This is a list of notable present professional training camps and gyms in mixed martial arts (MMA).
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.
MMA training camps can change names as their personnel and sponsorships change. The Blackzilians split in 2017; coaches Henri Hooft and Greg Jones subsequently formed Combat Club, which later operated as Hard Knocks 365 and Sanford MMA before becoming Kill Cliff FC in 2022.
List of MMA camps Camp(in alphabetic order)CoachesCurrent fighters (UFC title holders in bold)Previous fightersLocationShawn Tompkins (Founder)Mark Hominick Sam Stout Chris HorodeckiJesse RonsonMalcolm GordonMark HominickSam StoutChris HorodeckiChad LapriseChris Clements London, Ontario, CanadaBrandon VeraEric del FierroDominick CruzPhil DavisRoss PearsonJeremy StephensMyles JuryWilson ReisErik PérezJessica PenneBec RawlingsAngela Hill Alexander GustafssonSan Diego, California, United StatesAndreas Michael Alan do NascimentoAlexander GustafssonIlir LatifiDavid TeymurDaniel TeymurDavid BielkhedenNiklas BäckströmMakwan AmirkhaniNico MusokeKhamzat ChimaevReza MadadiJimi ManuwaTor TroéngStockholm, SwedenMatt HumeBibiano Fernandes
Caros FodorJosh Barnett
Rich Franklin
Jeff Monson
Tim Boetsch
Chris Leben
Matt Brown
Hayato Sakurai
Demetrious JohnsonKirkland, Washington, United StatesJavier MendezBob CookLeandro VieiraIslam MakhachevAlejandro PérezUmar NurmagomedovUsman Nurmagomedov Arjan BhullarDeron Winn Tagir UlanbekovGabriel Benítez Islam Mamedov Zubaira TukhugovB.J. PennBethe CorreiaCain VelasquezDaniel CormierJon FitchJosh KoscheckKhabib NurmagomedovLuke RockholdLeon EdwardsMike SwickSan Jose, California, United StatesMike BrownSteve MoccoMarcus SilveiraAdriano MoraesJohn LinekerJunior Dos SantosThiago AlvesGleison TibauAntônio "Bigfoot" SilvaBrad PickettMuhammed "King Mo" LawalWill BrooksMarc DiakieseDustin PoirierCharles RosaYoel RomeroSantiago PonzinibbioThiago SantosAntônio Carlos JúniorMarcos Rogério de LimaOleksiy OliynykRashid MagomedovDouglas Lima Dhiego LimaOmari AkhmedovSultan AlievAlex ChambersJessica AguilarValérie LétourneauJairzinho Rozenstruik
Movsar Evloev
Greg Hardy
Sergei PavlovichTyron Woodley Colby Covington Jorge Masvidal
Joanna Jędrzejczyk
Amanda NunesCoconut Creek, Florida, United StatesGeorge Hickman Frank Hickman
Alex Schild
Andrew Wood
Master YodAlexander Volkanovski Jiří Procházka
Zhang Weili
Loma Lookboonmee
Shannon WiratchaiPhuket, ThailandMurilo BustamanteRicardo AronaVitor BelfortAnderson SilvaAllan GoesPaulo FilhoAntônio Rodrigo NogueiraAntônio Rogério NogueiraRousimar PalharesAntônio SilvaMário SperryRio de Janeiro, BrazilAugusto MontañoDavid MartínezErick MontañoDaniel SalasMexico City, MexicoSung Hoon YangSeo Hee HamDoo Ho ChoiDong Hyun KimBusan, South Korea Cesar Gracie Nick Diaz
Nate Diaz
Jake Shields
Gilbert Melendez
Yancy MedeirosDavid TerrellPleasant Hill, California, United StatesZhang Tiequan
Vincent SoberanoYan Xiaonan
Li Jingliang
Shayilan NuerdanbiekeZhang Weili Yao ZhikuiBeijing, ChinaRudimar Fedrigo Mestre Zito
Gerson Schilipacke
Jose Landi-JonsCharles Oliveira Cris Cyborg Wanderlei SilvaMauricio RuaMurilo RuaAnderson SilvaGabriel GonzagaAssuério SilvaThiago SilvaKazushi SakurabaAndre DidaCristiano MarcelloLuiz AzeredoRafael CordeiroCuritiba, Paraná, BrazilEugene Bareman Israel AdesanyaAlexander VolkanovskiDan HookerKai Kara-FranceShane YoungCarlos UlbergBrad RiddellAuckland, New ZealandEliot Marshall Christian Allen
Cody Donovan
Vinnie Lopez
David Zabriskie
