Evolve Mixed Martial Arts is a chain of

martial arts Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defence; military and law enforcement applications; combat sport, competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; ...

academies. Founded by

Chatri Sityodtong Chatri Trisiripisal (, ), known by the ring names Chatri Sityodtong (, ) and Yodchatri Sityodtong (, ), is a Thai entrepreneur and martial arts instructor based in Singapore. He is best known for being the founder, chairman, and chief executive ...

, it opened in January 2009. The gym includes several former and reigning

UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. The larg ...

and

ONE Championship ONE Championship, formerly ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC) until January 2015, is a Multinational corporation, multinational combat sports Promoter (entertainment), promotion founded on 14 July 2011 by Chatri Sityodtong and Victor Cui. Origi ...

champions, including Demetrious Johnson, Rafael Dos Anjos, Shinya Aoki, Angela Lee, Marcus Almeida and more, on its roster.

Overview

According to Yahoo! Sports Singapore, Evolve MMA has the largest roster of world champions across multiple martial arts sports. It has world champions in

Muay Thai Muay Thai or Muaythai (, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, the Art of Eight Limbs or the Science of Eight Limbs, is a Thai martial art and full-contact combat sport that uses stand-up striking, sweeps, and various clinch fighting, cl ...

, Brazilian jiu-jitsu,

Mixed Martial Arts Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...

Boxing Boxing is a combat sport and martial art. Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two people – usually wearing protective equipment, such as boxing glove, protective gloves, hand wraps, and mouthguards – throwing Punch (combat), punch ...

Wrestling Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves di ...

and No-Gi Grappling among others. There are currently five Evolve MMA academies: Evolve Far East Square, Evolve KINEX, Evolve Orchard Central, Evolve Clarke Quay and Evolve Star Vista in Singapore. There is also Evolve University, the largest online university for martial arts. Evolve MMA is affiliated to Sityodtong Muay Thai. Chatri Sityodtong has stated that he wants to open an Evolve MMA camp in every major Asian city.

Evolve Fight Team

Several prominent fighters coach, train and/or represent the Evolve Fight Team in major organisations such as the

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter (entertainment), promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor ( ...

and

. * Former ONE athlete Eddie Ng * ONE Bantamweight World Champion

Fabrício Andrade Fabrício de Andrade (born October 10, 1997) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer, who competes in the Bantamweight division of ONE Championship, where he is the current ONE Bantamweight World Champion. Background ...

* Former UFC Flyweight World Champion and former ONE Flyweight World Champion

Demetrious Johnson Demetrious Khrisna Johnson (born August 13, 1986) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was the inaugural and former UFC Flyweight C ...

* Former UFC Lightweight World Champion

Rafael Dos Anjos Rafael Souza dos Anjos (; born 26 October 1984), also known by his initials RDA, is a Brazilian and American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight and Lightweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Champion ...

* Former ONE Lightweight World Champion

Shinya Aoki is a Japanese mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and grappler competing in ONE Championship's Welterweight division. He also competes in DDT Pro-Wrestling where he is a former three-time DDT Extreme Champion. A professional competit ...

* Former ONE Women's Atomweight World Champion

Angela Lee Angela Seung Ju Pucci (née Lee, zh, 李胜珠, , born July 8, 1996), also known as Angela Lee Pucci, is a Canadian-born American combat sports mental health advocate and former professional mixed martial artist. She competed in the atomwei ...

* ONE Women's Strawweight World Champion Xiong Jing Nan * Former ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion Nong-O Gaiyanghadao ''(Inactive, but the name of his former gym still there)'' * Former ONE Light Heavyweight World Champion Roger Gracie * ONE Lightweight and Welterweight World Champion Christian Lee * Former ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion Hiroki Akimoto * Marcus Almeida * Former ONE Flyweight Submission Grappling World Champion Mikey Musumeci * Former ONE Women's Atomweight Submission Grappling World Champion Danielle Kelly *

Garry Tonon Garry Lee Tonon (born September 12, 1991) is an American submission grappler and mixed martial artist. He is a five-time Eddie Bravo Invitational champion, and has won titles at ADCC submission wrestling championship, IBJJF World and Pan Americ ...

* Sage Northcutt * Panpayak Jitmuangnon * Rodlek P.K. Saenchaimuaythaigym * Ritu Phogat

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* {{MMA Team List Mixed martial arts training facilities 2008 establishments in Singapore Brazilian jiu-jitsu training facilities

Overview

Evolve Fight Team

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