American Kickboxing Academy is a mixed martial arts and kickboxing gym based in San Jose, California, founded by coach Javier Mendez, known for training a series of world champions across major combat sports promotions. Fighters who have trained at the gym include former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez, former UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, and longtime UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, and the gym is particularly associated with a wrestling-heavy approach to mixed martial arts training.
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The AKA is one of the top professional MMA training camps.
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