AMA Fight Club

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AMA Fight Club
AmaFightClubLogo.jpg
Est.2004
Founded byMike Constantino
Primary trainers
  • Mike Constantino
  • Kaensak Sor Ploenjit
  • Jonathan Helwig
Prominent fighters
Training facilitiesWhippany, New Jersey
Pompton Lakes, New Jersey
Fairfield, New Jersey
Website AMA Fight Club

AMA Fight Club (American Martial Arts) is a mixed martial arts training facility located in Whippany, New Jersey & Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, specialized in training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai Kickboxing, Mixed Martial Arts & Combat Cardio Kickboxing. A number of fighters who train at AMA have found success in a number of MMA promotions, including the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), [1] and the regional Ring of Combat.

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History

AMA Fight Club [2] was founded in 2004 by Mike Constantino. [1] Before opening the AMA facility, Constantino worked as a bodyguard and was also a combative martial arts trainer for law enforcement agencies. [3]

AMA [4] is home to The Ultimate Fighter Season 12's Andy Main and other top UFC fighters.

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  3. ↑ "Mike Constantino | AMA FIGHT CLUB, Inc". Amafightclub.com. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
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