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{{short description|Mixed martial arts team from Liverpool, England}}
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{{MMA Training Associations|teamname=Team Kaobon
{{MMA Training Associations|teamname=Team Kaobon
|image = Team Kaobon.jpg
|image = Team Kaobon.jpg
|imagesize=205px
|imagesize=205px
|founder= Colin Heron (originally founded as "Fighters and Fitness"
|founder= Colin Heron (founded as "Fighters and Fitness"
|owners=
|owners=
|trainers= Colin Heron (Head coach)<br> Marcelo Brigadeiro ([[Luta Livre]] coach)<br>Shane Rigby ([[Wrestling]] coach)<br>Andy Aspinall ([[Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu]] coach)<br>Juddas Clottey (Boxing coach)
|trainers= Colin Heron (Head coach)<br> Marcelo Brigadeiro (Luta Livre coach)<br>Shane Rigby ([[Wrestling]] coach)<br>Andy Aspinall ([[Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu]] coach)<br>Juddas Clottey (Boxing coach)
|dateestablished = 2002 (as "Fighters and Fitness")
|dateestablished = 2002 (as "Fighters and Fitness")
|titleholders= [[Mark Adams (fighter)|Mark Adams]] - BAMMA Featherweight champion <br> [[Neil Adams]]{{Disambiguation needed|date=June 2011}} - K-1 UK Max champion and various kickboxing/thaiboxing titles <br> [[Rob Sinclair (fighter)|Rob Sinclair]] - BAMMA Lightweight champion
|titleholders= Mark Adams - BAMMA Featherweight champion <br> Neil Woods - K-1 UK Max champion and various kickboxing/thaiboxing titles <br> Rob Sinclair - BAMMA Lightweight champion
|fmrtitleholders=
|fmrtitleholders=
|topfighters=[[Terry Etim]] (UFC) <br> [[Paul Kelly (fighter)|Paul Kelly]] (UFC) <br> [[Paul Taylor (fighter)|Paul Taylor]] (UFC)<br> [[Paul Sass]] (UFC)<br>[[Mark Adams (fighter)|Mark Adams]] (BAMMA Featherweight champion)<br> [[Martin Stapleton]] (former Ultimate Fighter participant)
|topfighters=[[Darren Till]] (UFC) <br> [[Tom Aspinall]] (UFC) <br> [[Terry Etim]] (UFC) <br> [[Paul Kelly (fighter)|Paul Kelly]] (UFC) <br> [[Paul Taylor (fighter)|Paul Taylor]] (UFC)<br> [[Paul Sass]] (UFC)<br>Mark Adams (BAMMA Featherweight champion)<br> Martin Stapleton (former Ultimate Fighter participant)
[[Mike Grundy]] (UFC)
|schoollocations= {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool]], [[England]]<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chester]], [[England]]<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[London, England]]
|schoollocations= [[Liverpool]], [[Chester]], [[London]]
|website=[http://www.kaobon.com/index.html Team Kaobon Homepage]
|website=[http://www.kaobon.com/index.html Team Kaobon Homepage]
|}}
|}}


'''Team Kaobon''' formerly known as '''''Fighters and Fitness'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kaobon.com/index.html|title=Welcome to Team Kaobon|publisher=kaobon.com|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> is a [[mixed martial arts]] team from [[Liverpool]], [[England]]. The team is known for being the training camp of multiple English [[Lightweight (MMA)|lightweight]] fighters based in the [[Ultimate Fighting Championships]] - the top MMA organisation - as well as domestically.
'''Team Kaobon''', which was formerly known as '''''Fighters and Fitness'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kaobon.com/index.html|title=Welcome to Team Kaobon|publisher=kaobon.com|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> is a [[mixed martial arts]] team from [[Liverpool]], [[England]]. "Team Kaobon" is well known for being the training camp of multiple English [[Lightweight (MMA)|lightweight]] fighters based in the [[Ultimate Fighting Championships]] - the top MMA organization - as well as domestically.


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==Fighters==
==Background==
''The following fighters are amongst those currently based at Team Kaobon''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kaobon.com/fighters.html|title=Team Kaobon fighters|publisher=kaobon.com|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref>


