Team Alpha Male Explained

Team Alpha Male is a martial arts gym based in Sacramento, California, United States.[1] It is one of the pioneering schools of mixed martial arts (MMA) among the lower weight classes. It has produced three UFC Champions, T.J. Dillashaw, Cody Garbrandt and Deiveson Figueiredo.

Overview

Urijah Faber founded Team Alpha Male in 2004. The team trains primarily out of Ultimate Fitness located in Sacramento, California. Members of the team played an integral part of Team Faber during Season 15,[2] Season 22 and Season 25 of The Ultimate Fighter.From December 2012 to May 2014 the head coach of Team Alpha Male was the 2013 MMA Coach of the Year UFC veteran Duane Ludwig.[3] Longtime UFC contender Martin Kampmann began serving as coach for the team in September 2014.[4]

In 2018, Team Alpha Male won a team grappling tournament at Quintet where they defeated Team Polaris in the finals.[5]

Notable people

Mixed martial artists

Grapplers

Trainers

Awards

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team Alpha Male Gym Page. December 27, 2020. Tapology. en.
  2. Web site: Urijah Faber May Build Team Alpha Male: Vegas for TUF 15 . mmaweekly.com . January 11, 2012.
  3. Web site: Duane Ludwig MMA Coach of the Year. January 1, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160109082417/http://www.fightersonlymag.com/content/news/20607-browne-white-gustafsson-rousey-winners-at-world-mma-awards-vi. January 9, 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: Faber confirms Kampmann as full-time Team Alpha Male coach. mmajunkie.com. Staff. September 26, 2014.
  5. Web site: says. Jeff. Quintet Grappling 3 Full Results BJJ Heroes. December 27, 2020.
  6. Web site: Team Alpha Male: TJ Dillashaw. TJ Dillashaw. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111110090233/http://www.teamalphamale.com/profile/TJDillashaw. November 10, 2011.
  7. Web site: Fight Path: Cody Garbrandt goes from small-town Ohio to Team Alpha Males. mmajunkie.com. Kyle Nagel. May 23, 2014. May 23, 2014.
  8. Web site: Team Alpha Male's Deiveson Figueiredo says he 'owes' Joseph Benavidez a fight. Guilherme Cruz. March 23, 2019. mmafighting.com.
  9. Web site: December 24, 2016. 'Old Man' Clay Guida in camp at Team Alpha Male, plotting quick return to win column. December 27, 2020. MMA Junkie. en-US.
  10. Web site: May 7, 2011. The Evolution of a Champion: Lance Palmer's Journey Into MMA – Part 1 MMAWeekly.com. January 24, 2021. en-US.
  11. Web site: Doherty. Dan. May 24, 2019. PFL 2 2019: Lance Palmer Feeling Benefits of Training with Mark Henry. January 24, 2021. Cageside Press. en-US.
  12. Web site: Sherdog Prospect Watch: Chad Mendes. Sherdog.
  13. Web site: Allow me to re-introduce myself. E. Spencer Kyte. June 5, 2018. fansided.com.
  14. Web site: February 18, 2018. Sage Northcutt Reinventing Himself As Part of Team Alpha Male MMAWeekly.com. December 27, 2020. en-US.
  15. Web site: Correspondent. Matt Erickson Times. Despite uprooting family for California, Portage grad Darren Elkins staying blue collar. January 18, 2021. nwitimes.com. en.
  16. Web site: November 15, 2017. Josh Emmett - Official UFC® Profile. January 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20171115053519/http://www.ufc.com/fighter/josh-emmett. November 15, 2017.
  17. Web site: Jingliang Li staying focused despite Covid-19 complications ahead of Fight Island 7 Asian MMA . AsianMMA . en . January 12, 2021.
  18. Web site: Anderson. Jay. December 5, 2019. UFC DC: Song Yadong On How Training with Urijah Faber has Changed Him. December 27, 2020. Cageside Press. en-US.
  19. Web site: Chinese flyweight Su Mudaerji wants to break into the top five in 2021 Asian MMA . AsianMMA . en . January 15, 2021.
  20. Web site: 20-Year-Old Paige VanZant In Shock Over UFC Debut Win and Fight of the Night Bonus. Yahoo. sports.yahoo.com. November 23, 2014. November 23, 2014.
  21. Web site: Xiaonan Yan looking sharp at Team Alpha Male . Asian MMA . en . October 18, 2021.
  22. Web site: February 28, 2018. Justin Buchholz Confirms Split as Coach at Team Alpha Male MMAWeekly.com. January 18, 2021. en-US.
  23. Web site: Marian_S. Train with TAM. January 18, 2021. Team Alpha Male. en-US.
  24. Web site: 2014 World MMA Awards winners: Lawler, Rousey, Gastelum, McGregor, UFC, MMAjunkie. January 31, 2015. January 31, 2015.
  25. News: Tucker. Bryan. World MMA Awards 2013 Results. December 24, 2020. January 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160109082417/http://www.fightersonlymag.com/content/news/20607-browne-white-gustafsson-rousey-winners-at-world-mma-awards-vi. dead.