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 ...

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 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.

That's the case with Billy Ray Goff and Ramiz Brahimaj ahead of their UFC on ESPN 68 clash Saturday at the UFC Apex.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

“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 ...

Fortis MMA prospect Jacobe Smith could be receiving a call from the UFC soon after his performance at Fury FC 86. The undefeated 28-year-old from Oklahoma created a highlight moment that will ...

Brett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and ...