  Congratulations to Shane Rice for winning the 143lb Black Belt division at The Abu Dhabi Pro North American Trials in Montreal, he submitted all of his opponents. Kron Gracie Seminar at Universal MMA
February 27 - 28, 2010 Saturday GI - 10am - 1pm Sunday No-GI 10am -1pm $100 each day or $160 for both *Pre registration required, limited space! more info email us at info@universalmma.com Congrats to all the Universal competitors for winning the 1st place team trophy at the Revolution Grappling Tournament!!
Hardeep wins in dominating fashion by TKO of the 1st round....
Universal's own MMA Fighter Hardeep Singh will put his 9-1 record on the line this Frday when he takes on MMA fighter Ryan Brigham at Aggression MMA in Edmonton, Alberta
Attention Students -Universal MMA Vancouver will be closed on Monday January 4th, the renovations and new flooring is taking longer than expected to complete.
Sorry for the inconvenience, classes will resume Tuesday January 5th/2010. This will not effect the Richmond location We will be closed from December 24th/09 thru January 3rd/10 and reopen on January 4th/10 Enjoy the holidays and we will see everyone in the New Year!!
Starting October 1 2009, Universal MMA - Vancouver will be offering a Junior Martial Arts program for kids 18 and under. This program will be a mix of Muay Thai Boxing and Submission Wrestling.
Come and try out the classes FREE for a week! Classes will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:30 - 5:30 pm and Fridays 5:00 - 6:00 pm. Universal's own Walker Patton has won a silver medal at Grapplers Quest in Las Vegas! This Grapplers Quest was put on in association with UFC 100 (who now owns Grapplers Quest). Walker won three matches by submission in his 1st tournament even after only 2 months of training! Congratulations Walker and we look forward in seeing more of our students training hard and participating in tournaments.
We are proud to announce that Universal's student instructor Ash Mashreghi won three fights to become the "So You Wanna Fight" Champion at the 185 division! One of his fights was a stunning 12 second KO over a tough Nanaimo fighter.
The other champion from Universal is Rakan who won his fight and became the 155 division's "So You Wanna Fight" champ. If that wasn't enough at Valley Fights both our fighters won their fights in a convincing fashion. Mike Maguire and Yoon Heo where both victorious. Mike won by vicious KO over a Franco Kickboxing fighter and Yoon beat a strong fighter from Calgary with a slick submission in the 1st round. Congratulations goes out to the fighters for their hard work and dedication. Please check for the new schedule at the downtown Vancouver academy!
We have also added a Saturday wrestling drop-in class. This is a drop-in class where everyone is welcome, it is $10 and no commitment or membership is required. Looking forward to seeing new faces! This class will challenge not only your body, but also your mind. Show up and prepare to build the indestructible body!
• Starts Jan. 31st, 2009 • SATURDAYS: 10AM - 11:15AM • 8 WEEKS • MAX 24 PARTICIPANTS • 12 EXERCISE FORMAT • COVERS ALL TRAINING ASPECTS: • STRENGTH • POWER • SPEED • ENDURANCE • BUILDS ON TRAINING PROGRESSIONS FIRST CLASS FREE $12.50/CLASS UMMA MEMBERS FOR 8 WEEK SIGN UP $15/CLASS FOR 8 WEEK SIGN-UP (PASS TRANSFERABLE) $20 DROP-IN Universal MMA will be closed December 22 through Jan 4, 2009. From all of us at Universal MMA we wish you a happy and safe holiday season! See you at the academy in the new year.
Please note the schedule change that will be in effect starting January 1st. 2009.
Marcelo Garcia is a world-renown teacher and competitor of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and submissions grappling. He has won the BJJ world championships at all belt levels (blue, purple, brown, and black) and the Submissions Grappling World Championships (ADCC) three times in a row (2003, 2005, 2007).
He was voted the most technical competitor in 2003 and 2007, and participant in the best match of 2005. Marcelo is also a foremost expert in teaching BJJ. With his careful attention to detail and his friendly personality, he is one of the most sought after instructors in the world. In addition, he is an author and teacher of numerous bestselling martial arts instructional videos and books. Having excelled at the highest competitive and teaching levels of BJJ and submissions grappling, Marcelo is thrilled to share his love and passion for this wonderful martial arts with you. His seminars consist of 2 days of classes plus sparring time to be determined by him. Marcelo's UNIVERSAL MMA seminar will take place on December 6th and 7th, 2008 at the Downtown Vancouver Academy. Cost: $100.00/day for members or $ 125.00/day for non-members For more information visit us at the Academy! Universal MMA's Denis Kang is set to debut vs. Alan Belcher at UFC 93 on January 17 in Dublin, Ireland.