Sean MaddenCurtis Blaydes Drew Dober
Bojan Velickovic
Neil Magny
Daniel Gallemore
Justin Gaethje
JJ Aldrich
Miranda MaverickBrandon Thatch T. J. Dillashaw
Alistair Overeem
Matt BrownDenver, ColoradoEn BoSong Yadong Su Mudaerji
Liu Pingyuan
Rong ZhuChengdu, Sichuan, ChinaRaúl ArvizuYazmin JaureguiMichael MoralesJosé Alberto QuiñónezSilvana Gómez JuárezÉdgar CháirezSantiago LunaBrandon MorenoAkbarh ArreolaMartin Bravo<br/ >Polo ReyesKarina RodríguezTijuana, Baja California, MexicoEddie Ng Shinya AokiXiong Jing NanFabrício AndradeDemetrius JohnsonAngela LeeBruno PucciChristian LeeRafael dos AnjosDejdamrong Sor AmnuaysirichokeMichelle NicoliniVictoria LeeSingaporeMarc MontoyaAnthony Smith Court McGee Youssef Zalal Brandon Royval Englewood, ColoradoSayif SaudBrandon MorenoDallas, Texas, United StatesFedor EmelianenkoFedor Emelianenko
Vadim Nemkov
Valentin Moldavsky
Viktor Nemkov
Anatoly TokovStary Oskol, RussiaAngel Cejudo Eddie Cha
Eric Albarracin
Frankie Saenz
Paris StanfordDeiveson FigueiredoJon JonesChan Sung JungPaulo CostaJiří ProcházkaAmir AlbaziPatrício PitbullMark MadsenHenry Cejudo Zhang WeiliScottsdale, Arizona, United StatesGreg JacksonMike WinkeljohnJohn DodsonDiego BrandãoHolly HolmMichelle WatersonRay BorgLando VannataAli BagautinovMagomed MustafaevKyle NokeTom DuquesnoyIuri AlcântaraIldemar AlcântaraSiyar BahadurzadaJon JonesGeorges St-PierreRashad EvansTim KennedyDonald CerroneDerek BrunsonCarlos ConditAlbuquerque, New Mexico, United StatesHenri Hooft Greg Jones
Corey Peacock
Kami BarziniKamaru UsmanMichael JohnsonStefan StruveRyan LaFlareMatt MitrioneChas SkellyDesmond GreenDanny RobertsDerek BrunsonGilbert BurnsVicente LuqueVolkan OezdemirAung La N SangMartin NguyenLuke RockholdAndre SoukhamthathMichael ChandlerLi JingliangShavkat RakhmonovSayran NurdanbekEddie AlvarezAnthony JohnsonAlistair OvereemSean SorianoDeerfield Beach, Florida, United StatesRafael CordeiroMark MuñozFabrício WerdumLyoto MachidaKelvin GastelumBeneil DariushJon TuckMarvin VettoriGiga ChikadzeRafael dos AnjosWanderlei SilvaMaurício "Shogun" RuaJake EllenbergerHuntington Beach, California, United StatesLinson SimanjuntakSunotoThe Terminator SunotoSolo, IndonesiaHa Dong-JinTae Hyun BangYang DongiKim Jong-ManLim Hyun-GyuSeoul, South KoreaSergio CunhaKyoji HoriguchiKotetsu Boku Norifumi YamamotoTokyo, JapanFrancisco GrassoDiego LopesAlexa GrassoIrene AldanaLoopy GodínezÁlvaro HerreraKarina RodríguezAlejandra LaraGuadalajara, Jalisco, MexicoGregg DePasquale Ryan LaFlare Dennis Bermudez Chris Wade Brian Michelino Anthony D’Angelo Kevin Coyne Robert Labiento Ryan Patrovich Brent Appiarius Kyle CerminaraBrian Kelleher Adam LivingstonRyan LaFlare Dennis Bermudez Chris WadeLong Island, New York, United StatesAlexis DemetriadesMarios DemetriadesPaul Ivens Michael PageJohn HathawayZelg GalešićKarlos VémolaAlphie DavisMike ShipmanNorbert Növényi Jr. Lee MurrayMarius ZaromskisJames ThompsonMostapha al-TurkAlex Reid London, England, United KingdomAndre PederneirasRenan BarãoThales LeitesHacran DiasJohnny EduardoJussier FormigaFrancimar BarrosoKetlen VieiraAlexandre PantojaJunior dos SantosPoliana BotelhoJosé Aldo
Cláudia Gadelha
