	Jesse Ronson Malcolm Gordon	Mark Hominick Sam Stout Chris Horodecki Chad Laprise Chris Clements	London, Ontario, Canada
Alliance MMA^[9]	Brandon Vera Eric del Fierro	Dominick Cruz Phil Davis Ross Pearson Jeremy Stephens Myles Jury Wilson Reis Érik Pérez Jessica Penne Bec Rawlings Angela Hill	Alexander Gustafsson	San Diego, California, United States^[10]
Allstars Training Center^[11]	Andreas Michael Alan do Nascimento	Alexander Gustafsson Ilir Latifi David Teymur Daniel Teymur David Bielkheden Niklas Bäckström Makwan Amirkhani Nico Musoke	Khamzat Chimaev Reza Madadi Jimi Manuwa Tor Troéng	Stockholm, Sweden
AMC Pankration^[12]	Matt Hume^[13]	Demetrious Johnson Bibiano Fernandes Caros Fodor	Josh Barnett Rich Franklin Jeff Monson Tim Boetsch Chris Leben Matt Brown Hayato Sakurai	Kirkland, Washington, United States
American Kickboxing Academy^[14]	Javier Mendez Bob Cook Leandro Vieira	Islam Makhachev Alejandro Pérez Umar Nurmagomedov Usman Nurmagomedov Arjan Bhullar Deron Winn Tagir Ulanbekov Gabriel Benítez Islam Mamedov Zubaira Tukhugov	B.J. Penn Bethe Correia Cain Velasquez Daniel Cormier Jon Fitch Josh Koscheck Khabib Nurmagomedov Luke Rockhold Leon Edwards Mike Swick	San Jose, California, United States
American Top Team^[15]	Mike Brown Steve Mocco Marcus Silveira Adriano Moraes John Lineker	Junior Dos Santos Thiago Alves Gleison Tibau Antônio "Bigfoot" Silva Brad Pickett Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal Will Brooks Marc Diakiese Dustin Poirier Charles Rosa Jorge Masvidal Yoel Romero Santiago Ponzinibbio Thiago Santos Antônio Carlos Júnior Marcos Rogério de Lima Oleksiy Oliynyk Rashid Magomedov Douglas Lima Dhiego Lima Omari Akhmedov Sultan Aliev Alex Chambers Jessica Aguilar Valérie Létourneau Jairzinho Rozenstruik Movsar Evloev Greg Hardy^[16] Sergei Pavlovich	Tyron Woodley Colby Covington Joanna Jędrzejczyk Amanda Nunes	Coconut Creek, Florida, United States
Bangtao Muay Thai & MMA	George Hickman Frank Hickman Alex Schild Andrew Wood Master Yod	Alexander Volkanovski Jiří Procházka Zhang Weili Loma Lookboonmee Shannon Wiratchai		Phuket, Thailand
Brazilian Top Team^[17]	Murilo Bustamante		Ricardo Arona Vitor Belfort Anderson Silva Allan Goes Paulo Filho Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Antônio Rogério Nogueira Rousimar Palhares Antônio Silva Mário Sperry	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Busan Team M.A.D^[18]	Sung Hoon Yang	Seo Hee Ham Doo Ho Choi	Dong Hyun Kim	Busan, South Korea
Cesar Gracie Fight Team	Cesar Gracie	Nick Diaz Nate Diaz Jake Shields Gilbert Melendez Yancy Medeiros	David Terrell	Pleasant Hill, California, United States
China Top Team	Zhang Tiequan Vincent Soberano	Yan Xiaonan Li Jingliang Shayilan Nuerdanbieke	Zhang Weili Yao Zhikui	Beijing, China
Chute Boxe Academy	Rudimar Fedrigo Mestre Zito Gerson Schilipacke Jose Landi	Charles Oliveira Cris Cyborg	Wanderlei Silva Mauricio Rua Murilo Rua Anderson Silva Gabriel Gonzaga Assuerio Silva Thiago Silva Kazushi Sakuraba Andre Dida Cristiano Marcello Luiz Azeredo Rafael Cordeiro	Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
City Kickboxing	Eugene Bareman	Israel Adesanya Alexander Volkanovski Dan Hooker Kai Kara-France Shane Young Carlos Ulberg Brad Riddell		Auckland, New Zealand
Elevation Fight Team^[19]	Eliot Marshall Christian Allen Cody Donovan Vinnie Lopez David Zabriskie Sean Madden	Curtis Blaydes Drew Dober Bojan Velickovic Neil Magny Daniel Gallemore Justin Gaethje JJ Aldrich Miranda Maverick	Brandon Thatch T. J. Dillashaw Alistair Overeem Matt Brown	Denver, Colorado
Enbo Fight Club	En Bo		Song Yadong Su Mudaerji Liu Pingyuan Rong Zhu	Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Evolve MMA	Siyar Bahadurzada	Shinya Aoki Xiong Jing Nan Fabrício Andrade Demetrius Johnson Angela Lee Bruno Pucci Christian Lee Rafael dos Anjos	Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke Michelle Nicolini Victoria Lee	Singapore
Factory X	Marc Montoya^[20]	Anthony Smith Court McGee Youssef Zalal Brandon Royval		Englewood, Colorado
FedorTeam (affiliate of Alexander Nevsky OEMK)	Fedor Emelianenko	Fedor Emelianenko Vadim Nemkov Valentin Moldavsky Viktor Nemkov Anatoly Tokov		Stary Oskol, Russia
Fight Ready	Angel Cejudo Eddie Cha Eric Albarracin Frankie Saenz Paris Stanford	Deiveson Figueiredo Jon Jones Chan Sung Jung Paulo Costa Jiří Procházka Patrício Pitbull Mark Madsen	Henry Cejudo Zhang Weili	Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Jackson Wink MMA Academy^[21]	Greg Jackson Mike Winkeljohn	Carlos Condit John Dodson Diego Brandão Holly Holm Michelle Waterson Ray Borg Lando Vannata Ali Bagautinov Magomed Mustafaev Kyle Noke Tom Duquesnoy Iuri Alcântara Ildemar Alcântara Siyar Bahadurzada	Jon Jones Georges St-Pierre Rashad Evans Tim Kennedy Donald Cerrone Derek Brunson	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Kill Cliff FC (formerly the Blackzilians,^[22] Hard Knocks 365 and Sanford MMA)	Henri Hooft Greg Jones Corey Peacock Kami Barzini	Kamaru Usman Michael Johnson Stefan Struve Ryan LaFlare Matt Mitrione Chas Skelly Desmond Green Danny Roberts Derek Brunson Gilbert Burns Vicente Luque Volkan Oezdemir Aung La N Sang Martin Nguyen Luke Rockhold Andre Soukhamthath Michael Chandler Li Jingliang Shavkat Rakhmonov Sayran Nurdanbek	Eddie Alvarez Anthony Johnson Alistair Overeem Sean Soriano	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Kings MMA^[23]	Rafael Cordeiro Mark Muñoz	Fabrício Werdum Lyoto Machida Kelvin Gastelum Beneil Dariush Jon Tuck Marvin Vettori Giga Chikadze\|	Rafael dos Anjos Wanderlei Silva Maurício "Shogun" Rua Jake Ellenberger	Huntington Beach, California, United States
