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Evolve Mixed Martial Arts (Evolve MMA) is a chain of martial arts academies and home to one of the leading teams in mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

. It was founded by Chatri Sityodtong

Chatri Sityodtong

Chatri Sityodtong or Yodchatri Sityodtong is a Muay Thai trainer, fighter, and entrepreneur from the Sityodtong Gym in Pattaya, Thailand. He is a certified senior Muay Thai instructor under Kru Yodtong Senanan of the Sityodtong Camp in Pattaya, Thailand. His last professional fight was in 2008,...

in 2008.

Background

Based in Singapore, Evolve Mixed Martial Arts is Asia's premier brand of MMA academies. Evolve ranks among the best academies in the world for Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts. With over 500 years of championship experience, the Evolve Instructor Team is the largest and most experienced team in Asia. It has World Champions in Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Mixed Martial Arts, Boxing, and No-Gi Grappling.

There are currently two Evolve MMA campuses in Singapore, POMO and Far East Square. Evolve MMA is affiliated to both the Renzo Gracie Academy

Renzo Gracie Academy

Renzo Gracie Academy is one of the camps participating in the International Fight League. Coached by MMA legend Renzo Gracie, Renzo Gracie Academy takes the place of the New York Pitbulls who were the 2007 IFL champions....

and Sityodtong Muay Thai. There is also an Evolve gym in Rio De Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

in Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

and Chatri Sityodtong has stated that he wants to open an Evolve MMA camp in every major Asian city.

Media

Evolve MMA has been described as 'the top MMA camp in Asia' by Bloody Elbow. Rich Franklin

Rich Franklin

Rich Jay Franklin II is an American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion.-Background:...

described it as the best camp he had ever trained at and Middle Easy described it as 'the best gym ever'. Bleacher Report also stated that 'Evolve MMA out of Singapore is already shooting up the ranks as one of the best teams in the world.' In 2010 Rafael Dos Anjos

Rafael dos Anjos

Rafael dos Anjos is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. Dos Anjos trains out of Evolve MMA in Brazil and Singapore and is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt under Aldo "Caveirinha" Januario de Olivera...

told Fighter's Only Magazine that 'In fighting, you are only as good as your team and I have one of the best teams in the world at Evolve MMA'. In September 2011 CNN described Evolve MMA as Asia's number one-ranked MMA-training organization.

The Evolve Fight Team

The most high profile members of the Evolve MMA fight team are DREAM

DREAM (mixed martial arts)

Dream is a mixed martial arts organization promoted by former PRIDE FC executives and K-1 promoter Fighting and Entertainment Group. DREAM replaced FEG's previous-run mixed martial arts fight series, Hero's. The series retains many of the stylistic flourishes and personnel from Pride FC...

Lightweight Champion Shinya Aoki

Shinya Aoki

is a Japanese mixed martial artist, grappler, and former police trainee who is noted for being the DREAM Lightweight Champion and former Shooto Middleweight Champion. Aoki holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Yuki Nakai, as well as a black belt in judo. He is one of the most prominent...

and UFC lightweight
contender Rafael Dos Anjos

Rafael dos Anjos

. Rich Franklin

Rich Franklin

Rich Jay Franklin II is an American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion.-Background:...

has also spent time training at Evolve MMA.

Evolve MMA has the highest concentration of champions of any gym on the planet according to MMA website Middle Easy. A number of Evolve MMA fighters featured on Singapore based promotion Martial Combat in 2010 including Arthur Cesar, Mitch Chilson

Mitch Chilson

Mitch Chilson is an Singaporian-American mixed martial artist.-MMA career:He has a professional MMA record of 2–1 and fought twice for Martial Combat, an ESPN Star Sports promotion in Singapore in 2010 winning both fights. His first fight was against Taiwanese fighter Zhang Jing Xong at Martial...

, Zorobabel Moreira

Zorobabel Moreira

Zorobabel Moreira is a mixed martial artist from Brazil. He has a professional MMA record of 5-1. Moreira has a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and has won numerous BJJ competitions and tournaments in including the Mundials and the Brazilian national championships...

, Brian Choi

Brian Choi

Brian Choi is a Korean mixed martial artist. He wrestled at a collegiate level in the US and has a blue belt in BJJ under Renzo Gracie. Choi lives in Singapore and is a member of the Evolve MMA fight team. -Bio:...

and Leandro Issa

Leandro Issa

Leandro Issa is a mixed martial artist from Brazil. He has a professional MMA record of 8-2. Issa has a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and has won numerous BJJ competitions and tournaments including the Mundials and the Brazilian national championships...

.

In 2011 Brian Choi

Brian Choi

and Zorobabel Moreira

Zorobabel Moreira

both fought for Dare Championship's inaugural event in Bangkok. Both men won their fights at Dare Championship 1/11 by unanimous decision.

ONE Fighting Championship

ONE Fighting Championship

ONE Fighting Championship is a Singapore-based mixed martial arts event which was officially launched on 14 July 2011.- About ONE Fighting Championship :...

announced on July 14th, 2011 that it had added multiple Evolve MMA fighters to it's roster including Namsaknoi Yudthagarngamtorn, Eddie Ng

Eddie Ng

Eddie Ng is a Hong Kong mixed martial artist. He has a professional MMA record of 4-1.-Biography:Ng grew up in Chester-le-Street in North East England but both his parents are from Hong Kong...

