The Alliance (MMA)
| Est. | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Founded by | Brandon Vera |
| Primary owners | Eric Del Fierro |
| Primary trainers | Eric Del Fierro |
| Current titleholders | Phil De Fries (KSW Heavyweight Champion) |
| Prominent fighters | Dominick Cruz Alexander Gustafsson Brandon Vera K. J. Noons Jeremy Stephens Frank Shamrock Ross Pearson Michael Chandler Wilson Reis Jan Blachowicz Chris Leben Danny Martinez Cat Zingano Angela Hill |
| Headquarters | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Address | 3666 Midway Dr |
| Location | San Diego, CA 92110 |
| Coordinates | 32°37′27″N 117°04′24″W / 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 |
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.
History
[edit]The Alliance MMA training facility was opened by former Ultimate Fighting Championship and current ONE Championship 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
[edit]- Brandon Vera - Former One Championship Heavyweight Champion
- Joey Beltran - Former Bellator Light Heavyweight Title Challenger
- Jan Błachowicz - Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, 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 Bellator Women's Featherweight Contender, Former UFC Women's Bantamweight Contender, 1x title challenger
- Phil De Fries
- Omar de la Cruz
- Tomasz Drwal
- Wilson Reis
- Mike Easton
- Danny Martinez
- Alexander Gustafsson - 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
- K. J. Noons - Retired 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 Professional Fighters League Lightweight, Former UFC Featherweight
- Angela Hill - Current UFC Strawweight
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sherdog Fight Finder: List of Alliance MMA fighters". Sherdog.com. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- ^ "Brandon Vera Interview". MMASportsMag. 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- ^ "Brandon Vera to appear on Fight Network Radio". FiveOuncesOfPain.com. July 3, 2007. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- ^ "Fighter Rankings | UFC ®". UFC. Retrieved September 28, 2016.