Brazilian Top Team Canada

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Brazilian Top Team Canada (BTT Canada)
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Est. 2003
Founded by Fabio Holanda & Phillip Gelinas
Current titleholders Patrick Cote (fighter) TKO Major League MMA Middle weight Champion[1]
Past titleholders Patrick Cote (fighter) TKO Light heavyweight Champion 205 lb (93 kg)[1]
Georges St. Pierre Welterweight Champion (UFC 2006) 170 lb (77 kg)[1]
Prominent Fighters Patrick Cote (fighter) UFC
Georges St. Pierre UFC
Fabio Holanda TKO Major League MMA
Samuel Guillet TKO Major League MMA[1]
Stephane Dube TKO Major League MMA
Training Facility Locations Flag of Canada BTT Canada, GAMMA[2] Montreal, Canada (hdqtrs)
Lin Martial Arts[3] Toronto, Canada
Ronin Mixed Martial Arts,[4] Ottawa Canada
Official Website Fabio Holanda / BTT Canada Official Site
GAMMA Official Site
Brazilian Top Team
BTT Canada members at the 2007 Bravado Open jiu jitsu tournament
BTT Canada members at the 2007 Bravado Open jiu jitsu tournament

Brazilian Top Team Canada (BTT Canada) is an association of mixed martial arts schools begun in 2003 by Philip Gelinas and Fabio Holanda, a third-degree black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu. The organization is an offshoot of Brazilian Top Team, where Holanda trained before coming to Canada.

BTT Canada academies emphasize Brazilian jiu jitsu (BJJ), and are attended by both recreational athletes and competitive and professional martial artists. In addition to BJJ, arts such as boxing, muay thai and wrestling are taught at some schools in the network.

The association is headquartered in the Gelinas Academy of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA) in Montreal, where Holanda teaches and trains.[1][2] Other schools in the network include Lin Martial arts in Toronto,[3] BJJ Québec[5] in Quebec City, and Ronin Mixed Martial Arts[4] in Ottawa.

The association comprises some of the most established Brazilian jiu jitsu schools in Canada, where BJJ was all but unheard of until recent years. There are six black belts and many brown belts at BTT Canada schools, a high number for Canadian gyms. Jiu jitsu tournaments are held at the Montreal school several times a year and all schools in the network regularly host seminars by specialists in BJJ and other styles.

[edit] Prominent BTT Canada Mixed Martial Arts Athletes

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Fabio Holanda / BTT Canada Official Site
  2. ^ a b GAMMA Official site
  3. ^ a b Lin Martial Arts
  4. ^ a b Ronin Mixed Martial Arts
  5. ^ BJJ Quebec
  6. ^ http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?FighterID=5999 Fabio Holanda Profile at Sherdog.com
  7. ^ http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?FighterID=6612 Patrick Cote Profile at Sherdog.com
  8. ^ http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?FighterID=3500 GSP Profile at Sherdog.com
  9. ^ http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder_print.asp?FighterID=6605 Sam Guillet profile at Sherdog.com
  10. ^ http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder_print.asp?FighterID=8330 Stephane Dube profile at Sherdog.com
  11. ^ http://www.tkomma.tv/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=247&Itemid=36&lang=en Steve Bosse Fighter Page at TKO Official site

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