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How coach Sayif Saud has turned Fortis MMA into a fighting juggernaut Saud, a former fighter who found his place as a coach with the famed Jackson-Wink MMA in Albuquerque, N.M., got his first ...
Fortis MMA is now home to notables such as former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno (who brought Saud his first UFC title victory), Geoff Neal, Macy Chiasson, Ryan Spann and many more.
SEATTLE – Alonzo Menifield is back in familiar surroundings as he tries to snap a two-bout losing skid Saturday at UFC Fight Night 252. After starting his UFC run fighting out of Fortis MMA in ...
Fortis MMA and its head coach, Sayif Saud, are finally being talked about as a top gym and top coach in mixed martial arts. The team had a successful 2018 and is riding the momentum into 2019.
Jacobe Smith lived up to the blue-chip billing. The undefeated Fortis MMA prospect was one of five hopefuls to ink an Ultimate Fighting Championship contract during Week 8 of Dana White’s ...
Now 44, Saud is one of the most accomplished coaches in mixed martial arts. His Dallas gym, Fortis MMA, is home to 23 professional fighters—and was named gym of the year in 2022 by news outlet ...
Dallas Mavericks point guard Deron Williams shows off the kick boxing room inside his co-owned gym called Fortis MMA, on Monday, Nov. 21, 2016 in Dallas.(Ben Torres / Special Contributor ...
Abdul Razak Alhassan only knows one way to win: by knockout. The fighter from Fortis MMA has spent the last eight years of his life fighting the best unranked fighters the UFC has had to offer.
“Where is the fighter at in terms of their career?” asked Sayif Saud, founder and head coach at Fortis MMA in Dallas. “If he’s three fights in, four fights in, he’s going to have to spa ...
This victory marked the 100th win for Sayif Sauf and his Fortis MMA team, founded in 2017. Despite the controversy, Sauf celebrated the milestone, reflecting on his journey and hinting at ...
"The Assassin Baby" is the moderate favorite going into the five-round contest, and although his team at Fortis MMA and Saud have full confidence, they aren't looking at this as a freebee in ...