Blackzilians
MMA training facility and team in South Florida
Blackzilians Est. 2011 (start) Primary trainers Past titleholders Training facilities Boca Raton, Florida
The Blackzilians was a professional team of fighters in mixed martial arts , boxing , kickboxing , amateur wrestling and catch wrestling located in South Florida . The team had included former UFC champions Rashad Evans , Vitor Belfort , Eddie Alvarez and Kamaru Usman .
History
Owned by Glenn Robinson, Blackzilians, started when MMA fighters Jorge Santiago , Danillo Villefort , Yuri Villefort , and Gesias Cavalcante left American Top Team .[ 1] Strikeforce Middleweight Danillo Villefort was looking through their management's website and pointed out to Robinson that every fighter (at the time) was Black or Brazilian.[ 2]
It was reported on September 20, 2018, that Glenn Robinson, Blackzilians founder, had died of a suspected heart attack.[ 3]
As of 2017, the Blackzilians as a gym is considered defunct.[ 4] [ 5] Sanford MMA , now Kill Cliff Fight Club (founded by Blackzilians trainers Henry Hooft and Greg Jones ) which is considered a successor to the Blackzilians.[ 5]
Instructors
Notable fighters
Boxing
Kickboxing
Cosmo Alexandre ONE FC , Bellator , K-1 , It's Showtime )Randy Blake Glory , K-1 )[ 8] Daniel Ghiță Glory , It's Showtime , SUPERKOMBAT, K-1 )[ 9] Murthel Groenhart Glory , It's Showtime , K-1 )[ 10] Robin van Roosmalen Glory , It's Showtime , K-1 )[ 10] Gökhan Saki Glory , It's Showtime , K-1 )(UFC ][ 10] Paul Slowinski K-1 )[ 11] Andrei Stoica Glory , SUPERKOMBAT, K-1 )[ 12] Tyrone Spong WSOF , Glory , It's Showtime , K-1 )[ 13] Rico Verhoeven Glory , It's Showtime , SUPERKOMBAT, K-1 )[ 10] Mixed martial arts
Ryan Jimmo UFC , MFC )[ 18] Fabio Mello Bellator FC , Pride FC )[ 19] Marcus Aurélio UFC , Pride FC )[ 20] Jorge Santiago UFC , Strikeforce , Sengoku )[ 18] Siyar Bahadurzada UFC , Sengoku , Shooto )[ 21] Gesias Cavalcante Strikeforce , Shooto , K-1 )[ 18] Guto Inocente Strikeforce , UFC )[ 22] Andrews Nakahara K-1 , DREAM )Braulio Estima ADCC )[ 1] Miguel Torres UFC , WEC )[ 1] Danillo Villefort UFC , WEC , Strikeforce ) [ 2] Yuri Villefort UFC , Strikeforce )[ 18] Abel Trujillo UFC )[ 18] Luiz Firmino Pride FC , Shooto , DREAM )[ 23] Claude Patrick UFC , KOTC )[ 24] Ryan LaFlare UFC )[ 25] Gilbert Burns UFC , BJJ World Champion)Tom Niinimäki UFC )[ 26] Volkan Oezdemir UFC , SUPERKOMBAT, Bellator )[ 27] Alistair Overeem Strikeforce , Pride FC , DREAM , UFC )Stefan Struve UFC )Hans Stringer UFC , WSOF )Kamaru Usman UFC )Beslan Isaev (M-1 Global and ACB) [ 28] Musa Khamanaev (M-1 Global Lightweight Champion and Combat Sambo World Champion) [ 29]
See also
References
^ a b c d e f g "Glenn Robinson: The Man Behind The Blackzilians" . Bloody Elbow. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 2014-01-14 .^ a b "Video: How the Blackzilians Got Its Name" . Sherdog.com. 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2014-01-14 .^ "Blackzilians founder Glenn Robinson dead" . MMAjunkie . 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2018-09-21 .^ Mindenhall, Chuck (2017-01-16). "Rashad Evans cites 'drama' for reason 'there really is no Blackzilians' anymore" . MMA Fighting . Retrieved 2021-09-30 . ^ a b Bissell, Tim (2017-01-17). "Source: Rumble, Struve, Chandler, and more all leaving Blackzilians" . Bloody Elbow . Retrieved 2021-09-30 . ^ Time Till Next Fight (2013-04-03). "Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist And Champion Guillermo Rigondeaux Joins The Blackzilians, Becomes The Team'S First Pro Boxer" . BlackZilians. Retrieved 2014-01-14 . ^ Idel Torriente's profile blackzilians.com^ GLORY 15: Randy 'Boom Boom' Blake talks Jean-Claude Van Damme, Chuck Norris, training with Tyrone Spong, and more! ^ Daniel Ghita moving to Florida to train with Overeem and "Blackzilian" team by Dave Walsh (liverkick.com) 24 February 2012^ a b c d "K-1 Champ Murthel Groenhart is Training with Alistair Overeem at Blackzillians" . Archived from the original on 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2013-07-30 .^ Paul Slowinski to debut in MMA September 21 on MMA Downunder 4 ^ Andrei Stoica training at The Blackzilians ^ "Tyrone Spong Returns to His Roots, Faces Melvin Manhoef This Weekend" . MMAWeekly.com. 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2014-01-14 .^ " . Ufc.com. 2013-11-17. Retrieved 2014-01-14 .^ "Vitor Belfort Joins Blackzilians; Rashad Evans to Serve as Head Coach for UFC 152 Training Camp" . MMA Fighting. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 2014-01-14 .^ "Shogun and Dida split, Mutante joins Blackzilians" . 23 April 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2013 .[dead link ] ^ "Belfort and the shelf life of a 'Phenom' - MMA Blog - ESPN" . ESPN . 19 September 2012. Retrieved 2014-01-14 .^ a b c d e Meet the Blackzilians: A Family of World Class Coaches and Fighters By Joshua Carey (bleacherreport.com) on December 23, 2011^ Imperial Martial Arts and Fitness Center (2013-11-17). "Fabio Mello | Imperial Martial Arts and Fitness Center" . Imperialathletics.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-01-14 . ^ Imperial Martial Arts and Fitness Center (2013-11-17). "Marcus Aurelio | Imperial Martial Arts and Fitness Center" . Imperialathletics.com. Retrieved 2014-01-14 . ^ "Siyar Bahadurzada Joins Blackzilians" . 5thRound.com. 2012-06-28. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2014-01-14 .^ "Antes de voltar ao Strikeforce, Guto analisa duelo Belfort x Jones" . TATAME. Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-01-14 .^ Luiz Firmino's profile blackzilians.com^ Claude Patrick's profile blackzilians.com^ Ryan LaFlare's profile blackzilians.com^ Tom Niinimäki's profile blackzilians.com^ Volkan Oezdemir's profile blackzilians.com^ Beslan Isaev's profile blackzilians.com^ Musa Khamanaev's profile blackzilians.com
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