Lloyd Irvin

Lloyd Irvin
Nationality	American
Division	Heavyweight
Style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Team	Team Lloyd Irvin
Rank	4th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Leo Dalla
Notable students	Dominick Cruz, Phil Davis, Brandon Vera, Mike Easton, Nyjah Easton, Jonathan Torres, Marcos Torregrosa, Keenan Cornelius, DJ Jackson

Lloyd Irvin Jr. is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and competitor, with wins in events such as the World No-Gi Championship.

In 2008, Lloyd Irvin, his family, and former student Brandon Vera were the victims of a home invasion robbery. Reportedly, Lloyd was able to disarm one of the robbers and send both men fleeing the residence shortly thereafter. There were no reports of injuries.

Lloyd Irvin is the head coach of the eponymous Team Lloyd Irvin, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and mixed martial arts organization operating in the Mid-Atlantic States of the U.S.

A number of prominent grapplers and MMA fighters have attended his school at one time, such as Mike Fowler, JT Torres, and Ryan Hall.

Following an incident between three of his students on 1 Jan 2013 Irvin received a lot of negative publicity in the mixed martial arts press. Several of his best students decided to leave, and Irvin disbanded his affiliate program, citing the "lynch mob" mentality of his attackers. A 5 Dec 2013 article on the controversy with accounts from former Irvin associates and students claimed Irvin's students were training in a cult like environment.

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