Minnesota Martial Arts Academy
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| Est. | 1992 |
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| Founded by | Greg Nelson |
| Primary owners | Greg Nelson |
| Primary trainers | Greg Nelson Andy Grahn |
| Past titleholders |
Cole Konrad, Heavyweight Champion (Bellator 2010) 265 lb (120 kg) Brock Lesnar, Heavyweight Champion (UFC 2008) 265 lb (120 kg) Dave Menne, Middleweight Champion (UFC 2001) 185 lb (84 kg) Sean Sherk, Lightweight Champion (UFC 2007) 155 lb (70 kg) Nick Thompson, Welterweight Champion BodogFight 170 lb (77 kg) Kaitlin Young, Hook-N-Shoot Women's Tournament Champion 135 lb (61 kg) |
| Prominent fighters |
Brock Larson (UFC) Brock Lesnar (UFC) Sean Sherk (UFC) Nick Thompson (Strikeforce, Sengoku) |
| Training facilities | Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, United States |
| Website | theacademymn.com |
The Minnesota Martial Arts Academy is a martial arts training center in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. It was founded in 1992 by Greg Nelson, a former NCAA Division 1 wrestler at the University of Minnesota.
The Academy provides training in combative martial arts that include Muay Thai, Wrestling, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Filipino Martial Arts, Jeet Kune Do, Modern Army Combatives, and mixed martial arts. The Academy's MMA team, Team Academy, has a winning percentage of 80%
Greg Nelson combined his background in NCAA Division 1 wrestling, from college, with the Thai-boxing training he began in 1983 to form the basis of his Mixed Martial arts system. Starting the gym in 1992 the focus was on combative martial arts & sport martial arts. As The Academy grew it attracted future ufc champions such as Dave Menne, Brock Lesnar, and Sean Sherk.
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