Leonardo SantosRio de Janeiro, BrazilGreg Nelson Andy Grahn Nat McIntyreJohn Castaneda Troy Jones Quang Le Mike RichmanPat Barry Cole Konrad Brock Larson Brock Lesnar Nik Lentz Dave Menne Rose Namajunas Sean Sherk Nick Thompson Jacob VolkmannMinneapolis, MNFernand LopezCiryl GaneChristian M'PumbuVeronica MacedoIon CuțelabaNassourdine ImavovTaylor LapilusRizlen ZouakFrancis NgannouParis, FranceJohn CrouchAdam GillespeyBenson HendersonEfraín EscuderoJared CannonierJohn MoragaJohnny CaseSean O'MalleySteven SilerAlex CaceresBryan BarberenaJamie VarnerRick StoryGlendale, Arizona, United StatesTrevor WittmanKamaru UsmanRose NamajunasJustin GaethjeDenver, Colorado, United StatesOlavo AbreuVaughan LeeLeo De SouzaRoedie RoetsVaughan LeeXiong JingnanCris CyborgLuke JumeauAnthony LeoneKrzysztof JotkoPhuket, ThailandDuke RoufusDaniel WanderleyScott CushmanAnthony PettisBelal MuhammadErik KochSergio PettisEmmanuel SanchezGerald MeerschaertMike RhodesSarah KaufmanRyan JanesJohn MakdessiJared GordonJordan GriffinTyron WoodleyMaycee BarberBrendan AllenBen AskrenDustin OrtizBen RothwellAlan BelcherPat BarryMatt MitrionePaul FelderJens PulverPascal KraussRose NamajunasSage NorthcuttCM PunkMilwaukee, Wisconsin, United StatesJason ParilloVitor BelfortMarlon VeraLuke RockholdMackenzie DernB.J. PennCris CyborgMichael BispingRafael Dos AnjosTito OrtizCosta Mesa, California, United StatesJohn KavanaghMakwan AmirkhaniTaylor LapilusArtem LobovConor McGregorGunnar NelsonJohn Phillips Johnny WalkerAisling DalyPatrick HolohanCathal PendredDublin, IrelandMatt SerraRay LongoMatt SerraChris WeidmanAljamain SterlingEddie GordonMerab DvalishviliMizuki InoueMatt FrevolaAl IaquintaGian VillanteLong Island, New York, United StatesFrank Hickman (head coach)John WoodFrank Mir Sasha Palatnikov Joanne Calderwood Donald Cerrone Daniel Rodriguez Roxanne Modafferi Ode' OsbourneLas Vegas, Nevada, United StatesUrijah FaberMartin KampmannClay GuidaJoseph BenavidezDarren ElkinsAndre FiliCody GarbrandtGuido CannettiTeruto IshiharaCynthia Calvillo Josh EmmettSong YadongYan XiaonanChad MendesT.J. DillashawPaige VanZantSacramento, California, United StatesAntonio McKeeA.J. McKeeJoey DavisQuinton "Rampage" Jackson Chuck LiddellLakewood, California, United StatesLloyd IrvinMike EastonJames VickSodiq YusuffRon StallingsBrandon VeraPhil DavisDominick CruzCamp Springs, Maryland, United StatesChiu Kwong ManDave LovellMojtaba AslaniLeon EdwardsTom BreeseFabian EdwardsJai Herbert Birmingham, England, United KingdomGlover TeixeiraCaio MagalhaesRegivaldo CarvalhoGlover TeixeiraAline PereiraAlex PereiraSean StricklandCaio MagalhaesYousri BelgarouiNick NewellDominick ReyesGuilherme VianaWellington TurmanLyoto MachidaLaureano StaropoliGregory RodriguesSabina MazoCésar Almeida (fighter)André MunizEmiliano SordiDean ListerSteve MoccoChael SonnenMuhammed "King Mo" LawalPolyana VianaDan CramerPhilip RoweJordan RinaldiLuis HenriqueBethel, Connecticut, United StatesGeorge HickmanValentina ShevchenkoPetr YanVitaly BigdashFabricio AndradeAnatoly MalykhinTarec SaffiedineMairbek Taisumov Loma Lookboonmee Zubaira TukhugovNordine TalebNick HeinBen NguyenDan HookerJason SaggoArman TsarukyanKhamzat Chimaev Phuket, ThailandRyo ChonanYasuhiro UrushitaniYuya ShiraiKiyotaka Shimizu Nerima, Tokyo, JapanFiras ZahabiAiemann ZahabiOlivier Aubin-MercierChad LapriseRyan Hall Arnold AllenJoanne CalderwoodNasrat HaqparastGeorges St-PierreRory MacDonaldKenny FlorianJoseph DuffyTom BreeseElias TheodorouMontreal, Quebec, CanadaRandy CoutureEric NicksickFrancis NgannouRoy NelsonEvan DunhamBrad TavaresBryan CarawayUriah HallDaniel ZellhuberGray MaynardKevin LeeTim ElliottFrank TriggHeather Jo ClarkMisha CirkunovMiesha TateDan IgeSean StricklandChris Curtis Gina Carano Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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