Korean Top Team^[24]	Ha Dong-Jin	Tae Hyun Bang Yang Dongi Kim Jong-Man Lim Hyun-Gyu		Seoul, South Korea
Krazy Bee^[25]	Sergio Cunha	Kyoji Horiguchi Kotetsu Boku	Norifumi Yamamoto	Tokyo, Japan
London Shootfighters^[26]	Alexis Demetriades Marios Demetriades Paul Ivens	Michael Page John Hathaway Zelg Galešić Karlos Vémola Amir Albazi Alphie Davis Mike Shipman Norbert Novenyi Jr.	Lee Murray Marius Zaromskis James Thompson Mostapha al-Turk Alex Reid	London, England, United Kingdom
Nova União^[27]	Andre Pederneiras	Renan Barão Thales Leites Hacran Dias Johnny Eduardo Jussier Formiga Francimar Barroso Ketlen Vieira Alexandre Pantoja Junior dos Santos Poliana Botelho	José Aldo Cláudia Gadelha Leonardo Santos	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
MMA Factory^[28]	Fernand Lopez	Ciryl Gane Christian M'Pumbu Veronica Macedo Ion Cuțelaba Nassourdine Imavov Taylor Lapilus Rizlen Zouak	Francis Ngannou	Paris, France
MMA Lab^[29]	John Crouch Adam Gillespey	Benson Henderson Efrain Escudero Jared Cannonier John Moraga Johnny Case Sean O'Malley Steven Siler	Alex Caceres Bryan Barberena Jamie Varner Rick Story	Glendale, Arizona, United States
Onx Sports	Trevor Wittman	Kamaru Usman Rose Namajunas Justin Gaethje		Denver, Colorado, United States
Phuket Top Team^[30]	Olavo Abreu Vaughan Lee Leo De Souza Roedie Roets	Vaughan Lee	Xiong Jingnan Cris Cyborg Luke Jumeau Anthony Leone Krzysztof Jotko	Phuket, Thailand
Roufusport^[31]	Duke Roufus Daniel Wanderley Scott Cushman	Anthony Pettis Belal Muhammad Erik Koch Sergio Pettis Emmanuel Sanchez Gerald Meerschaert Mike Rhodes Sarah Kaufman Ryan Janes John Makdessi Jared Gordon Jordan Griffin Tyron Woodley Maycee Barber Brendan Allen	Ben Askren Dustin Ortiz Ben Rothwell Alan Belcher Pat Barry Matt Mitrione Paul Felder Jens Pulver Pascal Krauss Rose Namajunas Sage Northcutt CM Punk	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
RVCA Training Center	Jason Parillo	Vitor Belfort Marlon Vera Luke Rockhold Mackenzie Dern	B.J. Penn Cris Cyborg Michael Bisping Rafael Dos Anjos Tito Ortiz	Costa Mesa, California, United States
SBG Ireland^[32]	John Kavanagh	Makwan Amirkhani Taylor Lapilus Artem Lobov Conor McGregor Gunnar Nelson John Phillips Johnny Walker	Aisling Daly Patrick Holohan Cathal Pendred	Dublin, Ireland
Serra-Longo Fight Team^[33]	Matt Serra Ray Longo	Matt Serra Chris Weidman Aljamain Sterling Eddie Gordon Merab Dvalishvili Mizuki Inoue Matt Frevola	Al Iaquinta Gian Villante	Long Island, New York, United States
Syndicate^[34]	Frank Hickman (head coach)^[35] John Wood	Frank Mir Sasha Palatnikov Joanne Calderwood Donald Cerrone Daniel Rodriguez Roxanne Modafferi Ode' Osbourne		Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Team Alpha Male^[36]	Urijah Faber^[37] Martin Kampmann	Clay Guida Joseph Benavidez Darren Elkins Andre Fili Cody Garbrandt Guido Cannetti Teruto Ishihara Cynthia Calvillo Josh Emmett Song Yadong Yan Xiaonan	Chad Mendes T.J. Dillashaw Paige VanZant	Sacramento, California, United States
Team Bodyshop MMA^[38]	Antonio McKee	A.J. McKee Joey Davis	Quinton "Rampage" Jackson^[39] Chuck Liddell^[40]	Lakewood, California, United States
Team Lloyd Irvin^[41]	Lloyd Irvin	Mike Easton James Vick Sodiq Yusuff Ron Stallings	Brandon Vera Phil Davis Dominick Cruz	Camp Springs, Maryland, United States
Team Renegade^[42]	Chiu Kwong Man Dave Lovell Mojtaba Aslani	Leon Edwards Tom Breese Fabian Edwards Jai Herbert		Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Teixeira MMA & Fitness^[43]	Glover Teixeira Caio Magalhaes Regivaldo Carvalho	Glover Teixeira Caio Magalhaes Nick Newell Dominick Reyes Yousri Belgaroui Guilherme Viana Wellington Turman Lyoto Machida Alex Pereira Sabina Mazo Sean Strickland Aline Pereira	Steve Mocco Chael Sonnen Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal Jordan Rinaldi Luis Henrique	Bethel, Connecticut, United States
Tiger Muay Thai^[44]	George Hickman	Valentina Shevchenko Petr Yan Vitaly Bigdash Fabricio Andrade Anatoly Malykhin Tarec Saffiedine Mairbek Taisumov Loma Lookboonmee Zubaira Tukhugov Nordine Taleb Nick Hein Ben Nguyen Dan Hooker Jason Saggo Arman Tsarukyan Khamzat Chimaev		Phuket, Thailand
Tribe Tokyo MMA^[45]	Ryo Chonan	Yasuhiro Urushitani Yuya Shirai Kiyotaka Shimizu		Nerima, Tokyo, Japan
Tristar Gym^[46]	Firas Zahabi	Aiemann Zahabi Olivier Aubin-Mercier Chad Laprise Ryan Hall Arnold Allen Joanne Calderwood Nasrat Haqparast	Georges St-Pierre Rory MacDonald Kenny Florian Joseph Duffy Tom Breese Elias Theodorou	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Xtreme Couture^[47]	Randy Couture Eric Nicksick	Francis Ngannou Roy Nelson Evan Dunham Brad Tavares Bryan Caraway Uriah Hall Gray Maynard Kevin Lee Tim Elliott Frank Trigg Heather Jo Clark Misha Cirkunov Miesha Tate Dan Ige Sean Strickland Chris Curtis	Gina Carano	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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[2] "Sherdog's Top 10: Training Camps". Sherdog.

