Congratulations to Dominick “Dominator” Cruz for his revenge victory over Uriah Faber this past weekend at the MGM Grand Garden Arena UFC 132. Dominick was awarded fight of the night, arguable fight of the year! You did it Dom!! More victories to come! Check out the victory celebration party after his win on Saturday night! [...]

Strength and Conditioning Workouts Another great day at Lloyd Irvin’s Mixed Martial Arts Academy! The Strength and Conditioning workouts this morning was brutally awesome. LOWER BODY & Core isolation! The strength and conditioning workouts we were doing this morning were hitting muscle groups that we never thought existed. Having the strength and conditioning for Mixed Martial [...]

Mental Toughness The Good ol Team Lloyd Irvin GRIND! During “the grind,” there is no resting, goofing off, and/or playing patty cake (did I spell that right? LOL) Team Lloyd Irvin has three different types of “grinds.” The 45min, 60min, & 90min Grind. “The Grind” is basically a FULL round of sparring, with the objective [...]

Are kicks really up to 5X stronger than a punch? I truly believe that having a ferocious kick in your arsenal in any combat sport will be crucial to being a top level fighter! Look at: Cro Cop… VICIOUS Left Head Kick! Buakaw Por. Pramuk made a scene in the world with his detrimental kick [...]

Team Lloyd Irvin‘s Middleweight Ron “The Choir Boy” Stallings has a professional MMA record of 9-3-1 and is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) Purple Belt. It is awesome having him in the training room! Speed like a Lightweight South Paw Good positive energy Strong Powerful Kicks, Knees, Elbows, & Punches Awesome to have on the Team! [...]