Kings MMA

Kings MMA
Est.	2010;14 years ago
Founded by	Rafael Cordeiro
Primary trainers	Rafael Cordeiro ; Ricardo Testai
Past titleholders	Wanderlei Silva Pride Middleweight Champion (2001–2006) ; Mauricio Rua UFC Light Heavyweight Champion (2010) ; Lyoto Machida UFC Light Heavyweight Champion (2009) ; Fabrício Werdum UFC Heavyweight Champion (2015–2016) 236 lb (107 kg; 16.9 st) ; Rafael dos Anjos UFC Lightweight Champion (2015–2016) ; Sean Strickland UFC Middleweight Champion (2023)
Training facilities	Huntington Beach, California, United States
Website	http://www.kingsmma.com/

Last updated March 12, 2024

Kings MMA is a mixed martial arts (MMA) gym located in Huntington Beach, California,^[3]^[4]^[5] headed by coach Rafael Cordeiro.^[6]^[7]^[8] A successful mixed martial artist in his native Brazil, Cordeiro moved to the United States in 2008, he was previously affiliated with and was an instructor in the pioneer MMA gym Chute Boxe. In 2010, he founded the Kings MMA gym.^[9]

Notable fighters

Mixed martial arts

Awards

Combat Press
- 2015 Coach of the Year - Rafael Cordeiro^[13]
- 2015 Gym of the Year^[14]

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[kingshistory-1] History — Kings MMA

[2] Kings MMA Huntington Beach

[3] "All in the Family: Rafael Dos Anjos and Kings MMA". Fightland.

[4] "Sherdog's Top 10: Training Camps". Sherdog.

[5] "UFC 180: Fabricio Werdum Training at Kings MMA". UFC. 14 September 2018.

[6] "One-on-One with Rafael Cordeiro". Sherdog.

[7] "FN Video: Fight News Now: Cordeiro on Kings MMA & Chute Boxe". fightnetwork.com.

[8] "UFC title hopeful Rafael dos Anjos wants to follow Fabricio Werdum's path". MMAjunkie. 9 December 2014.

[9] "Rafael Cordeiro on Instagram: "We arrived in 2008 in Huntington Beach, California, with the idea of implementing our training system. At first it seemed crazy to leave Curitiba, because we were at a training center in one of the noblest neighborhoods and with a number record of students at the time. Today, looking back and seeing what our school has become, I believe God has put me in this place. I didn't feel at any point the fact that here, I had to teach at the academy of others and the leader position that I had in Curitiba, was limited in two classes that I had to teach in the week. Coming from a schedule that counted on the training of various champions, here in HB, I had to start classes with my wife, my daughters and a black level. Back 12 years ago, we didn't have this easy way to show where you're teaching and with that, I spent some time with a very low number of students, being that most of them came from Brazil following the Master. Fernando Bettega, Marlon Mathias, Cris Cyborg, Andre Baggio and Fabricio Werdum, were my first team of Curitiba to set up in HB. Looking at all these efforts that were made to get here, God blessed me greatly with a gym that conquered several titles, and that depends as one of the most conceptable in the world. In all these years, that weren't just smiles, which I can tell you is, God has always been there. If I believed in my dream and got here, for sure you can. Today, after all these years, we are expanding our mark to the whole world, knowing that martial art will be applied as the main foundation within each unit, and the gyms that today are in Huntington Beach, Anaheim and el Paso, accurately applied to this mentality. This is my dream, and I believe the best is yet to come. At the end of the day, look back and think what legacy you'll leave. Kings MMA 10th year's Anniversary! #ALLGLORYTOGOD #kingsmma #martialarts #huntingtonbeach #anaheim #westhollywood #elpaso #usa"".

[10] Paul Quigley. "7th Annual Fighters Only World MMA Awards winners list". fightersonlymag.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-05.

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[12] Bryan Tucker (5 February 2016). "World MMA Awards 2016 Results". MMA Fighting.

[13] Zach Aittama. "Combat Press 2015 MMA Awards: Coach of the Year – Rafael Cordeiro". Combat Press. Retrieved 30 Dec 2015.

[14] "Combat Press 2015 MMA Awards: Gym of the Year – Kings MMA". Combat Press. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

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