Team Kaobon, one of a few MMA gyms based in [[Liverpool, England]] (such as the MMA Academy and Next Generation MMA), and was formerly known as "Fighters and Fitness".<ref name="sherdog">{{cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/Kaobon-A-Fight-Team-in-a-Fight-Town-23692|title=Kaobon: A fight team in a fight town|publisher=sherdog.com|date=April 6, 2010}}</ref> It has been home to many MMA fighters who have competed domestically in promotions like [[BAMMA]], as well as abroad in the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]. The gym has undergone changes in recent years, to which founder, Colin Heron, attributed to the growth of the sport of [[Mixed Martial Arts]].
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Scanlon (fighter)|Mark Scanlon]] - UFC
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Adams (fighter)|Mark Adams]] - BAMMA veteran and BAMMA Featherweight champion
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*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Terry Etim]] - UFC veteran
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Eugene Fadiora]] - BAMMA veteran
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*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Kelly (fighter)|Paul Kelly]] - UFC veteran
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*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Sass]] - UFC debutee and holder of 7 consecutive triangle choke victories
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mick Sinclair]] - domestic veteran
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rob Sinclair (fighter)|Rob Sinclair]] - BAMMA veteran and BAMMA Lightweight champion
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin Stapleton]] - former contestant on [[The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom|''The Ultimate Fighter: US vs. UK'']]
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*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Taylor (fighter)|Paul Taylor]] - UFC veteran
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Oriol Gaset]] - Botnia Punishment Lightweight champion
*{{flagicon|Northern Ireland|union}} [[Chris Stringer (fighter)|Chris Stringer]] - Cage Wars veteran


==Notable fighters==
==Coaches==
''The following notable fighters have been associated with Team Kaobon''
''The following individuals currently coach at Team Kaobon''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kaobon.com/staff.html|title=Team Kaobon staff|publisher=kaobon.com|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref>
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*[[Terry Etim]] - UFC
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*[[Paul Kelly (fighter)|Paul Kelly]] - UFC veteran
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*[[Paul Sass]] - UFC fighter and holder of 7 consecutive triangle choke victories
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*[[Paul Taylor (fighter)|Paul Taylor]] - UFC veteran
*[[Darren Till]] - UFC Middleweight
*[[Tom Aspinall]] - UFC Heavyweight
*[[Mike Grundy]] - Former UFC Featherweight


==See also==
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Colin Heron]] - Managing director and head coach
*[[List of professional MMA training camps]]
**Heron established Team Kaobon in 1992, which now holds three gyms. Heron is also the first trainer to produce [[Muay Thai]] champions in each weight class.
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Marcelo Brigadeiro]] - Luta Livre coach
**Brigadeiro is a Luta Livre black belt who shares time between Team Kaobon and RFT in Brazil. Brigadeiro has won the Brazilian National Championship of Submission three times and the Rio de Janeiro State Championship of Submission seven times.
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Shane Rigby]] - Wrestling coach
**Rigby has competed in multiple wrestling and judo competitions, won a silver medal at two [[Commonwealth Games]] and was a member of the Great Britain Olympic Wrestling team.
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Aspinall]] - Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coach
**Aspinall holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a 2nd degree black belt in Japanese Jiu-Jitsu.
*{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Juddas Clottey]] - brother of top-level professional boxer [[Joshua Clottey]]. Won 45 of his 59 professional boxing fights and has trained many world-known boxers.


==References==
==References==

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Revision as of 21:07, 12 November 2023

53°24′8.7″N 2°56′18″W / 53.402417°N 2.93833°W / 53.402417; -2.93833

Team Kaobon
Est.2002 (as "Fighters and Fitness")
Founded byColin Heron (founded as "Fighters and Fitness"
Primary trainersColin Heron (Head coach)
Marcelo Brigadeiro (Luta Livre coach)
Shane Rigby (Wrestling coach)
Andy Aspinall (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coach)
Juddas Clottey (Boxing coach)
Current titleholdersMark Adams - BAMMA Featherweight champion
Neil Woods - K-1 UK Max champion and various kickboxing/thaiboxing titles
Rob Sinclair - BAMMA Lightweight champion
Prominent fightersDarren Till (UFC)
Tom Aspinall (UFC)
Terry Etim (UFC)
Paul Kelly (UFC)
Paul Taylor (UFC)
Paul Sass (UFC)
Mark Adams (BAMMA Featherweight champion)
Martin Stapleton (former Ultimate Fighter participant) Mike Grundy (UFC)
Training facilitiesLiverpool, Chester, London
WebsiteTeam Kaobon Homepage

Team Kaobon, which was formerly known as Fighters and Fitness[1] is a mixed martial arts team from Liverpool, England. "Team Kaobon" is well known for being the training camp of multiple English lightweight fighters based in the Ultimate Fighting Championships - the top MMA organization - as well as domestically.

Background

Team Kaobon, one of a few MMA gyms based in Liverpool, England (such as the MMA Academy and Next Generation MMA), and was formerly known as "Fighters and Fitness".[2] It has been home to many MMA fighters who have competed domestically in promotions like BAMMA, as well as abroad in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The gym has undergone changes in recent years, to which founder, Colin Heron, attributed to the growth of the sport of Mixed Martial Arts.

Notable fighters

The following notable fighters have been associated with Team Kaobon

See also

References

  1. ^ "Welcome to Team Kaobon". kaobon.com. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
  2. ^ "Kaobon: A fight team in a fight town". sherdog.com. April 6, 2010.
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