Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts

Mixed martial arts training organization in Las Vegas

Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts

Est.| 2007; 17 years ago (2007)
Founded by| Randy Couture
Primary trainers| Randy Couture
Ray Sefo
Eric Nicksick (Head Coach)
Dennis Davis (Team Coach)
Current titleholders| Ryan Bader The Ultimate Fighter 8 winner

205 lb (93 kg) Bellator Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight World Champion

Vinny Magalhaes Light Heavyweight champion (M-1 Global) 205 lb (93 kg)

Past titleholders| Randy Couture Heavyweight champion (UFC) 265 lb (120 kg); Light heavyweight champion (UFC) 205 lb (93 kg); Hall of Fame (UFC)

Vitor Belfort light heavyweight champion (UFC) 265 lb (120 kg); UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament Winner 265 lb (120 kg)
Forrest Griffin Light Heavyweight champion (UFC) 205 lb (93 kg); The Ultimate Fighter 1 winner 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st); Hall of Fame (UFC)

Jiri Prochazka Light Heavyweight Champion (UFC) 205 lb (93 kg)
Francis Ngannou Heavyweight champion (UFC) 265 lb (120 kg)

Sean Strickland Middleweight Champion (UFC) 185 lb (84 kg)

Miesha Tate \- Former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion

Alistair Overeem Heavyweight champion (Strikeforce) 265 lb (120 kg); interim Heavyweight champion (Dream) 265 lb (120 kg); K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 champion 220 lb (100 kg)
Jay Hieron Welterweight champion (IFL) 170 lb (77 kg); Bellator Welterweight Tournament Winner 2011 170 lb (77 kg)
Guram Gugenishvili heavyweight champion (M-1 Global) 265 lb (120 kg)

Amir Sadollah The Ultimate Fighter 7 winner 185 lb (84 kg)

Prominent fighters| Randy Couture (UFC)
Tyson Griffin (UFC)
Forrest Griffin (UFC)
Jay Hieron (Bellator)
Evan Dunham (UFC)
Martin Kampmann (UFC)
Vinny Magalhaes (M-1 Global)
Patchy Mix (Bellator)
Amir Sadollah (UFC)
Ryan Bader (Bellator)
Alistair Overeem (UFC)
Francis Ngannou (PFL)
Jiri Prochazka (UFC)
Marvin Vettori (UFC)
Sean Strickland (UFC)
Amir Albazi (UFC)
Javid Basharat (UFC)
Farid Basharat (UFC)
Magomed Ankalaev (UFC)
Website| www.xcmma.com

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 24,000 square feet (2,200 m2)) and most recognized brands and MMA gyms in the world, where many past and current top MMA fighters train.[1]

## Instructors

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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

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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, The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn)
* Tim Elliott – (UFC, The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions)
* Justin Jaynes \- (UFC)
* Marvin Vettori \- (UFC)
* Amir Albazi \- (UFC)
* Javid Basharat \- (UFC)
* Farid Basharat \- (UFC)
* Magomed Ankalaev \- (UFC)

## Awards

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

## See also

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* List of professional MMA training camps

## References

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

## External links

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* Official website

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