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Who’s the best team in MMA?

Based on the top 5 fighters in 5 weight classes, the teams that produce the highest ranked fighters, based on MMA Weekly Rankings, are:

Black House: 3 fighters

Xtreme Couture: 2 fighters

Jackson’s Academy: 2 fighters.

LIGHTWEIGHTS

FIGHTER	TEAM
BJ PENN	BJ PENN’S MMA
EDDIE ALVAREZ	FIGHT FACTORY
SHINYA AOKI	PARAESTRA TOKYO
JOACHIM HANSEN	HELLBOY HANSEN MMA
TATSUYA KAWAJIRI	T-BLOOD

WELTERWEIGHTS

FIGHTER	TEAM
GEORGES ST PIERRE	JACKSON’S ACADEMY
JON FITCH	AMERICAN KICKBOXING ACADEMY
THIAGO ALVES	AMERICAN TOP TEAM
JOSH KOSCHECK	AMERICAN KICKBOXING ACADEMY
JAKE SHIELDS	CESAR GRACIE JIU JITSU

MIDDLEWEIGHTS

FIGHTER	TEAM
ANDERSON SILVA	BLACK HOUSE
ROBBIE LAWLER	HIT SQUAD
MATT LINDLAND	TEAM QUEST
KAZUO MISAKI	GRABAKA
YUSHIN OKAMI	WAJYUTSU KEISYUKAI TOKYO

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS

FIGHTER	TEAM
FORREST GRIFFIN	XTREME COUTURE
QUINTON JACKSON	WOLFSLAIR
LYOTO MACHIDA	BLACK HOUSE
RASHAD EVANS	JACKSON’S ACADEMY
CHUCK LIDDELL	THE PIT

HEAVYWEIGHTS

FIGHTER	TEAM
FEDOR EMELIANENKO	RED DEVIL
ANTONIO RODRIGO NOGUEIRA	BLACK HOUSE
JOSH BARNETT	CSW
ANDREI ARLOVSKI	VARIOUS GYMS
RANDY COUTURE	XTREME COUTURE

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Former UFC champ Chuck Liddell in Toronto, Canada at Xtreme Couture

Wanderlei aids Forrest’s clinch and conditioning for Rampage

Forrest Griffin has had the luxury of training with a man who has defeated Quinton “Rampage” Jackson twice, Wanderlei Silva. The Brazilian has been around Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas and trained with Forrest Griffin in preparation for Griffin’s bout this Saturday night at UFC 86 against Jackson. “He gave me some ideas of stuff to do in the clinch…I stole a lot of strength and conditioning stuff from him and his guy”, commented Griffin on training with Silva.

Vitor Belfort to train with Xtreme Couture for Affliction bout

From FightLine.com

Vitor Belfort is set to train at Xtreme Couture, Randy Couture’s gym out of Las Vegas for his impending fight with Terry Martin at Affliction Banned on July 19th.

Xtreme Couture opens up in Toronto

Randy Couture’s gym franchise, Xtreme Couture, opened their doors late last month in Toronto at 700 Kipling Avenue.

Xtreme Couture opens in Toronto, Couture on hand for festivities

Date:	Saturday, May 31, 2008
Time:	1:00pm – 4:00pm
Location:	Xtreme Couture – Toronto
Street:	700 Kipling Avenue
City/Town:	Toronto, ON

Grand Opening of the Newest Xtreme Couture location. Randy Couture will be on site for the celebrations.

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Xtreme Couture Grand Opening in Toronto

Xtreme Couture-Toronto Grand Opening

Saturday, March 29, 2008
Time:
10:00am – 7:00pm
Location:
Xtreme Couture Toronto Fitness and MMA club
700 Kipling Avenue
Toronto, ON

Come down and meet Randy Couture and friends.

Mark Bocek joins Xtreme Couture Gym in Toronto

Canada ’s first Xtreme Couture training facility, slated to open in Toronto in the spring of 2008, announced Mark Bocek is the latest fighter to join their expanding team. Mark Bocek is one of Canada ’s first Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belts and has been studying the art for more than a decade. Most recently, Bocek was added to the added to the UFC card to be held in Montreal in April.

“We’re pleased to have a fighter of Mark’s stature working out of our 33,000 square foot mixed martial arts and fitness training facility,” said Doug Urch, Director and Co-owner of the Xtreme Couture Gym. “He promises to be one of the best instructors and his work with some of the most prominent organizations across the world won’t go unnoticed by our clientele.”

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