Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts Explained

Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts is an American mixed martial arts training organization headed by former UFC Champion and former co-founder of Team Quest, Randy Couture. Xtreme Couture was founded with the flagship gym in Las Vegas. Since then, the franchise has spread to other cities in the United States and Canada. Xtreme Couture Las Vegas is one of the largest gyms (over) and most recognized brands and MMA gyms in the world, where many past and current top MMA fighters train.^[1]

Instructors

The Las Vegas location features several MMA Instructors, including: Ray Sefo (Striking), Neil Melanson (Grappling *catch/sambo/BJJ), Dennis Davis (MMA/Grappling), Tim Lane (Striking/Conditioning), Kui Gonsalves-Kanoho (MMA/Striking), Patrick Begin (Grappling), & Kyle Griffin (Wrestling). Previous coaches included Gil Martinez, Brian Keck and Ron Frazier.^[2]

Xtreme Couture's long-time head coach Robert Follis died in December 2017.^[3]

Notable fighters

Several fighters are affiliated with Xtreme Couture,^[4] these include:

• Sean Strickland - Former UFC Middleweight Champion
• Francis Ngannou - Former UFC Heavyweight Champion
• Jiri Prochazka Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
• Miesha Tate - Former Women's Bantamweight Champion (Strikeforce, UFC)
• Randy Couture - (UFC, RINGS)
• Amir Sadollah - (winner of The Ultimate Fighter 7, UFC)
• Evan Dunham (UFC)
• Frank Trigg - (PRIDE Fighting Championships, World Victory Road, Rumble on the Rock, UFC, BAMMA)
• Forrest Griffin - (KOTC, The Ultimate Fighter 1, UFC)
• Vitor Belfort - (UFC)
• Heath Herring - (PRIDE Fighting Championships, UFC)
• Jay Hieron - (IFL, UFC, Strikeforce, Affliction Entertainment, Bellator)
• John Alessio - (UFC, KOTC, PRIDE FC, WEC, Dream, MFC)
• John Gunderson (UFC)
• Martin Kampmann - (UFC)
• Mike Pyle (fighter) - (IFL, Elite Xtreme Combat, World Victory Road, Affliction Entertainment, UFC)
• Ray Sefo - (K-1, Strikeforce)
• Ryan Couture - (UFC, Strikeforce)
• Vinny Magalhaes (The Ultimate Fighter 8, M-1 Global, UFC)
• Kevin Lee (fighter) - (UFC,)
• Tim Elliott – (UFC,)
• Justin Jaynes - (UFC)
• Marvin Vettori - (UFC)
• Amir Albazi - (UFC)
• Javid Basharat - (UFC)
• Farid Basharat - (UFC)
• Magomed Ankalaev - (UFC)

Awards

• MMAjunkie.com
  • 2020 Coach of the Year (Eric Nicksick; tied with Tyson Chartier)^[5]
  • 2021 Gym of the Year^[6]

See also

• List of professional MMA training camps

Notes and References

1. News: Canadian Press . First Xtreme Couture gym in Canada opens . The Toronto Star . 2008-06-01 . 2008-10-18 .
2. Web site: Team XC . January 13, 2021 . Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts.
3. Web site: Longtime MMA head coach Robert Follis dies. Marc Raimondi. December 17, 2017. mmafighting.com.
4. Web site: Randy Couture Fighter. .xtremecouture.tv.
5. Web site: MMA Junkie's 2020 'Coaches of the Year': Tyson Chartier and Eric Nicksick. Dan Tom. January 5, 2021. MMAjunkie.com.
6. Web site: MMA Junkie's 2021 Gym of the Year: Xtreme Couture. January 7, 2022. MMAjunkie.com. Nolan King.