Phil Daru

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Phil Daru
Born (1988-11-20) November 20, 1988 (age 34)
Other namesBam Bam
NationalityAmerican
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight151 lb (68.49 kg)
DivisionLightweight
RankBrown belt in Kenpo [1]
Years active2011–2013
Mixed martial arts record
Total4
Wins1
By knockout0
By submission0
By decision1
Losses3
By submission2
By decision1

Phil Daru (born November 20, 1988) is an American former mixed martial artist and college football player. [2] [3] Daru is noted for training UFC fighters, [4] boxers, [5] Olympic athletes, [6] and NFL football players. He was named Best Strength and Conditioning Coach in the State of Florida, 2012/13 and also won the World MMA Awards Trainer of the Year in 2019-20 and 2021. [3] [7] [8]

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Early life

Daru was born in Broward County, Florida. [9] [10] He began training in kenpo karate at four years old. [1] At eight years old, he began playing football. [11] By the age of 12, he started weight training for football. [1] He went on to play Division 1 college football as a strong safety and special teams gunner at Alabama State University. [12] [1] [11]

After his sophomore year of college, Daru began training in MMA under his first coach, Din Thomas at an affiliate of the American Top Team gym. [1] During his own training, Daru learned under trainers such as Tony Montgomery. [13] Daru also went on to earn two degrees in Sports Medicine and Exercise Science from Alabama State University. [12]

Career

Daru competed in several amateur MMA fights before turning pro in 2009, at age 21. [14] He had his first fight against Kurt Holobaugh under the XFC organization. [14] He went on to have one more fight for the XFC before having two fights under the sReal Fighting Championships (RFC) promotion. [14]

While still fighting professionally, Daru opened his own gym at 22 years old. He moved on to full-time coaching after retiring from MMA in 2014. [15] [16]

In 2014, Daru began working at American Top Team [17] as a strength and conditioning coach after his retirement from fighting. [11] [17] [18] Daru stepped down from his position at American Top Team in 2020. [3]

Daru owns multiple performance centers, including some opened together with exercise physiologist and former US Marine Jose Rojas

Daru and Rojas has also developed strength and conditioning methods for professional athletes and coaches. [19] [4]

Personal life

Daru is married to Mirella Daru. [20]

Selected list of trainees

See also

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