This is big news for our academy, for Vancouver and for Canada's MMA scene. We are very proud of Denis' achievement and wish him the best of luck on behalf of the entire Universal Mixed Martial Arts Academy. Stay tuned as we announce a possible gathering to watch the ght live! Read the o cial Sportsnet news release here! Revolution BJJ tournament November 29th and 30th - come and support the Universal MMA team. Everyone and we mean everyone! even if you are not competing please come and watch the competitors we need all the support we can get.
Visit the o cial tournament website for additional information. All the best to our competitors! Raw Combat presents Redemption - October 25, 2008 at the Stampede Corral, Calgary, AB
Tickets available at Ticketmaster A great nish for our academy with a solid second place in a tournament with over 15 local and out of town academies present.
We would like to thank everyone for coming out and showing your best, also a special thanks to Rafael Rebello the head BJJ Coach from world famous American Top Team. Universal MMA is proud of all its athletes that came and all those that showed up to support. Big shout to Ahmed Khatib who came in second place in the advanced open. A solid turnout of 15 students, with a few more we will surely grab 1st place next year! Thank you all once again and see you at the academy! The Medal Count Submission Series with Gi Austin Spencer - Universal SILVER Mike Maguire - Universal GOLD Submission Series No GI Dominic Mak - Universal BRONZE Rob Bailey - Universal BRONZE Stephan Wedel - Universal double BRONZE AJ Mackenzie - Universal SILVER Ashkan Mashreghi - Universal GOLD Pascal Polic - Universal SILVER Victor Neumann - Universal GOLD Mike Maguire - Universal GOLD Gustavo Estrada - Universal GOLD Austin Spencer - Universal GOLD Rakan Khatib - Universal BRONZE Jeff Zorzit - Universal SILVER Jae Sohn - Universal SILVER Yoon Heo - Universal GOLD Ahmed Khatib - Universal SILVER Please be aware that there has been an update to our schedule at Universal MMA Vancouver.
The Tuesday and Thursday 5:30-6:30 classes will now run from 5:15-6:30, an extra 15min. See you at the academy! The 2008 West Coast Submissions Championship takes place on Saturday, September 13th at the Fight Pit Fitness & Training Center located at 11915 224th Street in downtown Maple Ridge.
This is a unique Round Robin tournament without elimination where the only way to win is by submission. Weigh-in takes place between 9:00am and 9:45am and the tournament will start at 10:00am. Every competitor will ght up to 8 times opponents of varying skill levels. Competitors may wear a Gi or grappling shirts and shorts, but only gi jackets and pants can be grabbed by opponent. The cost to enter is $50.00 and there is no spectator fee. For more information please visit http://www.jiujitsulife.com or call 778-861-0137. Starting May 20th Universal MMA - Richmond will be o ering a womens only Fitness Kickboxing Class. This class wil focus on cardio, conditioning, exibility and core training!
It will be a 1hour fast-paced and fun class for women of all levels - the class will be run by our energetic and knowledgeable instructor Wilf Betz. Come in for a FREE week and try this class out! Class time will be Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30-6:30 pm. Have a look at the updated schedule, here. Marcelo Garcia is a world-renown teacher and competitor of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and submissions grappling. He has won the BJJ world championships at all belt levels (blue, purple, brown, and black) and the Submissions Grappling World Championships (ADCC) three times in a row (2003, 2005, 2007). He was voted the most technical competitor in 2003 and 2007, and participant in the best match of 2005.
Marcelo is also a foremost expert in teaching BJJ. With his careful attention to detail and his friendly personality, he is one of the most sought after instructors in the world. In addition, he is an author and teacher of numerous bestselling martial arts instructional videos and books. Having excelled at the highest competitive and teaching levels of BJJ and submissions grappling, Marcelo is thrilled to share his love and passion for this wonderful martial arts with you. His seminars consist of 2 days of classes - 2 hours/day plus sparring time to be determined by him. Marcelo's UNIVERSAL MMA seminar will take place on May 17th and 18th, 2008 at the Downtown Vancouver Academy. Time: 1pm - 3pm Saturday and Sunday Cost: $75.00 for 1 day or $ 130.00 for both days For more information visit us at the Academy! Please be advised of a class and schedule change starting May 1, 2008.
