Phuket Top Team

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Phuket Top Team
Est.2012
Founded byBoyd Clarke
Primary trainersOlavo Abreu
Vaughan Lee
Leo De Souza
Roedie Roets [1]
Past titleholders Lerdsila
Prominent fighters Vaughan Lee
Training facilities Chalong, Phuket, Thailand [2]
Website Official website

Phuket Top Team is a mixed martial arts training gym based in Phuket, Thailand. The gym features professional fighters who have competed in many promotions like the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Bellator. [3]

Contents

History

The gym was founded in 2012 by Boyd Clarke. [4]

Phuket Dreaming

The gym is also known for the Phuket Dreaming [5] webseries. [6]

Notable fighters

Vaughan Lee - former UFC fighter
Lerdsila [7] [8] - multiple-time Muay Thai champion
Xiong Jingnan [9] [10] - ONE champion
Cris Cyborg - current Bellator and former UFC champion
Luke Jumeau [11] - UFC fighter
Anthony Leone - former Bellator fighter
Krzysztof Jotko [12] [13] - UFC fighter

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References

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  2. "Mixed Martial Arts: Phuket street a big draw for fight camps". The Straits Times. January 20, 2018.
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  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URB0Mfq3UHw&list=PLE2g9D9HVlnuTH1pUPwzqgu2m82LqWWEq
  6. Messano, Tommy (February 14, 2019). "'Phuket Dreaming' returns for season 3 & it was worth the wait".
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  12. "Krzysztof Jotko putting in work at PTT". March 19, 2017.
  13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf-mkLDgfIc