On 27 February the Polish Phenom Jacob Constantinou defeated David Spout by unanimous decision in an amatuer MMA bout at AFK Promotions in Sheffield.

Huge congrats to this rising star from all at the gym.

Highlight clip of fight.

Submission Wrestling World Champion Pablo Popovitch Seminar

Leicester MMA Academy is very proud to announce that we’ll be hosting a nogi grappling seminar with BJJ Black Belt and current ADCC world champion Pablo Popovitch.

His wins in submission wrestling include victories over Diego Sanchez, Kenny Florian, Marcelo Garcia, Renzo Gracie, Saulo Ribeiro, Jake Shields and Andre Galvao.

Date: Sunday 18th April 2010
Time: 12noon till 3pm
Location: Leicester Mixed Martial Arts Academy
Price: £35
Contact: marcgoddard@hotmail.co.uk

Pablo Popovitch is the founder and head instructor at The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Center located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Click here for his profile on the gym’s website.

• Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt 3rd Degree
• 26 Years of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
• 15 Years of Freestyle Wrestling

• ADCC 2009 -77kg World Submission Wrestling Champion
• World Jiu-Jitsu Champion
• Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Champion
• Grapplers Quest Absolute Champion
• 10 time North American Grappling Association Superfight Champion
• 7 time Grapplers Quest Champion

Note: We are hosting this seminar for UFC ref Marc Goddard, not running it ourselves. Please e-mail marcgoddard@hotmail.co.uk for reservation of places. “First come first seved, the places will be confirmed and receipts issued.”

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Leicester MMA Academy Women Only Training Session

Date: Friday, 26th March 2010
Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Location: Leicester MMA Academy
Contact: 07825751566 / leicestermma@hotmail.co.uk

Have you ever thought of starting a martial art?

Why not try our free introductory session to one of the world’s fastest growing combat sports. Taught by women, for women.

Leicester Mixed Martial Arts Academy would like to welcome you to a free of charge, women only training session in which we will introduce you to the dynamic and practical art of Submission Wrestling. Train with one of Europe’s most successful and established teams in a supportive and friendly environment.

We welcome women of:
- All levels of fitness
- All skill levels (no previous experience is necessary)
- Ages 16+

The evenings session will be split in to two parts, technical and fitness. The group will first be guided through a set of fundamental Submission Wrestling techniques and drills before moving on to a fitness circuit designed to improve your level of fitness and core strength. Students will receive detailed coaching throughout and are encouraged to work at their own pace.

Whether you wish to improve your fitness, learn a practical martial art, meet like-minded individuals or even become a serious competitor then training with Leicester MMA Academy can help you achieve your goals.

We look forward to hearing from you.

07825751566 / leicestermma@hotmail.co.uk

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Leicester Shootfighters gets a couple of mentions in a new article by Karl Maple about Europe’s most succesful MMA team, Team Rough House, several members of which train and coach at our Leicester MMA Academy.

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LtoR: Jason Young, Nathan Leverton, Robert Whiteford, Colin Baxter, Rob Hannis

This month has seen many fighters visiting Leicester MMA Academy to train and prepare for upcoming fights.

These include Cage Rage and Ultimate Challenge star Jason Young, Nordin Asrih from Germany, Robert Whiteford and Colin Baxter from Scotland and undefeated Irish fighter Joseph Duffy.

It’s been an absolute pleasure to have such decorated competitors on the mats and a major boost for the team to get the chance to work with them.

Leicester MMA Academy will be shut from March 21st to March 28th.

Clothing: Leicester Shootfighters and Caged Steel T-shirts and hoodies.

Fightwear: MMA/Grappling Shorts, Rash Guards.

Gloves: MMA Fight Gloves, MMA Sparring Gloves, Boxing Gloves.

Protection: Groin Guards, MMA Shinpads, Gumshields, Anklets, Hand Wraps.

Refreshments and Snacks: Gatorade, Redbull, Water, Protein Bars, Protein Flapjacks etc.

Supplements: Whey Protein, NRG’s T.T.P. (The Total Package all-in-one formula), Glutamine, Creatine, Meal Replacement Powder, Supreme Greens.

Entertainment: UFC DVDs, Books.

And more….

Leicester Mixed Martial Arts Academy would like to thank Ross Pearson and Andre Winner for the fantastic seminar they taught at the gym.

Leicester MMA Academy was packed with a sold out crowd for this highly anticipated seminar and the two Ultimate Fighter finalists didn’t disappoint.

After a brief introduction to both fighters and their careers the days training commenced with the warm up, Ross kicking off by taking the class through a series of grappling drills then handing over to Andre for a fighter’s MMA fitness circuit.

In the technical portion of the seminar Andre took the lead showing elements used in his fights which included boxing footwork, head movement, the body jab, overhand right, left hook and finished off with the wrestling switch, a move he’d worked on in The Ultimate Fighter house. After a short break Ross took over the coaching with a move to the clinch position where he covered entering in to the Muay Thai clinch, knee strikes, the underhook, takedowns and takedowns in to submissions. This portion ended with a guest spot requested by Andre, his coach Nathan Leverton teaching get ups back to the feet from the bottom.

A Q&A followed which covered subjects such as dealing with prefight nerves, the support needed to make it as a professional fighter, their experiences on the TV show and what it was like to fight a friend and training partner in the finale.

The day ended with photos, signings and a raffle featuring items donated by the fighters and gym including signed gloves, DVDs and Andre’s UFC 105 Tokyo 5 walkout T-shirt!

Over 40,000 hits on YouTube in 3 days!

Check out for yourself the video everyone is talking about….

Front: Circle/dragon logo, Back: "Leicester MMA Academy" Text

Desgined by LSF student Pritesh Chauhan and printed by our friends at Meesha Graphics, these new tops have just arrived at the gym and are already flying off the shelves.

They come in black with a white print; on the front is a new Leicester Shootfighters logo and on the back is “Leicester MMA Academy” text.

This new design is available at the gym as both a T-shirt and a hooded sweater.