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UFC 143 Results: Josh Koscheck And Coach Dave Camarillo Leave AKA
After edging Mike Pierce in a hard-fought split decision, Josh Koscheck announced that he has parted ways with long-time team American Kickboxing Academy. This follows closely on the news that AKA grappling coach Dave Camarillo had also left the camp. MMA Weekly got the scoop on the motivations...
UFC 127: Will Jon Fitch Have an Unfair Advantage Against B.J. Penn?
In a UFC title eliminator bout, any advantage, however minuscule, can be the difference between defeat and victory. When a fighter is locked in the Octagon against an opponent as skilled and formidable as Jon Fitch or B.J. Penn they can't afford to give up the tiniest advantage. Which is why...
Koscheck Trainer: 'Josh Fought Crappy' Against St. Pierre at UFC 124
Coaches in MMA, as in all professional sports tend to talk in 'coach-speak' -- cliches strung together to make bland, meaningless sentences. Javier Mendez of the American Kickboxing Academy is a rare exception. He spoke to MMA Junkie about his fighter Josh Koscheck's performance at UFC 124 against...
Will Cain Velasquez Bring Brock Lesnar's UFC Belt Home to AKA?
The American Kickboxing Academy is one of the most successful and accomplished MMA gyms in the world. It's also one of the most storied and historic MMA gyms there is. Founder Javier Mendez was a kick-boxing champ in the 1980s who began training early UFC contender Brian Johnston in the mid-1990s....
Dana White's Nightmare: Imagining the AKA Era on Top of the UFC
There's a lot to be happy about if you live and work in the UFC bubble. While television ratings are down, pay per view revenue is at an all-time high, despite many fans facing uncertain economic times. Two of the biggest and best draws in the sport's history sit atop their respective divisions. On...
UFC 123: Lyoto Machida Training With Mike Swick at AKA
Mike Swick tweeted that Lyoto Machida is changing things up and will be training at the American Kickboxing Academy for a few weeks to prepare for his UFC 123 bout against Quinton "Rampage" Jackson: Machida is in from Brazil to train with us for a few weeks. Great training day!
How the UFC Books Fights
Some interesting insight from a Ben Fowlkes piece today. He talks to Javier Mendez, a champion kickboxer and trainer at the American Kickboxing Academy: "They usually give you A or B or C and you get to choose. But sometimes they just give you A, and either you take the fight or you don't. But...
Jon Fitch on MMA Nation: "I Don't Think Anyone Can Beat Cain Velasquez"
It was a busy Sunday on August 1st with the return of Jon "Bones" Jones to Versus, but the MMA Nation train rolled on. We spoke to top UFC welterweight contender Jon Fitch as he prepares for one of the most important fights of his career, i.e. the rematch with Thaigo Alves at UFC 117. Fitch had a...
Dana White and the Fans Want Jon Fitch vs Josh Koscheck
There was a very telling exchange between Dana White and the #2 welterweight in the USAT/SBN Consensus MMA Rankings Jon Fitch at the press conference after UFC 111: Fitch: There's nothing more important to me right now than fighting for a title. ... I want a title shot.White: Yeah, he's in the...
Teammate vs. Teammate Bouts Remain Unattractive to AKA's fighters
The UFC's welterweight division has had its ups and downs over the course of the last few years. At one point, many fans, including myself, had a very pessimistic outlook on the division's future as current champion Georges St. Pierre had taken out Jon Fitch, Thiago Alves, and B.J. Penn in title...
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