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 When it comes to MMA greatness, you can't have that conversation without mentioning Convicted Inc.
"We wake up in the morning and piss excellence." - Chris Karter, circa 2009
The Convicted Inc corporation has become an elite powerhouse of MMA managers and MMA talent like no other, an alliance if you will, that has taken over the sport on a global level. The legions of the Convicted brand have amassed mountains of riches, unlimited power, and accumulated all the hype.
Convicted Fight Club
The gold standard of Convicted Inc starts with Convicted Fight Club. The #1 headband belongs to this coveted club of killers. The most decorated gym in all of the land, Convicted Fight Club has produced some of the greatest mixed martial artist of all time. The likes of Kilo Maluga, Don Marciano, Moses and Orlando Diggs, Kajun Puno, Taj al Din, Mohammed Kahn, Ryoto Takahashi, and many more. This gym produces more #1 P4P talent than a promiscuous Mormon woman produces children. With no signs of slowing down, we can expect this success to continue until Chris Karter officially breaks the game.
- Kilo Maluga (SYN Heavyweight Champion)
- Mohammed Kahn (Combate Light Heavyweight Champion)
- Bong Ji Woo (Combate Lightweight Champion)
- Ryoto Takahashi (WVT Lightweight Champion)
- Zachary Klimenko (DMMA Middleweight Champion
- Willie Diggs (RISE Middleweight Champion)
- Tagnarach Kamara (SPPS Welterweight Champion)
- Danny Cruz (Heartless FC Bantamweight Champion)
- Kenny Smith (Heroes of Rio KT Welterweight Champion)
Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu
With locations in Las Vegas and New York, Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu has been one of the premier, albeit the more exclusive, training facilities in the world. Controlled by the all-powerful Lance Templeton, Mary Gracies has a habit of taking another man's trash and turning it into treasure, proving the fires that stroke the flames inside Mary Gracies breed champions. In the modern era, Mary Gracies is a little more quiet than it used to be. You'll find promising youngsters looking at the halls of Mary Gracies, awe inspired by the accolades their predecessors achieved. The likes of Victor Creed, Carl Creel, Matt Murdock, and Remy LeBeau - who have no connection to the Marvel Universe and are not blessed with mythical super-human powers - were all former MMA world champions.
- Beta Tua (Heroes of Rio KT Light Heavyweight Champion)
Convicted Top Team
Often called its dirty cousin's armpit, Convicted Top Team is a stone throws away from the legendary Convicted Fight Club. Naturally this facility has started to produce some of the premier talent in the MMA landscape, hosting numerous champions across a variety of orgs. The gym's success is attributed to the collusion of many mysterious forces within the community.
- Sonny Giovanni (Combate Middleweight Champion)
- Ernesto Mathiue (WVT Heavyweight Champion)
- Marko Jankovic (OFK Welterweight Champion)
- Victor Creed (WVT Light Heavyweight Champion)
- Bento Barboza (DMMA Heavyweight Champion)
Tosen's Home of Lost Boys
Following the smell of fish and booty sweat, you'll find Tosen's Home of Lost Boys in the fevela of Rio de Jeneiro. This Jiu-Jitsu based playground has been creating top fighters since its origins tracing back to Norway. Sir Manuel Tosen is held in the highest regard and has managed the careers of all-time greats like Aloha Hoi, Pekka Toivonen, Arzlan Bathory, Dick Caunt, and who could forget the hillbilly rapper, Billy Bob Brown.
- Swole Ricky Martin (DMMA Light Heavyweight Champion)
Primal Concrete Gym
Primal Concrete Gym has been a staple of the MMA community since 2009. Managed by the old school Jason "JBOMB" Smith, the standard was laid bare by previous champions from a past time who dominated the MMA landscape. The likes of Christian Slaughter, Tito Hopkins, Lucas LaVey, and many others have all been products of the Primal Concrete Gym training routine.
Casa Steel
Casa Steel is managed by overly liberal Marcus Crassus and has been a pillar of the New York gym scene for many years. The gym has seen better days, but it has been home to some MMA legends and produced an array of world champions in numerous weight classes. Randolph Turpin, Edison Atunes, Hector Camacho, Bob Nielson, and a long list of other top tier talent have begun their careers at this facility.
Slaughterhouse
You can't think of oil-checking wrestlers and man-scaping without being reminded of Cynic Chris' Slaughterhouse gym. Where the mats are always filthy, contaminated with staph, and the Colliflower ear is a badge of honor, Slaughterhouse has been producing some of the most dedicated wrestlers in the entire MMA scene.
Chikara MMA Gym
Chikara MMA gym is a world class facility managed by the Soyster management firm that's based in Amsterdam. Once known for producing elite strikers like Dustin Douglas and Kane Williams, their style has seemingly switched to a grappling heavy based of wrestlers and jiujitsu masters. With a long list of homegrown prospects cooking, it's a matter of time before some of these bots go on to become world champions themselves.
- Frank Hernandez (Heartless FC Lightweight & Featherweight Champion)
Rivers Edge Gym
From the salt of the Earth, Rivers Edge Gym is one of the most respected camps in all of the community. Known for ironman mode tactics and the anywhere, anytime, anyplace mantra, manager Joe River has become one of the most adored in the entire industry. The gym is pretty much a hillbilly breeding ground for the Maguire clan, who continue to produce a bunch of cousin-brother fighters that show up, kick some ass, and go back to their cousin-thumping ways before the sun comes up.
Brazilian Top Team
Perhaps the most mysterious gym of the entire Convicted Inc batch, Brazilian Top Team is the home of lost champions seeking to regain their former glory. Exclusively designed for veterans and established MMA fighters, BTT's mantra of self-improvement has been undeniable, most likely attributes to elite slider wizardry combined with a strict diet of steroids and horsemeat.
- Braynus Hlervu (SYN Bantamweight Champion)
- Miami Vice (SYN Welterweight Champion)
- Orlando Sanguinetti (GAMMA Light Heavyweight Champion)
Gentleman's Club
Rocket's Gentleman's Club is a dirty little cesspool of cheap hookers and models who aren't cut for the casting couch in LA. You get washed up and spit out, there's a good chance you'll be working the pole in this tiny little facility on the corner of Crenshaw and 21st avenue. One day it may become an elite facility but as of right now it hasn't accomplished anything of note.
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