Team Kaobon: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
update |
||
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
__TOC__ |
__TOC__ |
||
==Background== |
|||
Team Kaobon one of a few MMA gyms based in [[Liverpool, England]] (such as [[Wolfslair MMA Academy|The Wolfslair]] 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 Colin Heron, the founder attributed to the growth of the sport of [[Mixed Martial Arts]]. In an interview in 2010, he stated: "Kaobon originally started out as a pure Muay Thai gym. I've been doing Thai boxing for over 30 years, teaching it since I was 15. We've always been successful. Now as MMA seems to be taking over, we've got 10 times as many MMA fighters as we do Thai boxers. The lessons here are huge. Evening classes can carry 110 people; we’re constantly updating and putting extra classes on to accommodate it. There are new people daily."<ref name="sherdog" /> |
|||
==Fighters== |
==Fighters== |
||
Revision as of 22:52, 9 October 2012
 | |
| Est. | 2002 (as "Fighters and Fitness") |
|---|---|
| Founded by | Colin Heron (originally founded as "Fighters and Fitness" |
| Primary trainers | Colin Heron (Head coach) Marcelo Brigadeiro (Luta Livre coach) Shane Rigby (Wrestling coach) Andy Aspinall (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coach) Juddas Clottey (Boxing coach) |
| Current titleholders | Mark Adams - BAMMA Featherweight champion Neil Adams - K-1 UK Max champion and various kickboxing/thaiboxing titles Rob Sinclair - BAMMA Lightweight champion |
| Prominent fighters | Terry Etim (UFC) Paul Kelly (UFC) Paul Taylor (UFC) Paul Sass (UFC) Mark Adams (BAMMA Featherweight champion) Martin Stapleton (former Ultimate Fighter participant) |
| Training facilities |  Liverpool, England Chester, England London, England |
| Website | Team Kaobon Homepage |
Team Kaobon formerly known as Fighters and Fitness[1] is a mixed martial arts team from Liverpool, England. The team is known for being the training camp of multiple English lightweight fighters based in the Ultimate Fighting Championships - the top MMA organisation - as well as domestically.
Background
Team Kaobon one of a few MMA gyms based in Liverpool, England (such as The Wolfslair 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 Colin Heron, the founder attributed to the growth of the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. In an interview in 2010, he stated: "Kaobon originally started out as a pure Muay Thai gym. I've been doing Thai boxing for over 30 years, teaching it since I was 15. We've always been successful. Now as MMA seems to be taking over, we've got 10 times as many MMA fighters as we do Thai boxers. The lessons here are huge. Evening classes can carry 110 people; we’re constantly updating and putting extra classes on to accommodate it. There are new people daily."[2]
Fighters
The following fighters are amongst those currently based at Team Kaobon[3]
Mark Scanlon - Current UFC fighter- Mark Adams - BAMMA veteran and BAMMA Featherweight champion
- Terry Etim - Current UFC fighter
- Eugene Fadiora - BAMMA veteran
- Carl Noon - BAMMA veteran
- Paul Kelly - UFC veteran
- Paul Sass - Current UFC fighter and holder of 7 consecutive triangle choke victories
- Mick Sinclair - domestic veteran
- Rob Sinclair - BAMMA veteran and BAMMA Lightweight champion
- Martin Stapleton - former contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: US vs. UK
- Paul Taylor - UFC veteran
Oriol Gaset - Botnia Punishment Lightweight champion
Chris Stringer - Cage Wars veteran- Richie Downes - domestic veteran
- Lawrence Fitzpatrick - domestic veteran
Coaches
The following individuals currently coach at Team Kaobon[4]
- Colin Heron - Managing director and head coach
- 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.
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.
- Shane Rigby & Mike Grundy - 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.
- Grundy was on the Olympic team for Beijing Olympics 2008, 2 Times British senior champion and was ranked 12th in the World championships Denmark 2009
- 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.
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
- ^ "Welcome to Team Kaobon". kaobon.com. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
- ^ a b "Kaobon: A fight team in a fight town". sherdog.com. April 6, 2010.
- ^ "Team Kaobon fighters". kaobon.com. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
- ^ "Team Kaobon staff". kaobon.com. Retrieved August 2, 2010.