Martial arts gym based in Deerfield Beach, Florida
Kill Cliff Fight Club
Est.
2017; 7 years ago (2017)
Founded by
Henri Hooft Greg Jones
Primary trainers
Henri Hooft Greg Jones Jason Strout Kami Barzini Corey Peacock
Current titleholders
Jason Jackson (Bellator Welterweight World Championship)
Past titleholders
Vitor Belfort Michael Chandler Rashad Evans Robbie Lawler Luke Rockhold Logan Storley Kamaru Usman Aung La Nsang
Training facilities
Deerfield Beach, Florida, U.S.
Website
Official Website
Kill Cliff FC, officially known as Kill Cliff Fight Club (formerly known as Sanford MMA, Hard Knocks 365, and Combat Club)[1] is a mixed martial arts gym based in Deerfield Beach, Florida. It was originally founded in 2017 by Henri Hooft and Greg Jones as Combat Club and later Hard Knocks 365[1][2][3] before being rebranded to Sanford MMA in 2019 after obtaining a sponsorship deal with Sanford Health.[3] In July 2022, the gym rebranded to Kill Cliff FC.[4]
^ abVARSALLONE, JIM (April 21, 2021). "Henri Hooft and Greg Jones took it one step at a time to reach Sanford MMA, a game changer". Miami Herald.
^Knocks 365, Hard. "Hard Knocks 365 Opens All-New Training Facility At Xtreme Action Park". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved January 25, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ abCarlson, Ollie (December 13, 2019). "Hard Knocks 365 rebrands to Sanford MMA with sponsorship from Sanford Health". thebodylockmma.com. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
^"'More financial power': Top gym Sanford MMA, rebranded to Kill Cliff FC". ESPN.com. July 1, 2022.
is a Dutch former kickboxer and trainer. He is the head trainer at KillCliffFC and formerly the Blackzilians. Hooft was born and raised in The Hague...
Fighting out of Dublin, Ireland Team Team KF Martial Arts (2017–2021) KillCliffFC (2021–2023) Chute Boxe Diego Lima (2023–present) Rank Black belt in...
77 in (196 cm) Fighting out of Kokshetau, Kazakhstan Team DAR Pro Team KillCliffFC (2021–present) Rank Master of Sport in Combat Sambo Master of Sport...
with Eagle Fighting Championship. He faced Raimond Magomedaliev at Eagle FC 46 on March 11, 2022. At weigh-ins, Kasanganay weighed in at 179.2 pounds...
Alliance MMA (2012–2015) Power MMA (2015–2016) Blackzilians (2016–2017) KillCliffFC (2017–present) Nashville MMA (2018–present) Rank black belt in 10th...
and quarterfinal bout of the bracket, Usman faced undefeated eventual Titan FC Welterweight Champion Michael Graves. He won the fight via majority decision...
Team Clementi's Gladiator Academy (until 2017) Roufusport (2017–2020) KillCliffFC (2020–present) Rank Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Daniel Wanderley...
Federal, Brazil Team Cerrado MMA (2007–present) Blackzilians (2014–2017) KillCliffFC (2017–present) Rank Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Toquinho...
joined Chute Box in 2018. Ian Machado Garry (UFC Welterweight), Left KillCliffFC and joined Chute Box in 2023. Mauricio Rua (PRIDE 2005 Middleweight...
Cruz, Guilherme (29 August 2014). "Herbert Burns wants a fast track to One FC title". Christian Stein (25 October 2014). "The auto-shop deal that launched...
de Campeões (formerly) Black House (2018–2020) Kings MMA (2020–2021) KillCliffFC (2021–present) Rank Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Henrique...
2015. He fought in Asian regional promotions such as ROAD FC and the American promotion Titan FC before he signed with UFC. In his promotional debut, Fiziev...
fighters are listed by a combination of their UFC and Strikeforce records. Cliff Montgomery. "The History of the UFC - Part 1". ExtremeProSports.com. Retrieved...
June 2022. The Loaded Joes mma Podcast (12 January 2017). Talking with Titan FC 43 heavyweight Volkan Oezdemir – via YouTube. "UFC light heavyweight contender...
promotional debut, Nguyen faced Rocky Batolbatol on 7 November 2014, at ONE FC: Battle of Lions. He won the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the...
second round. He would go on to compile a record of 8–2, capturing the Legend FC Welterweight Championship in the process, before being granted his release...
North Carolina, U.S. Team Port City Sports Performance (until 2019) KillCliffFC (2019–present) Renzo Gracie Academy Jackson's MMA (formerly) Rank Black...
it was confirmed that Vera had signed with Singapore-based promotion ONE FC. His debut was on December 5, 2014, against Igor Subora at ONE Fighting Championship:...
Donald Cerrone Derek Brunson Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States KillCliffFC (formerly the Blackzilians, Hard Knocks 365 and Sanford MMA) Henri Hooft...
out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. Team Crazy 88 MMA (2007–2018) KillCliffFC (2018–present) Trainer Henri Hooft Years active 2005–present Mixed martial...
II to the Summit League. The company also sponsors Sanford MMA (now KillCliffFC) as a secondary sponsor. "Sanford Health "About Us"". Retrieved April...
the organization expired. Burns signed a four-fight contract with the Titan FC in November 2018. He ended up fighting two bouts in the organization, winning...
Combat Sambo Fighting out of St. Petersburg, Russia Team Sambo-Piter KillCliffFC Years active 2016–present Mixed martial arts record Total 15 Wins 11...
finishes in UFC history with 14. Belfort also competed for MMA promotions Pride FC, Strikeforce, Affliction, and Cage Rage. Born and raised in Rio De Janeiro...
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