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Javier Mendez (born September 18, 1970) is a Mexican-American mixed martial arts (MMA) coach and founder of the MMA gym American Kickboxing Academy (AKA). He’s a former 2 time ISKA kickboxing world champion with a kickboxing record of 23-2.
The American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) is a mixed martial arts gym based in San Jose, California. It is one of the pioneering schools of mixed martial arts (MMA). In 2014, AKA opened the AKA Thailand gym in Phuket, Thailand. Prominent trainers include Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu master Leandro Vieira, Bob Cook, Derek Yuen, Javier Mendez, and Andy Fong
He fought Javier Mendez for the ISKA World title in Santa Cruz, California, in 1995 but lost a close split decision. [2] [3] An injury forced him to retire from the sport. He started the Tristar Gym in 1991 together with Michel Lavallée and Ron Di Cecco. [4] [5] In 2001, the gym was sold to Alexandre Choko. [4] He teaches kickboxing and Muay ...
Javier Mendez thinks former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov will not only be remembered as a great fighter, but as a great coach. Javier Mendez: Khabib Nurmagomedov ‘on track to being the ...
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In 1994 Piotrowski won two more titles. In February he defeated Roy McCown to win the little-known T.B.C world title, while on 15 March he defeated Javier Mendez in San Jose, California to win the I.S.K.A. (Full Contact) World title. By the end of the year he was progressively becoming less focused on kickboxing and more on boxing, going 4 and 0.
This is a list of notable present professional training camps and gyms in mixed martial arts (MMA). [1] [2] [3] [4]Most professional MMA fighters in the UFC, Bellator and other MMA promotions join a professional fight camp or training gym to help them prepare for fights.
Caitlin Clark had a strong response to Megyn Kelly's criticism about her recent comments regarding white privilege in the WNBA.. After 22-year-old Clark — who was just named Time’s Athlete of ...