2022 Competition Results

April 13, 2023 by Leave a Comment

MMA:

John Castañeda went 1-1 in the UFC last year, including a tough fight which resulted in Castañeda taking home the victory via arm triangle choke in round three at UFC Fight Night.

Sean McPadden had two wins in 2022. Starting the year off with a win via rear naked choke, McPadden finished the year with a second win via Guillotine choke at LFA 142.

Reshal Malik went 1-1 last year with a unanimous decision victory at LFA 129.

Quang Le fought twice last year, winning both times. One win came via neckcrank

while the other was a unanimous decision victory at LFA 129.

LFA 142 was a big event for athletes out of The Academy. Noah Gasho, Mitchell Wilson, Shamar Williams, and Griffin Parriott, all took him wins.

Mike Richman had a big year in which he went 2-1. After beating David Rickels and Isaac Doolittle, Richman became the interim BKFC Light Heavyweight Champion.

 

TBA Classic 2022:

Twenty-five fighters from all of the The Academy locations competed. Andy Kieker, Juanita Shingles, and Clayton Murray, fought and won in their brackets making it all the way to the championship fights. Shingles and Kiecker both won in their championship fights.

BJJ Team Results:

Grappling Industries had a lot of athletes compete from The Academy. Vincent Alm, Hudson Rivera, Michael Sayers, Cyris Eagle Tail, Derek Broden, David Rasmussen, Michael Doubek, Greg Ahlberg, Trenton Weston,and Ryan Wright all competed and medaled. Shamar Williams and Mac Kukowski won gold in their respective divisions.

Fight 2 Win saw Will Kieth, Tyree Overton, Kelly Johnson, Anthony Rose, Ryan Wright, Travis Crawford, and Zac Lundberg all compete.

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Recent Competition Results 2021

January 24, 2022 by Leave a Comment

MMA Team Results:

UFC Training MN

  • Rose Namajunas defeated Zhang Weili to retain The UFC Straweight World Championship.
  • LFA 120 – Quang Le and Mitch Wilson won their fights. Sean Stebbins, Royce White, Lad Fisk and Dalton Albrent also fought and lost.
  • Jhellani Olton won his first 2 amatuer Fights
  • Shamar Williams won his first 2 amatuer fights.
  • Dylan Kiskila won his amatuer debut while breaking his leg – literally!
  • Juanita Shingles defeated Shaelyn O’Connor at Fury Fights
  • LFA 115 – Quang Le won his fight. Reshal Malik lost his fight.
  • Bailey Shoenfield defeated Kory Moegenburg at Bellator 265
  • John Castaneda defeated Eddie Wineland at UFC Fight Night by KO

Boxing/Muay Thai/Glory Team Results:

Boxing Training Minneapolis

Mike Richman

    • Troy Jones Jr – Lost by dec. vs Alim Nabiev at Glory 3: Collision in Arnhem, Netherlands
    • Jorge Munoz Pederson – Won the title at the TBA-SA Tournament of Champions. Levi Eckberg, Jordan Lai, & Malaquias Jarmon also competeted.
  •  Mike Richman defeated Dakota Cochrane  by KO
    at BKFC 21

BJJ Team Results:BJJ Classes Minneapolis

  • Kelly Johnson won Black Belt Master 5 IBJJF Master World Championships 2021. Travis Crawford and Zac Lundberg also competed.
  • Ignite & Zebra Present World Class Grappling Grand Prix –Hayden Buckner won, Kelly Johnson Lost, Zac Lundberg Won
  • Fight 2 Win – Hayden Buckner won, Kelly Johnson Won, Zac Lundberg Won,  Clay Uddley won, Jhellani Olton Won Ryan Wright lost, Kyle Chaney Lost.
  • Michael Sayers, Noah Gasho, Ayanna Moy, Cassie Fassula, Harley Westerlund, Garret Ellertson, Malaquias Jarmon, Greg Ahlberg, Tenzin Nyima, Derek Broden, & Jason Huynh Competed at the Grappling Industries Tournament in Jan 2022.

 

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About The Academy #1 in Minneapolis St. Paul

February 16, 2017 by Leave a Comment

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Moret and Smith ready for bigger stage

May 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment

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Next month on June 21st Ressurection Fighting Alliance (RFA) heads to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for its 8th campaign. The card is Stacked with 2 title fights of which the biggest promotion in the world (UFC) will have a close eye on.

Jeff “big frog” Curran (34-15-1) will Take on Sergio Pettis (5-0) for the Flyweight title. Curran is 1-0 since dropping to 125lbs and will look to use his brilliant ground game and veteran approach to take out the Younger brother of UFC superstar Anthony Pettis who is known for his striking abilities.

In the Co-main event- Jared “demon eyes” Downing (9-1) will defend his featherweight title against fast rising prospect Lance “the Party” Palmer (5-0) of Team alpha male. Downing a well rounded fighter will an aggresive style is looking to keep his recently won belt against Palmer who is a 4x state champion and 4x all american wrestler from Ohio State. All 4 of these fighters are close to making the Jump to the UFC. Especially the winners of these to affairs.

The Academy is sending 2 warriors to battle as well. Both to be Featured on the nights nationally televised main card on AXSTV.

Benjamin Smith who is riding a 3 fight win streak into this event, will be taking on Mike “biggie” Rhodes of Rufusport in Milwaukee. Both carry official professional records of 4-1 into this fight. With Rhodes being a striker by trade and Smith a dominant wrestler, the contrasting styles will make for an interesting fight.

Last but not least, Dan “hitman” Moret, riding high off a unanimous decision win against a very tough Stephan Watt (4-2)   April 27th, will put his 4-0 record on the line against Wisconsin’s Jose Pacheco (7-3).  After having to pull out of RFA’s January event the “hitman” picked up another locally win and picked up a plan to move to 145lbs where this fight will take place.

Tune in to AXS TV June 21st 9pm central to watch our guys in action.

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(funny) Practice Preparation with Alex Van Krevelen

April 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Jacob Volkmann signs up for World series of fighting

March 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment

644700_10151267339086241_1113255360_n  After a 6-4 run in the UFC, Academy Team member Jacob Volkmann was given his release after a recent loss to Bobby Greene (20-5) just two weeks prior.

Jacobs peers and teammates believe he should have been given one more chance to prove himself on the biggest stage due to his relentless grappling skills and mental toughness, but with a number of fighters being imported from the strikeforce promomtion ( also owned by Zuffa.inc) cuts were made and Volkmann was one of the unlucky ones.

Bellator fighting championships was a route that Jacob wanted to go, especially with a handful of other academy teammates being part of Bellators roster. It seemed like an easy transition,but after being in contact with officials for the the promotion he learned that there would not be any opening until at least summer. With a sour taste in his mouth from a recent loss and release Jake wanted something sooner if possible. In comes World series of fighting.

World series of Fighting is a promotion out of Las Vegas, Nevada on the NBC sports network. The Roster is loaded with top prospects and former UFC veterans/champions. Andrei Arlovski, Anthony Johnson, Miguel Torres, Tyrone Spong, David Branch, and Gerald Harris are just some of the names of an ever growing list that is handled by WSOF president Former Muay thai and K-1 great “sugar foot” Ray Sefo.

Be sure to look for match up announcements with Volkmanns name included on upcoming WSOF events. Being a UFC veteran, many hungry lightweight challengers will be looking to try their hand at “christmas”. One in particular is John Gunderson (34-12-2) who has called out Volkmann in a recent interview after stating he “just doesnt like him” and that he is “annoying” to him. The next WSOF event is scheduled for March 23rd. After that they plan on another event in either may or june.

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