, Zorobabel Moreira

Zorobabel Moreira

, Yodsanan Sityodtong, Mitch Chilson

Mitch Chilson

, Leandro Issa

Leandro Issa

, Orono Wor Petchpun

Orono Wor Petchpun

Orono Wor Petchpun is a Thai super featherweight kickboxer fighting out of Wor Petchpun Gym in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. He is former Lumpinee Stadium champion and three time champion of Thailand...

, Radeem Rahman

Radeem Rahman

Radeem Rahman is the first ever professional mixed martial artist from Singapore. -Background:Rahman is a member of the Evolve MMA fight team and has stated he dreamed of being a professional fighter ever since he was a child...

and Yoddecha Sityodtong.

Five members of the Evolve MMA fight team will be on the card at ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion

ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion

ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion was the inaugural mixed martial arts event held by ONE Fighting Championship. The event took place on September 3, 2011 at the 12,000 capacity Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.-Background:...

at the 12,000 capacity Singapore Indoor Stadium

Singapore Indoor Stadium

Singapore Indoor Stadium is an indoor sports arena, located in Kallang, Singapore.It was completed in 1989 and was officially opened by the, then, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, on 31 December 1989. The building was built at a cost of S$ 90 million...

on September 3rd, 2011. Phil Baroni

Phil Baroni

Philip George Baroni is an American mixed martial artist. He has a professional MMA record of 14–14–0. Baroni has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he holds a record of 3–7–0. Also he has fought in the PRIDE FC where he holds a record of 4–2–0...

and Gregor Gracie

Gregor Gracie

Gregor Rangel , better known as Gregor Gracie, is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He is a black belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and son of the widow of Rolls Gracie and thus half-brother of Rolles Gracie Jr. and Igor Gracie. He was an ADCC participant,...

will both be preparing for their fights at ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion

ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion

at Evolve MMA and Renzo Gracie

Renzo Gracie

Renzo Gracie is a Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Carlos Gracie Jr. and a former mixed martial arts competitor in the Ultimate Fighting Championship . He is member of the Gracie family of Brazil. He is the son of Robson Gracie, grandson of Carlos Gracie, nephew of Carlos...

is also flying in to help coach the fight team.

On July 17th, 2011 it was announced that Shinya Aoki would be defending his Dream Lightweight title against Rob McCullough

Rob McCullough

Robert Alexander McCullough IV is an American Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He was a five-time World Muay Thai Champion, and is a former WEC Lightweight Champion. He currently trains out of Huntington Beach, CA at HB Ultimate Training Center...

at Dream 17

Dream 17

Dream 17 was a mixed martial arts event held by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion Dream. The event took place on September 24, 2011 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.-Background:...

. On August 16th a fight between Rafael Dos Anjos

Rafael dos Anjos

and Gleison Tibau

Gleison Tibau

Janigleison Herculano Alves, better known as Gleison Tibau is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is one of the largest lightweights in MMA, weighing up to 183 pounds by the time he enters the cage.-Mixed martial arts:He was brought up...

was confirmed for UFC 139

UFC 139

UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 19, 2011 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, USA...

on November 19th. On August 17th it was announced that Rodrigo Ribeiro would be fighting Wade Henderson at Dare Championship 2/11.

Active fighters

Shinya Aoki

Rafael Dos Anjos

Rafael dos Anjos

Namsaknoi Yudthagarngamtorn Eddie Ng

Eddie Ng

Eddie Ng is a Hong Kong mixed martial artist. He has a professional MMA record of 4-1.-Biography:Ng grew up in Chester-le-Street in North East England but both his parents are from Hong Kong...

Zorobabel Moreira

Yodsanan Sityodtong Mitch Chilson

Mitch Chilson

Leandro Issa

Orono Wor Petchpun

Radeem Rahman

Yoddecha Sityodtong Attachai Fairtex Brian Choi

Brian Choi

Arthur Cesar Alex Silva Rodrigo Ribeiro

Accomplishments

Shinya Aoki

DREAM Lightweight Champion

Shooto Middleweight Champion

WAMA Lightweight Champion

ADCC Japan 66–76 kg winner

Rickson Gracie's Budo Challenge 2005 Middleweight Champion

Rickson Gracie Invitational winner

Mitch Chilson

Mitch Chilson

Martial Combat Superfight Champion

Namsaknoi Yudthagarngamtorn

Lumpinee Champion 115 lbs

Lumpinee Champion 122 lbs

Lumpinee Champion 135 lbs

WMC World Champion 115 lbs

PABA Boxing Champion 135 lbs

Orono Wor Petchpun

Orono Wor Petchpun

It's Showtime! 65kg Champion

Lumpinee champion 130 lbs

Thailand champion 130 lbs

Thailand champion 126 lbs

WMC Muay Thai World champion 120 lb

WPMF Muay Thai World champion 140 lb

Anuwat Kaewsamrit

Anuwat Kaewsamrit

Anuwat Kaewsamrit is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer and a former Lumpini and four time Rajadamnern Stadium champion who used to fight out of Kaewsamrit Gym in Bangkok...

Rajadamnern champion 105 lbs

Rajadamnern champion 108 lbs

Rajadamnern champion 115 lbs

Rajadamnern champion 126 lbs

Rajadamnern Champion 130 lbs

Lumpini Champion 126 lbs

WBC Muay Thai Champion 135 lbs

WPMF 126 lbs Champion

WMC 135 lbs Champion

Attachai Fairtex

Thailand 108 lbs Champion

Lumpini 122 lbs Champion

Lumpini 135 lbs Champion

Yodsanan Sityodtong

PABA 130 lbs Champion

WBA 130 lbs Champion

IBF Australasian 140 lbs Champion

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