The Official Evolve Fight Team
Here is a partial list of the current members of the professional Evolve Fight Team (in no particular order) and their brief biographies. Each professional fighter has been carefully handpicked through a rigorous try-out process based on warrior spirit (gameness), athletic ability, mental toughness, and future potential. Please note that the Evolve Fight Team continues to grow with new fighters on a regular basis.
For more detailed biographies, please visit the Evolve MMA website.
The Evolve Fight Team competes in professional MMA, Muay Thai, Boxing, and BJJ.
Rafael "Gordinho" Correa de Lima
-Co-Leader of the Evolve Fight Team
-BJJ 3rd Degree Black Belt Mundials World Champion from Brazil
-Trained, coached, and helped many UFC and IFL fighters such as MMA Legend Renzo Gracie, UFC Champion Georges St Pierre, UFC Champion Matt Serra, UFC Contender Ricardo Almeida, UFC Fighter Andre Gusmao, Strikeforce fighter Renato "Babalu" Sobral, Art of War Fighter Rolles Gracie, IFL Fighter Daniel Gracie, MMA Fighter Igor Gracie, MMA Fighter Gregor Gracie, and much more
Yodchatri Sityodtong
-Founder of Evolve Mixed Martial Arts
-Co-leader of the Evolve Fight Team
-Muay Thai specialist from the legendary Sityodtong Gym in Thailand with over 30 fights
-Appointed by Kru Yodtong Senanan (head of Sityodtong Camp) to run the largest overseas Sityodtong Gym
-Trained, coached, and cornered many top fighters including UFC Lightweight Contender Rafael Dos Anjos, BJJ World Champion Antonio Braga Neto, WBA Boxing World Champion Yodsanan Sityodtong, Muay Thai World Champion Yoddecha Sityodtong, and many others
-Striker with KO power and a Blue Belt in BJJ under Renzo Gracie
Roberto "Gordo" Correa de Lima
-Head of Evolve Brazil
-Head of Evolve Brazil
-Leader and Head Coach of the Evolve Brazil Fight Team
-BJJ 4th Degree Black Belt Mundials World Champion from Brazil
-Trained, coached, and helped many of Brazil's top MMA and BJJ fighters including Renato "Babalu" Sobral, BJJ World Champion Antonio Braga Neto, BJJ World Champion Celsinho Venicius, UFC Fighter Rafael Dos Anjos, BJJ World Champion Marcio "Pe de Pano" Cruz, and many others.
Leandro "Brodinho" Da Silva
-One of Evolve MMA's rising stars
-BJJ Black Belt under the legendary Roberto "Gordo" Correa de Lima
-BJJ World Champion with Muay Thai under the Sityodtong Team
-World class grappler with solid striking ability
-Extremely strong for his weight class
-Fights in the Art of War
Antonio Braga Neto
-BJJ Black Belt World Champion and Professional MMA fighter
-Superstar ground fighter with decent striking
-Trained Muay Thai under Daorung "Papa" Sityodtong
-Destined to be a UFC World Champion in the future
-Will be competing at the Mundials World Championship this year
Yoddecha Sityodtong
-International Superstar and Muay Thai World Champion with almost 200 professional fights
-Huge knock out artist with overwhelming power
-Willing to fight anyone at his weight class around the world
Rafael Dos Anjos
-BJJ Black Belt with aggressive striking
-Trained Muay Thai under the legendary Sityodtong Team in Singapore
-Trained under the legendary BJJ master, Gordo
-World class ground game with excellent Muay Thai
-Currently fights in the UFC
Mitch "Dragon" Chilson
-Muay Thai fighter under World Champions Nuengpichit and Yoddecha Sityodtong
-Nicknamed "the Dragon" for his incredible talent and natural athletic ability
-One of the fittest athletes on the Evolve Fight Team
-Solid power and speed with endless cardio
-Training BJJ under the Renzo Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Program at Evolve MMA
Brian Choi
-Professional MMA fighter from Korea
-Wrestler with excellent ground and pound skills
-Prefers to take the fight to the ground and to finish it with big punches
-Basic striking ability with Muay Thai under the Sityodtong Team
-Training BJJ under the Renzo Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Program at Evolve MMA
Ben Iams
-Submission grappler under the legendary MMA fighter, Matt Hume
-Excellent ground skills with some striking
-Has routinely submitted BJJ Black Belts
-Trained with Josh Barnett, Chris Leben, Hayato Sakurai, and more
-Training BJJ under the Renzo Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Program at Evolve MMA
-Training Muay Thai under the Sityodtong Team at Evolve MMA
Yodsanan Sityodtong
-WBA World Boxing Champion
-Devastating knock out artist with 48 KOs with 58 wins against 3 losses
-Iron chin, iron fist, and iron heart
-Starting to transition to the MMA game
-Trained and fought Muay Thai at the legendary Sityodtong Camp in Thailand with over 50 Muay Thai fights
-Training BJJ under the Renzo Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Program at Evolve MMA
Zoro Moreira
-BJJ World Champion with a Black Belt under Roberto "Gordo" Correa de Lima
-Pro MMA record of 3-1
-Started training Muay Thai under the Sityodtong Team in Singapore
-Also learning Boxing under WBA Boxing World Champion Yodsanan
-Biggest asset is his unbreakable will
Joao Carneiro
-European BJJ Champion
-Black Belt under Roberto "Gordo" Correa de Lima
-Excellent world class grappler
-Starting to train Muay Thai and Boxing under the Sityodtong Team
Almiro Barros
-BJJ Silver Medalist at the World Championship
-Black Belt in BJJ under Roberto "Gordo" Correa de Lima
-Started training in Muay Thai and Boxing under the Sityodtong Team in Singapore
-Will be competing at the Mundials World Championship this year
Eduardo Pachu
-Muay Thai striker with a Purple Belt under Roberto "Gordo" Correa de Lima
-Fearless, aggressive, and wild striker with KO power
-One of Brazil's top MMA prospects with an exciting fighting style
-Destined for the UFC in the future
Daorung "Papa" Sityodtong
-Muay Thai Champion with over 40 years of experience
-Trainer of 14 World Champions in Muay Thai
-Fought in over 100 professional Muay Thai fights
-A former legendary street fighter with hundreds of street fights to his name
-Worked as a bouncer at one of Thailand's most dangerous night clubs
Judd Sanchez
-MMA specialist with strong standup and good ground.
-Trained BJJ under Rickson Gracie and Kron Gracie
-Over 18 years of martial arts experience
-Aggressive and wild competitor
-A BJJ Blue Belt under Renzo Gracie
*Please note that this list is only a partial list of the Evolve Fight Team. Due to limited space, many other fighters on the Evolve Fight Team have not been included.
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