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[4] "Top 10 MMA Camps in Asia - FOX SPORTS". Fox Sports Asia. 5 May 2016. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.

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[8] renalinemma.ca. "Adrenaline MMA Training & Fitness". adrenalinemma. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

[9] "Alliance MMA".^{[permanent dead link]}

[10] Sean Smith. "Ranking the 10 Best Camps in MMA Right Now". Bleacher Report.

[11] "Allstars Training Center".

[12] "AMC Instructors".

[13] Sean Smith. "Ranking the 10 Best Camps in MMA Right Now". Bleacher Report.

[14] "Fighters". American Kickboxing Academy.

[15] "Pro MMA Fighters - American Top Team Main Academy".

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[17] "Brazilian Top Team". www.braziliantopteam.net. Retrieved 7 January 2022.

[18] "Team M.A.D". Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.

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[20] "Kru Marc Montoya | Martial Arts Instructor". Factory X Muay Thai. Retrieved 14 May 2020.

[21] "Jackson Wink MMA Academy".

[22] Lewis Mckeever (24 June 2020). "Kamaru Usman changes training camp ahead of title defense vs. teammate Gilbert Burns". Bloody Elbow.

[23] "The Master Rafael Cordeiro". Kings MMA.

[24] "Korean Top Team". Facebook. Retrieved 13 May 2017.

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[27] "Nova União".

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[34] "Syndicate MMA". syndicatemmavegas.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

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