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Daniel Cormier Takes Over AKA As Team Captain
Our good friends over at Shoot Media were on-hand at American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, and captured the changing of the guard at the gym.
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The UFC Profiles San Jose As A Major Fighting Town
San Jose has been a fighting hotbed for a long time. Check out this teaser for the UFC FIGHT PASS exclusive “Fight Town,” which was released on Tuesday, July 29.
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AKA Boss Believes Their Team Could Hold 4 UFC Titles
With UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez already atop the mountain, American Kickboxing Academy head coach, Javier Mendez believes he’s just the start. In a recent interview with Bloodyelbow.com’s John S. Nash, Mendez touched on his other prospects, Daniel Cormier, Luke Rockhold, Josh Thomson and Khabib Nurmagomedov. His words: “I 100% expect Daniel [Cormier] to fight […]
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AKA Boss: Cormier & Cain Both Beat Jon Jones
“Out of everybody that Jones has fought, Daniel’s going to be the one that’s not going to have an issue with his reach, that’s not going to have an issue getting inside. He is going to get inside. You know, what happens is gonna happen, but I guarantee you this, he’s going to go inside, […]
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UFC 166: Velasquez Coach Says JDS Will Not Win A Single Round Tonight In Main Event
The American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) in San Jose, California, is one of the premier MMA training centers in the world. Not only do they house the UFC Heavyweight champion, but they also have the likes of Gray Maynard, Josh Thomson, Luke Rockhold, Daniel Cormier and many other great fighters in their ranks. Part of what […]
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Javier Mendez: BJ Penn Was Incredible To Teach
“B.J. got introduced to me through Bobby Southworth, who was friends with B.J. when B.J. started practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu at Ralph Gracie’s in Mountain View. But, he came to me to train because he knew I trained Frank Shamrock. B.J. was incredible to teach. Everything I taught him, he picked it up as though he […]