American Top Team
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| Est. | 2003 |
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| Founded by | Ricardo Liborio, Marcus "Conan" Silveira & Marcelo Silveira |
| Primary trainers | Ricardo Liborio Howard Davis Jr. Benkei |
| Current titleholders | Lew Polley Light Heavyweight (205 lb/93 kg) (ECC 2007) Jorge Santiago Middleweight (185 lb/84 kg) Tournament Champion (Strikeforce 2007) |
| Past titleholders | Gesias "JZ" Calvancanti Middleweight (155 lb/70 kg) Grand Prix champion (K-1 HERO's 2006, 2007), Jeff Monson Heavyweight (205-265 lb/93-120 kg) (Cage Warriors Heavyweight Champion 2004), Marcus Aurelio Lightweight (154 lb/70 kg) Grand Prix Champion (ZST - Japan 2004), Denis Kang heavyweight (185 lb/84 kg) (Spirit MC 2004) |
| Prominent Fighters | Denis Kang (K-1 HERO'S) Jeff Monson (former UFC, PRIDE FC) Din Thomas (UFC) Thiago "Pitbull" Alves (UFC) Thiago Silva (UFC) Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante (DREAM) Wilson Gouveia (UFC) Marcus Aurelio (UFC PRIDE) Jorge Santiago (UFC, Strikeforce, Art of War) |
| Training Facility Locations |  Coconut Creek, Florida USA |
| Official Website | www.americantopteam.com |
American Top Team, commonly referred to as ATT, main academy is located in Coconut Creek, Florida. It is one of the top teams in mixed martial arts (MMA). Coaches and instructors include Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist Ricardo Liborio and 1976 Olympic gold medalist Howard Davis Jr. ATT features professional fighters who have competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), PRIDE Fighting Championships, and K-1 among others.
Although the team was founded by some former members of Brazilian Top Team, ATT has no formal affiliation with them.[citation needed]
[edit] MMA fighters
- Marcelo Garcia (DREAM)
- Alessio Sakara (UFC)
- Gesias Calvancanti (DREAM)
- Jeff Monson (UFC)
- Denis Kang (DREAM)
- Din Thomas (UFC)
- Luigi Fioravanti (UFC)
- Thiago Alves (UFC)
- Marcus Aurelio (UFC, PRIDE)
- Thiago Silva (UFC)
- Alexandre Nogueira (WEC, Shooto)
- Cole Miller, (UFC, Shooto)
- Micah Miller, (WEC)
- Gleison Tibau (UFC)
- Jorge Santiago (UFC)
- Kalib Starnes ([N/A])
- Wilson Gouveia (UFC)
- Ira Guyer
- Mario Rinaldi (BodogFIGHT)
- Antonio Silva (Elite XC)
- Charles McCarthy (N/A)
- Paul Rodriguez (PRIDE)
- Steve Bruno (UFC,IFL, AFC, MFC, Spirit MC)
- Mike Bruno (AFC, Spirit MC, PXC, ECC)
- Mike Brown (UFC, BodogFIGHT)
- Jorge Masvidal (EliteXC, BodogFIGHT)
- Benji Radach (UFC, IFL)
- Rafael Dias (IFL, BodogFIGHT)
- Roan "Jucao" Carneiro (UFC)
- Lew Polley (AFC, ECC, IFL)
- Dustin Denes (AFC, SHOOTO, DEEP, BodogFight)
- Yves Edwards (UFC, BodogFight, PRIDE, Euphoria)
- Ben Saunders (UFC, AFC)
- Emyr Bussade "Shark" (AFC)
- Carmello Marrero (UFC)
- Chris Manuel (UFC)
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