American Top Team

American Top Team
Est. 2002
Founded by

Marcus "Conan" Silveira
Marcelo Silveira

Ricardo Liborio
Primary trainers Conan Silveira
Ricardo Liborio
Mike Brown
Din Thomas
Kami Barzini
Current titleholders Robbie Lawler UFC Welterweight Champion (2014)
Daniel Mason-Straus Bellator Featherweight Champion (2015)
Will Brooks Bellator Lightweight Champion (2014)
Douglas Lima Bellator Welterweight Champion (2014)
Past titleholders

Mike Thomas Brown WEC Featherweight Champion (2008-'09)
Brian Bowles WEC Bamtamweight Champion (2009-'10) Middleweight (155 lb or 70 kg) Grand Prix champion (K-1 HERO's 2006, 2007)
Kenny Garner M-1 Global Heavyweight Champion
Antônio Silva Heavyweight (205-265 lb or 93-120 kg) (Elite XC 2008)
Jeff Monson Heavyweight (205-265 lb/93-120 kg) (Cage Warriors Heavyweight Champion 2004)
Lightweight (154 lb or 70 kg) Grand Prix Champion (ZST - Japan 2004)
Denis Kang Middleweight (185 lb or 84 kg) (Spirit MC 2004)

Jorge Santiago SENGOKU Middleweight Champion (SENGOKU 2009) Middleweight World Victory Road Tournament Champion (SENGOKU 2008) (185 lb or 84 kg) Tournament Champion (Strikeforce 2007)
Prominent fighters

Denis Kang
Robbie Lawler (UFC)
Antônio Silva (Strikeforce, UFC)
Mike Thomas Brown (UFC)
Tyron Woodley (UFC)
Jorge Masvidal (UFC)
Alessio Sakara (UFC)
Gleison Tibau (UFC)
Ben Saunders (UFC)
Hector Lombard (Bellator, UFC)
Cole Miller (UFC)
Brad Pickett (UFC)
Glover Teixeira (UFC)
Amanda Nunes (UFC)
Yves Edwards (UFC)
Din Thomas (Shine Fights)
Thiago Alves (UFC)
Wilson Gouveia (MFC)
Will Brooks (Bellator MMA)
Douglas Lima (Bellator MMA)
Daniel Mason-Straus (Bellator MMA)
Muhammed Lawal (Bellator MMA)
Derrick Mehmen (WSOF)

Tecia Torres
Training facilities Coconut Creek, Florida, United States
Website www.americantopteam.com

American Top Team (ATT) is one of the primary teams in mixed martial arts. It was founded by former members of Brazilian Top Team, Ricardo Liborio, Marcus "Conan" Silveira and Marcelo Silveira but there is no formal affiliation between the two teams. ATT's main academy is in Coconut Creek, Florida but has academies throughout the United States. ATT features professional fighters who have competed in many major promotions such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), PRIDE Fighting Championships, DREAM, K-1, Strikeforce, and Bellator.[1]

History

Ricardo Liborio, in 2001, left Brazilian Top Team to start ATT with hotel executive Dan Lambert as a partner. Lambert provided financial support and business expertise, while Liborio formed a small group of Brazilian fighters to join him in Coconut Creek. In just five years, ATT grew to a 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) headquarters, 20 franchises and several affiliate gyms following their system of MMA training.[2]

Notable students

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "UFC, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) News, Results, Fighting". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  2. ↑ "MMA Magazine |FIGHT! Magazine – Archives | Just another WordPress site". Fightmagazine.com. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  3. ↑ "Awakening WMMA Awards 2014". Awakening Fighters.

External links

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