American Top Team

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American Top Team
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Est.2001;23 years ago (2001)
Founded byDan Lambert
Primary trainers Mike Brown
Marcus "Conan" Silveira
Steve Mocco
Current titleholders Johnny Eblen (Bellator MMA Middleweight Champion)
Alexandre Pantoja (UFC Flyweight Champion)
Prominent fighters Dustin Poirier (UFC)
Bo Nickal

Mateusz Gamrot (UFC)
Joanna Jędrzejczyk (UFC)
Jorge Masvidal (UFC)
Johnny Eblen (Bellator MMA, UFC)
Gleison Tibau (UFC)
(Bellator, UFC)
Cole Miller
Glover Teixeira (UFC)
Arman Tsarukyan (UFC)
Kayla Harrison (UFC)
Thiago Alves (UFC)
Will Brooks (UFC)
Douglas Lima (Bellator MMA)
Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal (Bellator MMA)
Bobby Lashley (Bellator MMA)
Yoel Romero (UFC, Bellator MMA)
Andrei Arlovski (UFC)
Thiago Santos (UFC)
Santiago Ponzinibbio (UFC)
Sabah Homasi (Bellator MMA)Antônio Silva (Strikeforce, UFC)
Mike Thomas Brown (UFC)
Tyron Woodley (UFC)
Wilson Gouveia (UFC)
Alessio Sakara
Website www.americantopteam.com

American Top Team (ATT) is one of the primary teams in mixed martial arts. The gym was founded by Dan Lambert, who brought in former members of Brazilian Top Team Marcus "Conan" Silveira, Marcelo Silveira and Ricardo Liborio, but there is no formal affiliation between the two teams. [1] ATT's main academy is in Coconut Creek, Florida, and there are affiliated academies throughout the United States. ATT features professional fighters who have competed in many major promotions, such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), PRIDE Fighting Championships, DREAM, K-1, Strikeforce, Bellator, Professional Fighters League (PFL) and ONE Championship. [2]

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In 2017, ATT also became involved in professional wrestling, and its fighters appeared as part of the American Top Team stable in events of Impact Wrestling, Major League Wrestling and All Elite Wrestling.

History

Dan Lambert founded American Top Team in 2001. He became friends with Florida-based BJJ instructor and MMA fighter Marcus "Conan" Silveira and both were soon joined by Marcelo Silveira and Ricardo Libório, one of the co-founders of Brazilian Top Team. All three Brazilian masters were former BTT and Carlson Gracie black belts. [3] Their vision was to build a world-class training facility where MMA fighters could get all of their training under one roof, similar to the Brazilian Top Team. Although they shared founders and similar names, the ATT would not be the American branch of the BTT, but a new camp entirely. [4] A businessman by trade and Brazilian jiu-jitsu enthusiast, Lambert oversaw American Top Team as it became one of the top MMA training facilities and martial arts academies in the world. [5] Headquartered in Coconut Creek, Florida, American Top Team has produced numerous MMA world champions and highly notable competitors. It is widely considered one of the top MMA facilities in the world, and it won the Best Gym category at the World MMA Awards in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. [6] There are currently over 40 American Top Team affiliates worldwide representing the ATT banner.

In 2021, Lambert and American Top Team started to appear regularly for professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling, allying with Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky, with UFC fighters Andrei Arlovski, Junior Dos Santos, Jorge Masvidal, and Paige VanZant, among others, making appearances. [7] American Top Team had previously made minor appearances in Impact Wrestling in 2017 and 2018 as part of a storyline where ATT fighter and professional wrestler Bobby Lashley quit wrestling (in kayfabe) to focus on his MMA career. [8]

Notable fighters

Notable Coaches

Awards

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  10. 1 2 "Heavyweight".
  11. 1 2 "Bantamweight".
  12. ↑ "Flyweight".
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  1. ↑ "Pro Coaches". American Top Team. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
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