Whether amateurs or the sport’s best, MMA fighters flock to an Albuquerque gym known for producing champions

The instructions cut through the rustle of rolling bodies, the coach, slope shouldered, ears puffy with cauliflower topography, shouting his pleasure. “I saw someone being creative, I love that!” Nick Gonzalez said. Inside the gym the thin, dry air of Albuquerque’s desert gave way to a thicker, stench-ridden variety, heavy with hard work. It’s the […]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jackson Wink MMA Academy, the storied mixed martial arts gym that has trained UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones, will begin offering mixed martial arts fans a chance to travel to the American Southwest and train like its fighters. Gym co-owner Greg Jackson told The Associated Press recently he will […]

Founded by legendary trainers Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn, this premier MMA facility has produced some of the greatest competitors in UFC history.

The history of MMA is a long and sordid tale that goes back decades. Since the beginning, the core of MMA has always revolved around families and close-knit gyms. MMA was founded in dingy basements and garages where fighters got together to train in a sport that was not mainstream or recognized.

Although there are many upcoming MMA women fighters in the UFC, Holly Holm, the long-time veteran and former champion in the bantamweight division, is definitely making a comeback of sorts, and could be just one fight away from getting yet another shot at the title.