GAMMAF Director for Asia: Alan Fenandes
Alan Fenandes, India’s first professional mixed martial arts fighter (2004), made his debut in the UK. Today, he is a mixed martial arts celebrity coach and Director Operations of Matrix Fight Night, Indias longest standing MMA promotion.
Alan is the first Indian to hold a grade in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He earned his blue under Carlos Santos of the world-renowned Abu Dhabi Top Team in 2008 at ADCC, Abu Dhabi. Alan is now ranked a BJJ brown belt under Marcos Oliveira of the Abu Dhabi Top Team.
As a former fighter and a mixed martial arts coach with two decades of experience, he teaches with a passion to spread the Gospel of MMA across the country as well as actively promotes the highest level of professional MMA events in India and Dubai.
In 2000, Alan was the head of training for all pro fighters at TIGERS GYM INDIA (India’s first pro-MMA gym). He was also the head coach for Super Fight League from 2012 – 2016. He has also trained many successful fighters, world champions, and countless other amateur and professional MMA athletes across India. Alan owes all his success in MMA to his coach Daniel Isaac[ the man who brought mixed martial arts to India.] His hard work wrote my story, says Alan.
As Alan’s success in the MMA become the talk of the Bollywood industry, he began training many of celebrities on developing their endurance and conditioning for MMA. Due to his commendable work, Alan had been selected to be the face of the Super Fight League. Alan was the head coach for the Super Fight League Bootcamp 2012 - 2016. He has trained India’s top Bollywood stars and some notable celebrities like Mr. Raj Kundra, Tiger Shroff, Disha Patani, Krishna Shroff, Huma Qureshi, Ishaan Khattar among others.
Alan now heads, designs, implements and teaches at MMA Matrix Gym in Mumbai. He is also the director of operations of Matrix Fight Night, India’s biggest MMA Promotion which has become the new home for Indian mixed martial arts fighters both at professional and amateur levels. Matrix Fight Night is owned by Tiger Shroff and Ayesha Shroff.
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