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| Est. | 1992 |
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| Founded by | Greg Nelson |
| Primary owners | Greg Nelson |
| Primary trainers | Greg Nelson Andy Grahn |
| Past titleholders | Cole Konrad, Heavyweight Champion (Bellator 2010) 265 lb (120 kg) Brock Lesnar, Heavyweight Champion (UFC 2008) 265 lb (120 kg) Dave Menne, Middleweight Champion (UFC 2001) 185 lb (84 kg) Sean Sherk, Lightweight Champion (UFC 2007) 155 lb (70 kg) Nick Thompson, Welterweight Champion BodogFight 170 lb (77 kg) Kaitlin Young, Hook-N-Shoot Women's Tournament Champion 135 lb (61 kg) |
| Prominent fighters | Brock Larson (UFC) Brock Lesnar (UFC) Sean Sherk (UFC) Nick Thompson (Strikeforce, Sengoku) |
| Training facilities | Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, United States |
| Website | theacademymn.com |
The Minnesota Martial Arts Academy is a martial arts training center in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. It was founded in 1992 by Greg Nelson, a former NCAA Division 1 wrestler at the University of Minnesota.[1]
- ^ John Morgan. "Minnesota MAA's Greg Nelson happy in background as Brock Lesnar moves to forefront". Archived from the original on 2009-07-06.