Team Alpha Male

Team Alpha Male is a martial arts gym based in Sacramento, California, United States.^[1] It is one of the pioneering schools of mixed martial arts (MMA) among the lower weight classes. It has produced three UFC Champions, T.J. Dillashaw, Cody Garbrandt and Deiveson Figueiredo.

Team Alpha Male

Est.	2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Founded by	Urijah Faber
Primary owners	Urijah Faber
Primary trainers	Urijah Faber Danny Castillo Chris Holdsworth
Past titleholders	T.J. Dillashaw Cody Garbrandt Deiveson Figueiredo
Training facilities	Sacramento, California, United States
Website	www.teamalphamale.com

Overview

Urijah Faber founded Team Alpha Male in 2004.^[1] The team trains primarily out of Ultimate Fitness located in Sacramento, California. Members of the team played an integral part of Team Faber during Season 15,^[2] Season 22 and Season 25 of The Ultimate Fighter. From December 2012 to May 2014 the head coach of Team Alpha Male was the 2013 MMA Coach of the Year UFC veteran Duane Ludwig.^[3] Longtime UFC contender Martin Kampmann began serving as coach for the team in September 2014.^[4]

In 2018, Team Alpha Male won a team grappling tournament at Quintet where they defeated Team Polaris in the finals.^[5]

Notable people

Mixed martial artists

• Urijah Faber-Former WEC Featherweight Champion^[1]
• T.J. Dillashaw-Former UFC Bantamweight Champion^[6]
• Cody Garbrandt-Former UFC Bantamweight Champion^[7]
• Deiveson Figueiredo-Former UFC Flyweight Champion^[8]
• Clay Guida-Former Strikeforce Lightweight Champion^[9]
• Lance Palmer - Winner of the PFL 2018 and 2019 featherweight tournaments, Former WSOF Featherweight Champion^[10][11]
• Chad Mendes^[12]
• Joseph Benavidez^[13]
• Sage Northcutt^[14]
• Darren Elkins^[15]
• Josh Emmett^[16]
• Li Jingliang^[17]
• Song Yadong^[18]
• Su Mudaerji^[19]
• Paige VanZant^[20]
• Yan Xiaonan^[21]

Grapplers

• Gordon Ryan^[5]
• Antoine Jaoude^[5]

Trainers

• Urijah Faber^[1]
• Justin Buchholz^[22]
• Danny Castillo^[23]
• Chris Holdsworth^[23]

Awards

• World MMA Awards
  • 2014 Gym of the Year^[24]
  • 2014 Coach of the Year: Duane Ludwig^[24]
  • 2013 Gym of the Year^[25]
  • 2013 Coach of the Year: Duane Ludwig^[25]

See also

• List of professional MMA training camps

References

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2. "Urijah Faber May Build Team Alpha Male: Vegas for TUF 15". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
3. "Duane Ludwig MMA Coach of the Year". Archived from the original on January 9, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
4. Staff (September 26, 2014). "Faber confirms Kampmann as full-time Team Alpha Male coach". mmajunkie.com.
5. says, Jeff. "Quintet Grappling 3 Full Results | BJJ Heroes". Retrieved December 27, 2020.
6. TJ Dillashaw. "Team Alpha Male: TJ Dillashaw". Archived from the original on November 10, 2011.
7. Kyle Nagel (May 23, 2014). "Fight Path: Cody Garbrandt goes from small-town Ohio to Team Alpha Males". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
8. Guilherme Cruz (March 23, 2019). "Team Alpha Male's Deiveson Figueiredo says he 'owes' Joseph Benavidez a fight". mmafighting.com.
9. "'Old Man' Clay Guida in camp at Team Alpha Male, plotting quick return to win column". MMA Junkie. December 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
10. "The Evolution of a Champion: Lance Palmer's Journey Into MMA – Part 1 | MMAWeekly.com". May 7, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
11. Doherty, Dan (May 24, 2019). "PFL 2 2019: Lance Palmer Feeling Benefits of Training with Mark Henry". Cageside Press. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
12. "Sherdog Prospect Watch: Chad Mendes". Sherdog.
13. E. Spencer Kyte (June 5, 2018). "Allow me to re-introduce myself". fansided.com.
14. "Sage Northcutt Reinventing Himself As Part of Team Alpha Male | MMAWeekly.com". February 18, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
15. Correspondent, Matt Erickson Times. "Despite uprooting family for California, Portage grad Darren Elkins staying blue collar". nwitimes.com. Retrieved January 18, 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
16. "Josh Emmett - Official UFC® Profile". November 15, 2017. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
17. "Jingliang Li staying focused despite Covid-19 complications ahead of Fight Island 7 | Asian MMA". AsianMMA. January 12, 2021.
18. Anderson, Jay (December 5, 2019). "UFC DC: Song Yadong On How Training with Urijah Faber has Changed Him". Cageside Press. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
19. "Chinese flyweight Su Mudaerji wants to break into the top five in 2021 | Asian MMA". AsianMMA. January 15, 2021.
20. "20-Year-Old Paige VanZant In Shock Over UFC Debut Win and Fight of the Night Bonus". sports.yahoo.com. Yahoo. November 23, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
21. "Xiaonan Yan looking sharp at Team Alpha Male". Asian MMA. October 18, 2021.
22. "Justin Buchholz Confirms Split as Coach at Team Alpha Male | MMAWeekly.com". February 28, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
23. Marian_S. "Train with TAM". Team Alpha Male. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
24. "2014 World MMA Awards winners: Lawler, Rousey, Gastelum, McGregor, UFC, MMAjunkie". January 31, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
25. Tucker, Bryan. "World MMA Awards 2013 Results". Archived from the original on January 9, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2020.

External links

• Official Website