Est. | 2007 |
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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 |
Training facilities | San Diego, California, U.S. Chula Vista, California, U.S. El Cajon, California, U.S. Quezon City, Philippines |
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Alliance MMA Gym has trained 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 MMA. [1]
Alliance MMA Gym was opened by Brandon Vera in 2007, [2] following his departure from his position as a trainer at City Boxing in San Diego. [3]
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