Mike pulled off one of the biggest upsets in mma by beating an incredible champion in Uriah. Everyone on our team knows how tough Mike Brown is, and to watch him pull it off on the biggest stage, in the biggest fight of his life , is truly an amazing experience to be a a part of. It is a a little clicheish, but this could not have happened to a nicer guy. If you know Mike and been around him you know what I'm talking about. Mike has put his life into fighting, and his body has all the battle scars to prove it. We are all just so happy for him. I know everyone has been asking, Mike tore the cartilage in his ribs, not sure exactly at what point he did this in the fight, and not sure he even knows. Much respect to Uriah Faber, who is a great great fighter and champion. Uriah and his camp are true class acts. He deserves a lot of credit for what he has achieved as champ and has our utmost repsect.

ATTWPB sent 6 competitors to New York for the 2008 No-Gi Pan Championship this past weekend and brought home 4 medals!!!  Danny, Ryan, Adam, Wes, Jessica and Erwin all fought hard and did a great job representing our Academy.  The results were:

Wesley Brandon - 1st Place, Blue Belt, Medium Heavy Weight

Jessica Aguilar - 1st Place, Blue/Purple Belt, Feather Weight

Daniel Hortegas - 2nd Place, Purple Belt, Light Weight

Erwin Bejarano - 2nd Place, Blue Belt, Rooster Weight

Big Congratulations to everyone!!!

Also, I'd like to give an honorable mention to Edwin for being a great team mate by starving himself and not eating in front of our fighters, even though he was hurt and could not compete.  What a guy!!

Congrats to Wilson Gouveia for being awarded the Submission of the Night with his armbar over Ryan Jensen at UFC Fight Night 15, and to Alessio Sakara for being awarded Knockout of the Night for his KO over Joe Vedepo.

CONGRATS GUYS!!

Big Congrats to Wilson and Alessio on their UFC fights tonight!

Both guys did a super job of finishing their opponents.

Wilson Gouveia fighting for the first time at 185#'s took on Ryan Jensen. Round one goes to Ryan as he was able to take Wilson down and land effectively. Round two saw Wilson get taken down again, but this time was able to transition to an armbar and finish the bout at 2:04 of the second. This was a tough fight against a very tough guy in Ryan.

Alessio took on Joe Vedepo and ended this fight quick! Sakara lands a high kick that knocked his opponent out cold 1:27 of the first. Great showing by Legionarius!!

Great to see these guys come back and win big!

Daniel Hortegas, who had already won a Gi World Tittle, competed today at the CBJJ NoGi Worlds and won 1st Place on Purple Belt lightweight division. Danny had 3 fights and beat them all by a large margin of points, including in the semi-final match a win over Ronis Gracie. Also winning today, Yuri Villefort got 1st place on Blue Belt Juvenille. Congrats to both! ATT 4 life!

Pezao New EliteXC Heavyweight Champion! Antonio "Pezao" Silva knocks out Justin Eilers to become the EliteXC Heavyweight Champion! Pezao lands a solid one two punch combo that rocked Eilers beofre unloading knees and several more strikes before referee Herb Dean jumps in to stop the action. Solid win for Antonio! Big Congrats to the new EliteXC Heavyweight Champion!!! ATT!!!

American Top Team is featured in Chapter 7 of this new MMA book written by Kelly Crigger.  Below is a brief description about the book and ATT.

"Title Shot is an epic journey through Mixed Martial Arts that features a chapter on American Top Team. Army Lieutenant Colonel Kelly Crigger spent several months traveling through the world of MMA documenting the sport like no one else has. He stayed here in Coconut Creek and delved into the lives of Ricardo Liborio, Thiago Alves, Jorge Masvidal, and Cole Miller to discover what it's like to be a fighter and how they balance their personal lives with MMA training. Crigger's book is insightful and funny and offers something for everyone."

ATT's Mike Brown fresh off his win over top ranked contender Jeff Curran will now set his sights on Champion Uriah Faber.

The 145-pound WEC title fight will be in American Top Teams backyard at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida Sept. 10th.

Hope to see everyone out ther supporting one of our own.

Good Luck Brownie!!

Congrats to ATT's Christiano Kaminishi on his recent win over Minoru Kato. Christiano won by unanimous decision at the HEAT tournament in Japan.

Christiano came a month prior to train specifically for this fight and we are pleased we were able to help him to victory.  Congrats Christiano!

Great job by a couple of our young grapplers. Yuri Villefort competed in the Adults 171/under division winning 6 matches on his way to 1st place in both Gi and No-Gi divisions. This, despite the fact Yuri just turned 17!  Also, Daniel Hortegas took 2nd place in the No-Gi division. Outstanding job by our athletes! Way to go guys!!!