Kings MMA
Kings MMA is a mixed martial arts gym located in Huntington Beach, California, headed by coach Rafael Cordeiro. A successful mixed martial artist in his native Brazil, Cordeiro moved to the United States in 2008, he was previously affiliated with and was an instructor in the pioneer MMA gym Chute Boxe. In 2010, he founded the Kings MMA gym.
Coach Cordeiro and Kings MMA were nominated for the 2014 World MMA Awards "Best coach of the year" and "Best gym of the year", respectively. Cordeiro won the “Best Coach of the Year” awards in 2012 and 2016. Kings MMA is one of the top professional MMA training camps.
Notable fighters
Mixed martial arts
- Sean Strickland - Former UFC Middleweight Champion
- Yair Rodríguez - Former Interim UFC Featherweight Champion
- Maurício Rua - Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and 2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Champion
- Wanderlei Silva - Former PRIDE Middleweight Champion and the 2003 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Tournament Champion
- Fabrício Werdum - Former UFC Heavyweight Champion
- Rafael dos Anjos - Former UFC Lightweight Champion
- Cris Cyborg - Former UFC Women's Featherweight Champion
- Lyoto Machida - Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
- Beneil Dariush
- Marvin Vettori
- Kelvin Gastelum
- Giga Chikadze
- Jon Tuck
Awards
- Combat Press
- *2015 Coach of the Year - Rafael Cordeiro
- *2015 Gym of the Year