The Alliance (MMA)
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.
| Est. | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Founded by | Brandon Vera |
| Primary owners | Eric Del Fierro |
| Primary trainers | Eric Del Fierro |
| Current titleholders | Brandon Vera (ONE Championship Heavyweight Champion) Jan Blachowicz (UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion) Phil De Fries (KSW Heavyweight Champion) |
| Prominent fighters | Dominick Cruz Alexander Gustafsson Brandon Vera KJ Noons Jeremy Stephens Frank Shamrock Ross Pearson Michael Chandler Wilson Reis Jan Blachowicz Chris Leben Danny Martinez Cat Zingano Angela Hill |
| Headquarters | Chula Vista, California, U.S. |
| Address | 795 3rd Avenue |
| Location | Chula Vista, CA 91910-5828 |
| Coordinates | 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 |
History
The Alliance MMA training facility was opened by UFC 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 - Current One Championship Heavyweight Champion
- Joey Beltran - Former Bellator Light Heavyweight Title Challenger
- Jan Błachowicz - Current UFC Light Heavyweight, 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 UFC Women's Bantamweight Contender, 1x title contender
- Phil De Fries
- Omar de la Cruz
- Tomasz Drwal
- Wilson Reis
- Mike Easton
- Danny Martinez
- Nick Gonzalez
- Alexander Gustafsson - Retired 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
- KJ Noons - Current 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 UFC Featherweight
- Mark Striegl - Current URCC Featherweight Champion
- Kerry Vera
- Angela Hill - Current UFC Strawweight
- Wonsik "Korean Gangster" Park
External links
References
- "Sherdog Fight Finder: List of Alliance MMA fighters". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- "Brandon Vera Interview". MMASportsMag. 2008. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- "Brandon Vera to appear on Fight Network Radio". FiveOuncesOfPain.com. 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- "Fighter Rankings | UFC ®". UFC. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
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