Est. | 2004 |
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Founded by | Mike Constantino |
Primary owners | Mike Constantino |
Primary trainers | Mike Constantino Kaensak Sor Ploenjit, Jonathan Helwig |
Prominent fighters |
Charlie Brenneman Amanda Nunes Mike Massenzio Ricardo Romero Adlan Amagov Khabib Nurmagomedov Rafaello Oliveira Andy Main Jamie Varner |
Training facilities | Whippany, New Jersey Pompton Lakes, New Jersey Fairfield, New Jersey |
Website |
AMA Fight Club MVC Sports Management |
AMA Fight Club (American Martial Arts) is a mixed martial arts training facility located in Whippany, New Jersey & Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, specialized in training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai Kickboxing, Mixed Martial Arts & Combat Cardio Kickboxing. A number of fighters who train at AMA have found success in a number of MMA promotions, including the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and the regional Ring of Combat.
AMA Fight Club was founded in 2004 by Mike Constantino. Before opening the AMA facility, Constantino worked as a bodyguard and was also a combative martial arts trainer for law enforcement agencies.
AMA is home to The Ultimate Fighter Season 12's Andy Main and other top UFC fighters.
Jamie Varner former WEC Champion joins the training camp at AMA Fight Club.
The "Lioness of the Ring," Amanda Nunes also joined the AMA Fight Club in New Jersey. As of August 1, 2011, Nunes is ranked as the #3 featherweight in the unified women's mixed martial arts ranking.
On January 20, 2012, AMA Fight Club takes an overwhelming win, with three of its most talented fighters on UFC on FX fight card.
Undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov overcomes the dreaded Octagon jitters to earn an impressive win over Kamal Shalorus. He discusses the big win, and dedicates his performance to a fallen friend.
Charlie Brenneman dominated Daniel Roberts in the first round.
Jim Miller brought out the best and worst of Melvin Guillard as a fighter. Miller submitted Guillard with a rear-naked choke 2:04 into the first round of their main-event bout at UFC Fight Night on FX 1 in Nashville.