The new class addition will be Competition Sparring, click on the text to learn more about the class. For the updated Universal MMA schedule in Vancouver please click here. Looking forward to seeing you at the new class and time! UNIVERSAL MMA won the overall team trophy at the Grapplers Inc. tournament!
TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 1 UNIVERSAL MMA 80 PTS 2 GRACIE BARRA VANCOUVER 76 PTS 3 RDC KELOWNA 52 PTS UNIVERSAL MMA competitors that won medals: Terence Chan - Gold - GI Eric Verstar - Gold - GI Austin Spencer - Gold - GI Robert Beaupre - Silver - GI Ben Greer - Gold - GI Shiro Rae - Silver - GI Tom Montes -Gold - GI Jorden Nott - Gold - No GI Pierre Honey - Bronze - No GI Terence Chan - Silver - No GI Joris Wong - Silver - No GI Jae Sohn - Silver - No GI Wilf Betz - Bronze - No GI Ben Greer - Gold - No GI "Huge congrats to Universal MMA in Vancouver for winning the overall team trophy. You guys came out to support and it showed with the great showing on the mats!" -Tim Shears Grapplers Inc. We would like to give a shout out to all the Universal competitors that didn't medal - keep training hard your time will come!! *The Academy will be CLOSED from March 21 - 24 for the Easter break and reopen Tuesday 25th of March.
Enjoy the long weekend!! Please be advised that the new Academy schedule will be in use starting April 1st, 2008.
You can see the changes and download a word or pdf copy at the following link. Universal MMA Schedule - Vancouver Hardeep Singh goes 7-1 with a second round rear naked choke at the AMA Championships!
Congratulations to one of our own Universal MMA Fighters! Universal MMA fighter Hardeep Singh fights this Saturday at the AMA Championship #2 in North Vancouver's Mickey McDougall gymnasium.
Come down and show your support. More info down at the academy. The Kron Gracie seminar was held on February 15th at Universal Mixed Martial Arts in Vancouver.
The week leading up to the seminar had training sessions with with Kron Gracie. Universal MMA student, Elliot Holden, recorded his training log on the day-by-day training sessions. A big thank you to Elliot for his e orts in compiling this great training material! read more March 8/08 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 3 hour seminar $70.00
March 9/08 Submission Wrestling (No-Gi) 3 hour seminar $70.00 *Limited space all spots must be prepaid -reserve now!! KRON GRACIE Kron Gracie, the 19 year old son of the legendary Rickson Gracie. He is quickly making his own mark in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World; the art that his family made. And doing it in a similar devasting fashion as his father did! -August 25th 2007, Kron Gracie took 1st place at the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Championships held in Los Angeles for the first time. He submitted all 5 out of 5 opponents! -March 31st 2007, Kron Gracie took 1st place at the Pan American Jiu Jitsu Championships. He submitted all 5 out of 5 opponents! -July 2006, Kron Gracie took 1st at the World Cup held in Rio de Janeiro. He submitted 5 out 5 opponents! -One week later at the 2006 World Championships in Brazil, Kron submitted 6 out of 6 opponents! Some of Kron's other 1st place wins are: -2007 Copa Pacifica de Jiu Jitsu -3rd SouthBay Open Jiu Jitsu Championship -2006 Naga Championship- Chicago -6th Annual Gracie United Tournament -2005 Pan American Jiu Jitsu Championship Kron Gracie is on a winning streak of 31 consecutive submissions in gi competition. Kron gives the credit to his father & instructor, Rickson Gracie. Please be advised that the new Academy schedule will be in use starting February 1st, 2008.
You can see the changes and download a word or pdf copy at the following link. Universal MMA Schedule Please be advised that the Saturday Combat Wrestling class with Nick Ugoalah will continue this weekend with its regular Saturday schedule.
The drop-in for this class is $20. You can see the schedule and dowload a word or pdf copy at the following link. Universal MMA Schedule |
