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This is the seventh of a 50 part series documenting the history and the current state of MMA for each of the 50 states in the United States of America. Each part will chronicle the history of MMA as well as several notable fighters and camps in each state. States will be completed in alphabetical...
In the early days of mixed martial arts, and the UFC, many fighters came from different styles of combat. It was not until the later years when the idea of “fight teams” came about. One of the earliest teams, and arguably one of the most dominant to date, developed in the fall of 2001. This […]
Long-time UFC veteran Thiago Alves made his debut with the company almost 13 years ago. A prominent piece of American Top Team, Alves has been fighting competitively most of his life. There have been ups and downs in his career, but “The Pitbull” is positive he is on the way back up. Thiago Alves...
Tony Martin has been a staple in the UFC since 2014. The Brock Larson project has recently begun training with American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida. The former lightweight has officially made the move up to welterweight his a successful debut at his new weight class with a victory over Kei...
American Top Team is home to many up and coming stars as well as many MMA staples. Ryan Quinn is one of those veterans. Quinn began his journey in MMA nearly 12 years ago and has earned a record of 15-7-1. The longtime veteran made his promotional debut at Bellator 15 over eight years ago. Ryan […]
American Top Team is known for developing and coaching the best talent in the world, both male and female. ATT is home to women’s UFC world title holders such as Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Amanda Nunes. Flyweight Gillian Robertson looks to continue that strong women’s tradition at American Top Team. ...
It’s quite appropriate that American Top Team’s Hayder Hassan is currently fighting for Phoenix Fighting Championship. After a rough tenure in the UFC, Hassan has not given up on his dream to show the world what he is capable of. Hayder Hassan: The Phoenix of Phoenix FC Hassan will look to use a ...
Din Thomas: The Coaching Mindset From One of the Best Competing in mixed martial arts and coaching mixed martial arts are two different worlds. It is even rarer in the case of American Top Team coach, Din Thomas. Thomas performed at such a high level as a competitor and is now one of the top, […]
Michael Lombardo Most of the time a fighter finds MMA. In the more rare case of Michael Lombardo, MMA found the fighter. “The Don” Lombardo was very active in many sports growing up but football was his main passion. He led his high school team (Jupiter Christian-FL) to a 14-1 record and a 2008 s...
Johnny Eblen: From Mizzou Wrestling to Future MMA Champion Many in the world of MMA have an established collegiate wrestling background. Not many have wrestled for a national championship-caliber school like Johnny Eblen. Eblen wrestled for the power-house University of Missouri. Mizzou has produ...
The road to the UFC’s octagon is a hard, mentally challenging battle. But not everyone has to grow up with the hardships and challenges like that of UFC lightweight and former BAMMA Lonsdale British lightweight champion, Marc Diakiese. MMASucka was fortunate to talk to Diakiese and get an exclusi...
MMA and professional wrestling are bosom buddies and it can’t be denied.
If you speak to Lindsey Jones, you would never know that he’s preparing for what is arguably the biggest fight of his MMA career. He fights Robert Hale on Saturday in the main event of Valor Fights 48. Sources have confirmed that the bout is a title eliminator, and the winner will fight Jason Kin...
Titan FC lightweight champion Raush Manfio is set to defend his title against Lee Henry Lilly on Friday, Feb. 16 at Titan FC 48. Manfio hopes that an impressive performance will grant him another opportunity with the UFC. The Brazilian fell short on The Ultimate Fighter Brazil Season 4 where he ...
Undefeated strawweight amateur prospect Kayla Hracho (4-0) is on the fifth floor of Florida Atlantic University’s Wimberly Library in Boca Raton, FL, trying to explain to a woman what an MMA fighter does. Hracho is taking part in the Human Library event, where people act as Human Books that can b...
After a successful Week 4 that saw two fighters get UFC contracts, the Tuesday Night Contender Series returns with another great prospect-filled card. If you missed last week, we may have seen the best DWTNCS series card yet in terms of fights. Check out full results here. Week 5 features a light...