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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.
The American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) is a martial arts gym based in San Jose, California. It is one of the pioneering schools of mixed martial arts (MMA). There are two locations in San Jose, AKA headquarters and their sister academy in South San Jose. In 2014 AKA opened AKA Thailand Gym in Phuket Thailand.
Javier Mendez was born in Mexico and moved to the United States with his family at the age of 6. He was raised in San Jose, California and attended Andrew Hill High School. [1] [2] His father spent most of his money on alcohol and gambling and told Mendez that he would never amount to anything which gave Mendez motivation to achieve success. [2]
Kyle lost after he was knocked out from punches. After losing to Buentello, the San Jose-based American Kickboxing Academy invited Kyle to train. He accepted and has been training with AKA ever since. [2] In his next fight, Kyle made his debut in the WEC, and snapped his two-fight losing streak with a knockout win. The 4–2 Kyle then fought in ...
San Jose, California, U.S. Team: American Kickboxing Academy RVCA Training Center Sanford MMA: Trainer: Javier Mendez Henri Hooft Jason Parillo: Rank: 1st degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu [2] under Leandro Vieira [3] and Dave Camarillo [citation needed] Years active: 2007–present: Mixed martial arts record; Total: 22: Wins: 16: By ...
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San Jose, California, U.S. Team: American Kickboxing Academy: Trainer: Javier Mendez [3] Rank: Brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu [4] under Léo Vieira [5] Wrestling: Olympic freestyle wrestling [4] NCAA Division I All-American [6] Years active: 2002–2008 (freestyle wrestling) 2009–2020 : Mixed martial arts record; Total: 26: Wins: 22: By ...
In the rematch, Velasquez defeated Dos Santos in a dominant performance [45] via unanimous decision (50–45, 50–43, and 50–44) to regain the UFC heavyweight title. [ 46 ] [ 47 ] Velasquez became the first fighter in UFC history to post triple digits in significant strikes landed and double digits in takedowns landed in a single fight ...