bob cook Stories - Bloody Elbow
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...
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....
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...
Keystone Cops: Bob Cook, Jon Fitch and Josh Koscheck sworn in as honorary Pennsylvania lawmen
Props: NewsItem.com Quoteworthy: "The athletes were brought to the area through the efforts of Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III and his cousin, Mark Gross, a Coal Township native who now lives in North Carolina.... The athletes also will address students at Shamokin Area Middle/High...
Jon Fitch's Management, UFC Talking Again
So says Greg Savage and Loretta Hunt: Jon Fitch was released from the UFC on Wednesday, but a discussion has reopened with the promotion. Bob Cook and Zinkin Entertainment, who manage Fitch and other fighters from the American Kickboxing Academy, told Sherdog.com on Thursday afternoon that talk...
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
