Trevor Wittman Explained

Trevor Wittman
Birth Date:5 March 1974
Birth Place:Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Residence:Wheat Ridge, Colorado, U.S.
Occupation:Owner and trainer at ONX Sports

Trevor Wittman (born March 5, 1974) is an American boxing and mixed martial arts coach.[1] [2]

Training career

Compelled to retire from boxing after being diagnosed with a hyperinflated lung, Wittman transitioned to training boxers in the Denver metropolitan area.[3] [4] [5] He founded T's K.O. Fight Club in Wheat Ridge, Colorado in March 1998.[6] The business broadened its scope to include other combat sports such as mixed martial arts, eventually resulting in Wittman closing T's K.O. Fight Club[7] and establishing the Grudge Training Center facility in Wheat Ridge in 2009. Grudge relocated to Arvada, Colorado in 2013. Having developed experience working with and making training equipment for fighters, in 2015 Wittman founded ONX Sports, a combat sports equipment company. To focus more attention on ONX Sports, Wittman closed down Grudge in November 2016, though he continues to train a few select fighters, including Rose Namajunas, Justin Gaethje, and Kamaru Usman.[8]

Personal life

Wittman wrestled at Berlin High School, after which he moved to New Jersey, then to Colorado, where he attended the Colorado Institute of Art. Wittman married wife Christina in 2005, and has a son and a daughter.

Notable fighters trained

Mixed martial arts

Boxers

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. T's KO Fight Club . Five Knuckles . 2009-08-26 . Alessandro . Mulei . 2010-06-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090611154152/http://www.fiveknuckles.com/mma-camp/Ts-KO-Fight-Club.html . 2009-06-11.
  2. Grudge Training Center . Sherdog . 2008-10-28 . Fernando . Luevanos. 2010-06-26.
  3. News: Carroll. Nick. Famed trainer credits teacher with putting him on the right path. The Berlin Citizen. Berlin, Connecticut. 14. 42. 21 October 2010. 1, 31.
  4. News: Zandstra. Tate. Mixing up martial arts. 3 May 2017. Boulder Weekly. 8 March 2012. Boulder, Colorado. 48.
  5. News: Chambers. Mike. You oughta know: Boxer/trainer Trevor Wittman. 3 May 2017. The Denver Post. 15 October 2005. Denver.
  6. Web site: Home. T's K.O. Fight Club. 3 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20090817135016/http://www.tskofightclub.com/. 17 August 2009. dead.
  7. Web site: Home. T's K.O. Fight Club. 3 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20091130014148/http://www.tskofightclub.com/. 30 November 2009. dead.
  8. UFC 261 Countdown: Usman vs. Masvidal 2. https://web.archive.org/web/20210418161104/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBiQ2X9zS90 . 2021-04-18 . dead. April 19, 2021. UFC Countdown. ESPNews. April 19, 2021. 15:17. Along with former interim champ Justin Gaethje, Usman and Namajunas are the only athletes that Wittman coaches..
  9. Web site: Coach Trevor Wittman says Paul Buentello tapped out mainly due to pain from his dislocated finger. 22 March 2010.
  10. News: World MMA Awards 2018 Results . 15 November 2018 . MMA Fighting.
  11. Web site: Amanda Nunes, Israel Adesanya, Jorge Masvidal pace major winners at World MMA Awards. December 27, 2020. MMAjunkie.com.
  12. Web site: 2021 World MMA Awards Results. December 10, 2021. mmafighting.com.
  13. Web site: MMA Junkie's 2021 Coach of the Year: Trevor Wittman. January 5, 2022. MMAjunkie.com. Dan Tom.
  14. Web site: 2021 MMA Awards: Best of the rest including top prospect, coach, submission and KO of the year. December 29, 2021. Kevin Iole. Yahoo! Sports.
  15. Web site: Combat Press 2021 MMA Awards: Coach of the Year – Trevor Wittman. February 1, 2022. combatpress.com. Matthew Petela.

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