Team Kaobon

Team Kaobon, which was formerly known as Fighters and Fitness[1] is a mixed martial arts team from Liverpool, England. "Team Kaobon" is well known for being the training camp of multiple English lightweight fighters based in the Ultimate Fighting Championships - the top MMA organization - as well as domestically.

Team Kaobon
Est.2002 (as "Fighters and Fitness")
Founded byColin Heron (founded as "Fighters and Fitness"
Primary trainersColin Heron (Head coach)
Marcelo Brigadeiro (Luta Livre coach)
Shane Rigby (Wrestling coach)
Andy Aspinall (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coach)
Juddas Clottey (Boxing coach)
Current titleholdersMark Adams - BAMMA Featherweight champion
Neil Woods - K-1 UK Max champion and various kickboxing/thaiboxing titles
Rob Sinclair - BAMMA Lightweight champion
Prominent fightersDarren Till (UFC)
Terry Etim (UFC)
Paul Kelly (UFC)
Paul Taylor (UFC)
Paul Sass (UFC)
Mark Adams (BAMMA Featherweight champion)
Martin Stapleton (former Ultimate Fighter participant) Mike Grundy (UFC)
Training facilitiesLiverpool, Chester, London
WebsiteTeam Kaobon Homepage

Background

Team Kaobon one of a few MMA gyms based in Liverpool, England (such as the MMA Academy and Next Generation MMA) and was formerly known as "Fighters and Fitness".[2] It has been home to many MMA fighters who have competed domestically in promotions like BAMMA, as well as abroad in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The gym has undergone changes in recent years, to which founder, Colin Heron, attributed to the growth of the sport of Mixed Martial Arts.

Notable fighters

The following notable fighters have been associated with Team Kaobon

See also
  • List of Top Professional MMA Training Camps

References
  1. "Welcome to Team Kaobon". kaobon.com. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
  2. "Kaobon: A fight team in a fight town". sherdog.com. April 6, 2010.
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