Team Quest

Team Quest

Est.	1999[1]
Founded by	Matt Lindland[2] Dan Henderson Randy Couture
Primary owners	Matt Lindland Dan Henderson[3]
Primary trainers	Matt Lindland Heath Sims Dylan Fussell Bryan Harper Scott McKendry Luiz Pedro Cody Isaacson
Past titleholders	Randy Couture Light Heavyweight Champion (UFC 2003-2004, 2004-2005) 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st), Heavyweight Champion (UFC 1997, 2000-2002, 2007) 222 lb (101 kg; 15.9 st) Dan Henderson Welterweight Champion (PRIDE FC 2006-2008) 183 lb (83 kg), Middleweight Champion (PRIDE FC 2007) 205 lb (93 kg) Evan Tanner Middleweight champion (UFC 2005) 185 lb (84 kg) Tarec Saffiedine Welterweight Champion (Strikeforce 2013) 170 lb (77 kg) Gabe Ruediger Lightweight Champion (WEC 2004–2005) 155 lb (70 kg)
Prominent fighters	Dan Henderson (UFC, Strikeforce) Chael Sonnen (UFC) Matt Lindland (UFC, Strikeforce) Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (Strikeforce)
Training facilities	Portland, Oregon Murrieta, California Redding, California San Jacinto, California Chiang Mai, Thailand
Website	Team Quest Team Quest San Jacinto

Team Quest is a mixed martial arts training camp founded by Randy Couture, Matt Lindland, and Dan Henderson with facilities located in Gresham, Oregon; Murrieta, California; Encinitas, California; Redding, California; San Jacinto, California; and Chiang Mai, Thailand. Notable fighters that have trained at the Oregon facility are Matt Lindland, Dave Jansen, Nathan Coy, and Chael Sonnen.^[4]

The California facility hosts teammates, former two division PRIDE & Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Dan Henderson, as well as Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, Krzysztof Soszynski, and Jesse Taylor. The majority of fighters at Team Quest come from a background in wrestling.

The Redding location in Northern California is headed by BJJ Black Belt Carlos Zapata and is home to Muay Thai Kru Josh Hernandez.

Team Quest's Pat Healy has spent time in China, helping MMA fighters and conducting training sessions with Legend's FC fighters. Healy has hosted some BJJ seminars in Hong Kong.

Notable members

• Matt Lindland - 2000 Olympic Wrestling Silver Medalist, UFC Middleweight Title Challenger
• Dan Henderson - Last Pride Middleweight Champion, First, Last and Only Pride Welterweight Champion, 2006 Pride Welterweight Grand Prix Champion, Last Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion
• Evan Tanner - Former UFC Middleweight Champion, Former UFC Light Heavyweight Title Challenger, First American to win Pancrase Neo-Blood Tournament (1998)
• Chael Sonnen - People's Champ, Former 2-Time UFC Middleweight Title Challenger, UFC Light Heavyweight Title Challenger, WEC Middleweight Title Challenger
• Vinny Magalhaes - 2007 World No-gi Jiu Jitsu Champ, 2011 ADCC +99 kg Champ
• Yushin Okami - Former UFC Middleweight Title Challenger
• Tarec Saffiedine - Last Strikeforce Welterweight Champion
• Sam Alvey
• Josh Burkman
• Ryo Chonan
• Joe Warren - 2006 60 kg Greco-Roman Wrestling World Champion
• Ed Herman
• Nathan Coy
• Dave Jansen
• Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
• Jesse Taylor
• Pat Healy
• Ryan Healy
• Frank Lester
• Ian Loveland
• Tyson Nam
• Mike Pierce
• Christopher Thompson Jr
• Cyrille Diabaté
• Krzysztof Soszynski
• Fabiano Scherner
• Jay Silva
• Daniel Weichel

References

1. "Team Quest MMA & Fitness". tqmma.com. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
2. "Bloody Elbow Exclusive: Team Quest Leader Matt Lindland Responds to Ed Herman's MMA Junkie Diatribe - Bloody Elbow". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
3. "Lindland Returns Fire on ‘Hendo’ in Team Quest Lawsuit". sherdog.com. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20120224031653/http://www.blackbeltmag.com/archives/847. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

• Official website
• International Fight League
• Team Quest Profile & Gym Information
• Team Quest on the GymDb
• Team Quest at Find MMA Gyms USA
• Team Quest Encinitas Gym
• Team Quest Thailand Gym