Alliance MMA is a 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...

 training facility located in Chula Vista, California

Chula Vista, California

Chula Vista is the second largest city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the seventh largest city in Southern California, the fourteenth largest city in the State of California, and the seventy seventh largest city in the U.S....

 and is home to a number of professional mixed martial artists who have found success in organizations such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...

, World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC)

World Extreme Cagefighting

World Extreme Cagefighting was an American mixed martial arts promotion. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship , in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was made up of 3 weight classes: 135, 145 and 155 lbs. To accommodate the smaller...

, Strikeforce

Strikeforce

Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...

 and Bellator

Bellator Fighting Championships

Bellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...

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History

The Alliance MMA training facility was opened by UFC

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...

 fighter Brandon Vera

Brandon Vera

Brandon Michael Vera is an American mixed martial artist. He competes as a light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the winner of the WEC 13 Heavyweight Tournament and currently resides in San Diego, California. He holds notable victories over Frank Mir, Assuerio Silva,...

 in 2007, following his departure from his management team and position as a trainer at City Boxing in San Diego.

Alliance MMA has been closely linked to Team Lloyd Irvin

Team Lloyd Irvin

Team Lloyd Irvin is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu organization in the Mid-Atlantic States of the U.S. Their most famous team members include UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz, UFC fighters Brandon Vera, Phil Davis, and Kris McCray, WEC fighter Muhsin Corbbrey, UWC Champion Mike Easton, grapplers Mike...

, with whom Brandon Vera began training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...

. Other members of the Alliance MMA team, including Dominick Cruz and Phil Davis, have also trained with Lloyd Irvin.

With veteran fighters and rising prospects, Alliance MMA has gained notoriety and has been ranked among the top ten mixed martial arts facilities by analysts of the sport.

Notable fighters

Dominick Cruz

Dominick Cruz

Dominick Cruz is an American mixed martial artist of Mexican descent, who competes as a bantamweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is the current UFC Bantamweight Champion...

 - current and first-ever UFC Bantamweight Champion and final WEC Bantamweight Champion  Phil Davis

Phil Davis (fighter)

Phil Kwabina Davis is an American mixed martial artist who currently fights in Ultimate Fighting Championship's light heavyweight division...

 - top 10 ranked light heavyweight

Light Heavyweight (MMA)

The light heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally refers to competitors weighing between 186 and 205 lb . It sits between the lighter middleweight division, and the heavyweight division....

 prospect competing in the UFC

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...

 Brandon Vera

Brandon Vera

Brandon Michael Vera is an American mixed martial artist. He competes as a light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the winner of the WEC 13 Heavyweight Tournament and currently resides in San Diego, California. He holds notable victories over Frank Mir, Assuerio Silva,...

 - UFC light heavyweight fighter Alexander Gustafsson

Alexander Gustafsson

Alexander Gustafsson is a Swedish mixed martial artist who has competed for Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, Shooto, FinnFight and UFC in his career. He is currently signed with the UFC fighting in their light heavyweight division. As of August 2011, Gustafsson is ranked the #9 light-heavyweight in the...

 - UFC light heavyweight Travis Browne - UFC heavyweight

Heavyweight (MMA)

The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally groups fighters between .Although many ambiguities exist within the lower weight classes regarding division naming and weight limits, the Heavyweight division is, for the most part, uniform...

 prospect Joey Beltran

Joey Beltran

For the American electronic music producer and DJ, see Joey Beltram.Jose Felipe Beltran is an Mexican-American mixed martial artist. He is currently under contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship , fighting in their heavyweight division...

 - UFC heavyweight fighter Mike Easton

Mike Easton

Mike Easton is an American mixed martial artist who is currently under contract for the Ultimate Fighting Championship . Easton holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Lloyd Irvin...

 - UFC bantamweight prospect Ed Ratcliff

Ed Ratcliff

Edward Norris Ratcliff is an American mixed martial artist. He was recently cut by UFC in January.-World Extreme Cagefighting:Ratcliff debuted at WEC 27, defeating Johnny Sampaio via TKO in the second round....

 - WEC lightweight

Lightweight (MMA)

The lightweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:* The UFC & Strikeforce lightweight division with upper limit at 155 lb...

 fighter Tomasz Drwal - former UFC middleweight fighter Kerry Vera

Kerry Vera

Kerry Cathleen Vera is an American female professional mixed martial artist. She is currently signed to Strikeforce and previously fought in Bellator Fighting Championships....

 - female welterweight fighter, wife of Brandon Vera Omar de la Cruz

Omar de la Cruz

Jesús Omar de la Cruz, or simply Omar de la Cruz, is a Dominican professional mixed martial artist...

 - finalist in Bellator's

Bellator Fighting Championships

Bellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...

 first welterweight tournament Nick Gonzalez - participant in Bellator's first featherweight tournament Jorge Ortiz - semifinalist in Bellator's first welterweight tournament Ross Pearson

Ross Pearson

Ross Pearson is an English professional mixed martial artist from Sunderland. He is the lightweight division winner of The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom and is a member of Team Rough House.-Background:...

- TUF 9 Winner, UFC Lightweight fighter.

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