London Shootfighters
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| Est. | 1997 |
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| Founded by | Alexis Demtriades, Paul Ivens |
| Primary trainers | Alexis Demetriades, Paul Ivens, Andy Zajac, Marios Demetriades |
| Current titleholders |
Marius Zaromskis welterweight champion (Dream); welterweight Grand Prix Winner (Dream 2009) 168 lb (76 kg; 12.0 st) Karlos Vemola middleweight champion (UCMMA, GCF, Czech MMAA) |
| Prominent fighters |
James Thompson (PRIDE FC, Sengoku, KSW) Mostapha Al Turk (UFC) John Hathaway (UFC) Marius Zaromskis (DREAM, Cage Rage) |
| Training facilities |
 Hooks Gym, Park Royal, West London, United Kingdom |
| Website | www.londonshootfighters.com |
London Shootfighters is a mixed martial arts (MMA) gym and fight team based in London.[1] Founded in 1997 by Alexis Demetriades and Paul Ivens, they are considered as one of the top MMA gyms in the UK.[2] London Shootfighters is home to some of the UK’s top international level fighters such as James 'The Collossus' Thompson (PRIDE, Sengoku), Mostapha Al Turk (UFC, Cage Rage British Champion), and John Hathaway (UFC).
Whilst being highly regarded in the MMA arena such as the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) and Cage Rage, London Shootfighters also compete in all the individual components of MMA i.e. - Boxing, Wrestling, Kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Submission Wrestling.
As well as a gym for professional elite fighters, they cater for the interested amateur fighter as well as people interested in fitness and self-defence, having over 300 regular members. The gym incorporates structured classes and personalised individual training.
Promotions and management
London Shootfighters Gym is also involved in the promotion of Mixed Martial Arts Events having been running shows since MMA first gained its popularity in the UK. In 2004, they put on Extreme Force at Wembley, which was the first UK based show to take the sport out of night clubs and into the bigger arena, a pioneering act that other shows followed. London Shootfighters also manages and promotes its fighters, dealing with large mixed martial arts shows all over the world such as the UFC, DREAM and Sengoku all the way down to amateur shows at the grass roots level.
Associated fighters
- Alexis Demtriades
- 2 x National GB Champion Freestyle Wrestling
- Paul Ivens
- National GB Champion Freestyle Wrestling
Andy Zajac
- European Kickboxing Champion
- World Kickboxing Silver medallist
- Gaz Roriston
Karlos Vemola (UFC, UCMMA)
- UCMMA Middleweight Champion
- Gladiator Championship Fighting Middleweight Champion
- Czech MMA Association Middleweight Champion
- Cage Fighters Championship World Heavyweight Champion
- Cage Fighters Championship European Heavyweight Champion
- six-time Czech Republic National Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion
Mostapha al-Turk (UFC, Cage Rage)
- Cage Rage British Heavyweight Champion
- John Hathaway (UFC)
- Lee Murray (UFC, Cage Rage)
- James Zikic (UFC, Cage Rage, KSW)
- World and British Light-Heavyweight Cage Rage Champion
- 2 x ABA national champion
- Alex Reid (Cage Rage)
- World Kickboxing Champion
- British Kickboxing champion
- Giorgio Andrews (Cage Rage)
- Michael Johnson (Cage Rage)
- Suley Mahmoud (Cage Rage)
Dave Van Gasse (Cage Rage)
Mohamed Khacha (Ultimate Challenge UK)
- Ultimate Challenge UK World Welterweight Champion
- Francis Heagney (Cage Rage)
Kiril Handzyski
- 3 x Bulgarian National Champion Freestyle Wrestling
- Bronze medallist in European Championships Freestyle Wrestling
- Kathy Gifford
- 2007 World Grappling Games bronze medallist
- Mark Epstein
- Cage Rage British Light Heavyweight Champion
- Sunday Opiah
- 2002 Commonwealth Games Silver Medalist Freestyle Wrestling
- 2003 All African Games Gold medallist
- 4 time British Senior Champion Freestyle Wrestling (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007)
- Jon Reeve
- British Junior Champion Freestyle Champion
- 2 x ADCC submission wrestling national champion
Yassin El Maachi
- Dutch national champion
- Moroccan national champion
- Ollie Dew
- 2007 World Grappling Games bronze medallist
Zelg Galešić (Bellator)
- Former Cage Rage middleweight champion
References
- ↑ "Aiming for the Top: London Shootfighters - Aiming for the top". Sherdog.com. 2007-05-08. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ "Rankings In Focus: Top UK MMA Teams". 3 May 2013. Retrieved 30 Jun 2013.
External links
Tournament Results - Official Homepages
- BWA Senior Champions 2002 - 2008
- World Grappling Games results 2007
- FILA Championship results database
- Sherdog MMA Results database
- Shootfighters GYM
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