Eugene Bareman (born 21 May 1979) is a New Zealand

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trainer. He is a former professional mixed martial artist and

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. He is the head trainer and founder of City Kickboxing.

Early life

Bareman was born in

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to a Dutch father and Samoan mother, as one of three children. He started training in mixed martial arts to get into shape to play

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. He studied in law school in

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, before dropping out in his second year to focus on fighting.

Career

Bareman had an unassuming career as an amateur kickboxer. He started fighting in local kickboxing tournaments in 2001, and mixed martial arts in 2006. As of 5 July 2018, Bareman fought in 48 fights across different disciplines. Bareman founded City Kickboxing with former boxer

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in his local city

, New Zealand in 2007. Bareman and City Kickboxing made their names in 2018, with the successes of their fighters

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and

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. After both Adesanya and

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claimed UFC championships in 2019, Bareman and City Kickboxing were named as the Coach of the Year and the Gym of the Year, respectively, by

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. Bareman and City Kickboxing repeated as Coach of the Year and the Gym of the Year in 2020.

Notable fighters trained

Mixed martial arts

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Shane Young Shane Young (born 31 July 1993) is a New Zealand mixed martial artist (MMA) who competes in the Featherweight division and previously competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Young was born in Napier, New Zealand, an ...

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Genah Fabian Genah Fabian (born September 5, 1989) is a New Zealand Combat Sports athlete competing in Muay Thai, Kickboxing, MMA and Boxing. Background Fabian spent her early years living with her mother in West Auckland, before moving to Central Aucklan ...

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Boxers

Junior Fa Uaine Fa Junior (born 19 October 1989) is a New Zealand former professional boxer. As an amateur he represented Tonga at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, winning a bronze medal in the super-heavyweight division; he also represented Tonga at the Oce ...

* Hemi Ahio * Baby Nansen

Mixed martial arts record

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, New Zealand , , - , Loss , align=center, 3–2 , Tyler Manawaroa , Decision (unanimous) , Warriors Realm 15 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, New Zealand , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Steve Kennedy , Submission (rear-naked choke) , ETK Thai Boxing , , align=center, N/A , align=center, N/A ,

, New Zealand , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Graeme Glidden , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Kiwi King of the Ring , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:01 ,

Tauranga Tauranga (, Māori language for "resting place," or "safe anchorage") is a coastal city in the Bay of Plenty Region and the List of cities in New Zealand, fifth-most populous city of New Zealand, with an urban population of or roughly 3% of t ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bareman, Eugene 1979 births Living people Martial artists from Auckland New Zealand male mixed martial artists Mixed martial arts trainers Welterweight mixed martial artists New Zealand practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent New Zealand people of Dutch descent