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Est. | 2017 |
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Founded by | Henri Hooft Greg Jones |
Primary trainers | Henri Hooft Greg Jones Jason Strout Kami Barzini Corey Peacock |
Past titleholders | Vitor Belfort Michael Chandler Rashad Evans Robbie Lawler Luke Rockhold Logan Storley Kamaru Usman Aung La Nsang Jason Jackson |
Training facilities | Deerfield Beach, Florida, U.S. |
Website | Official Website |
Kill Cliff FC, officially known as Kill Cliff Fight Club (formerly known as Sanford MMA, Hard Knocks 365, and Combat Club) [1] is a mixed martial arts gym based in Deerfield Beach, Florida. It was originally founded in 2017 by Henri Hooft and Greg Jones as Combat Club and later Hard Knocks 365 [1] [2] [3] before being rebranded to Sanford MMA in 2019 after obtaining a sponsorship deal with Sanford Health. [3] In July 2022, the gym rebranded to Kill Cliff FC. [4]
In 2017, Henri Hooft left the Blackzilians and alongside Greg Jones, founded the gym, Combat Club in Boynton Beach, Florida. [1] This was later rebranded as Hard Knocks 365 after moving the gym to Fort Lauderdale, Florida to accommodate a bigger facility. [1] [2] [3] Some of the fighters who were originally training at the Blackzilians would join the new gym.
In 2019, Hard Knocks 365 rebranded to Sanford MMA after obtaining a sponsorship deal with Sanford Health. [3] A new training facility was opened in Deerfield Beach, Florida as part of the deal and Sanford Health also opened a supporting clinic adjacent to the team training facility. [5]
In July 2022, the gym rebranded to Kill Cliff FC after Kill Cliff, an energy drink and CBD company acquired naming the rights to the gym. [4]
The team includes roughly 40 fighters, 25 of whom fight within the largest three MMA promotions (UFC, PFL and ONE), as well as former and current world champions. [6]
Kill Cliff FC is notable for producing former UFC Welterweight Champion, Kamaru Usman. [3]
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