Bali MMA
| Est. | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Founded by | Steve Suryadinata, Don-Carlo Clauss,[1] Anthony Leone, and Andrew Leone |
| Primary trainers | Anthony Leone Andrew Leone Don Carlo-Clauss |
| Prominent fighters | Tiffany van Soest Xiong Jing Nan |
| Training facilities | Tibubeneng, Bali, Indonesia[2] |
| Website | Official website |
Bali MMA is an Indonesian mixed martial arts training academy based in Bali, Indonesia.[3][4] It was established in 2014 by Steve Suryadinata, Don-Carlo Clauss, Anthony Leone, and Andrew Leone.[5]
In 2021, Fox Sports ranked it among the Top 10 in Asia. It provides training in MMA, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.[6]
History[edit]
According to Steve Suryadinata, he started his interest in Mixed Martial Arts in early 2014 when he initially opened "Jakarta Muay Thai & MMA".[7] As the interest grew, he watched how fellow Indonesians were constantly on the losing side and well-beaten at the international stage.[8] Wanting to raise the level of MMA in Indonesia, he utilized his networks to get in touch with the global MMA community with the idea of bringing some of the world’s best coaches and athletes to Indonesia.[9][10]
Steve felt something had to be done rather quickly to catch up with the rest of the region especially the Philippines and Thailand who had already several established MMA gyms such as Tiger Muay Thai and Team Lakay.[11] After several considerations including inputs from Indonesia’s MMA fighter Fransino Tirta, he then decided to partner with Andrew Leone who brought along his brother Anthony Leone and Don Carlo Clauss who was a teammate of Anthony at Phuket Top Team and Team Bombsquad New York.[12] The quartet then started working together to establish Bali MMA.[13]
Since its establishment several international fighters including Glory Super Bantamweight Champion Tiffany van Soest and One Championship Strawweight World Champion Xiong Jing Nan have prepared their fights at the gym. Other visitors in the past include UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling, current UFC Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko, Alistair Overeem, and Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira.[14][15]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Head coach Don Carlo-Clauss on the rise of Bali MMA". english.stadiumastro.com.
- ↑ Putrama, Rendy. "Bali MMA Training Camp". CNN Indonesia (in Bahasa Indonesia).
- ↑ "One Championship: 'Panda' beats Angela Lee in brutal Tokyo battle". South China Morning Post. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ↑ "Burmese atomweight Bozhena Antoniyar is stranded in Bali during Covid-19 crisis". Asian MMA. 17 April 2020.
- ↑ "How Bali MMA Became A Surprising Mixed Martial Arts Powerhouse". 2021 in ONE Championship. 10 August 2020.
- ↑ "New Zealand MMA fighter Ev Ting eyes redemption at ONE: Call to Greatness". Newshub.
- ↑ Kamal, Intan Maizura Ahmad (11 August 2019). "The call of the cage is strong for Malaysia's martial artist "Jungle Cat" Muhammad Aiman". New Straits Times.
- ↑ "Mengenal Bali MMA, Gym Para Petarung di Pulau Dewata". kumparan (in Bahasa Indonesia).
- ↑ "Myanmar MMA fighter continues training in Bali". The Myanmar Times. 14 June 2020.
- ↑ "Atlet Blasteran Indonesia-Belanda dan Perjalanan Karier di Dunia MMA Halaman all". Kompas (in Bahasa Indonesia). 14 May 2021.
- ↑ "Stefer Rahardian vows 2021 resurgence, '100% injury-free'". The Jakarta Post.
- ↑ "KOBI Gelar Pelatnas dan Seleksi di Bali untuk Kejuaraan Dunia MMA". Tempo (Indonesian magazine).
- ↑ "ONE Flyweight Andrew Leone on Living the Dream by Helping to Develop MMA in Indonesia". Jakarta Globe.
- ↑ "Myanmar MMA fighter continues training in Bali". The Myanmar Times. 14 June 2020.
- ↑ "One Pride, Frans Lincol Ganas Tumbangkan Jufri Gobel di Ronde I". viva.co.id.
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