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Team. American Kickboxing Academy. Javier Mendez (born September 18, 1970) is a Mexican-American mixed martial arts (MMA) coach and founder of the MMA gym American Kickboxing Academy (AKA). He’s a former 2 time ISKA kickboxing world champion, he is best known for training multiple MMA world champions.
@rustam.serbiev Javier Mendez and Cain Velasquez’s star welterweight has yet to go to the judges in all of his 13 pro fights with 7 knockouts but his opponent has never been KO’d or submitted and is rightly called ‘The Maniac’ - Finnish Kurd, Namo Fazil who UAEW fans will remember for his superb knockout of Khaled Amr last year.
Javier Mendez AKA Podcast is a podcast hosted by Javier Mendez, the head coach of American Kickboxing Academy (AKA), one of the most successful mixed martial arts (MMA) gyms in the world.
Jul 2, 2023 · Javier Mendez, born in Mexico on September 18, 1970, is a former kickboxer and current MMA coach who founded one of the best MMA gyms in the world, the American Kickboxing Academy (AKA). Javier Mendez moved to America at 6 years old and started his martial arts journey with Tang Soo Do at 8 years old after being inspired by Bruce Lee’s movies.
Jun 17, 2023 · In the world of mixed martial arts, talent is abundant, but true champions are rare. It takes a special kind of coach to nurture and guide fighters to the pi...
Oct 21, 2023 · We spoke with AKA Coach Javier Mendez right after he cornered Islam Makhachev in his impressive championship victory at #UFC294 against Alexander Voklanovski...
Oct 14, 2024 · Javier Mendez is a former kickboxer-turned-MMA coach and the founder of the American Kickboxing Academy (AKA). AKA, established in 1985, started as a kickboxing gym but transitioned to coaching MMA fighters in 1996. Mendez has coached numerous successful fighters, including B.J. Penn, Daniel Cormier, Khabib Nurmagomedov, and Islam Makhachev.
