Kings MMA

Kings MMA
Founded by Rafael Cordeiro
Primary trainers Rafael Cordeiro
Current titleholders Fabrício Werdum Heavyweight Champion (UFC 2015-Present) 236 lb (107 kg; 16.9 st)
Rafael dos Anjos Lightweight Champion (UFC 2015-Present) 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Past titleholders Wanderlei Silva Middleweight Champion (Pride 2001-2006) 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Mauricio Rua Light Heavyweight Champion (UFC 2010) 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Lyoto Machida Light Heavyweight Champion (UFC 2009) 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Training facilities Huntington Beach, California, United States
Website http://www.kingsmma.com/

Kings MMA is a mixed martial arts (MMA) gym located in Huntington Beach, California,[1][2][3] headed by coach Rafael Cordeiro.[4][5][6]

It is the home gym of two current UFC champions; heavyweight Fabrício Werdum and lightweight Rafael dos Anjos.[7]

Coach Cordeiro and Kings MMA have been nominees for the 2014 World MMA Awards "Best coach of the year" and "Best gym of the year", respectively.[8] Cordeiro had won the 2012 and 2016 coach of the year awards.[9][10] Kings MMA is one of the top professional MMA training camps.

Awards

See also

References

  1. "All in the Family: Rafael Dos Anjos and Kings MMA". Fightland.
  2. "Sherdog’s Top 10: Training Camps". Sherdog.
  3. "UFC 180: Fabricio Werdum Training at Kings MMA". UFC.
  4. "One-on-One with Rafael Cordeiro". Sherdog.
  5. "FN Video: Fight News Now: Cordeiro on Kings MMA & Chute Boxe". fightnetwork.com.
  6. "UFC title hopeful Rafael dos Anjos wants to follow Fabricio Werdum’s path". MMAjunkie.
  7. Fox Sports. "Fabricio Werdum feels the same ahead of UFC 188 as when he beat Fedor Emelianenko". FOX Sports.
  8. Paul Quigley. "7th Annual Fighters Only World MMA Awards winners list". fightersonlymag.com.
  9. Bryan Tucker. "World MMA Awards 2012 Results". MMA Fighting.
  10. Bryan Tucker (5 February 2016). "World MMA Awards 2016 Results". MMA Fighting.
  11. Zach Aittama. "Combat Press 2015 MMA Awards: Coach of the Year – Rafael Cordeiro". Combat Press. Retrieved 30 Dec 2015.
  12. "Combat Press 2015 MMA Awards: Gym of the Year – Kings MMA". Combat Press. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

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