Our Instructors have spent many years devoted to training in the art of Kickboxing and other martial arts and have attained a certain level of expertise to qualify them as teachers and also mentors.
Through extensive testing, certification and tournament level competition, our staff has attained mastery in this martial art and now enjoy sharing their skill and passing it on to their students. Here are a few of FT Metro MMA & Boxing , Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai, Mixed Martial Arts of DFW & Arlington MMA's instructors and other staff members, starting with Master Instructor Francois Nguyen:
Master Instructor Francois Nguyen (Professional Fighter Management and Promoter)
ACADEMICS: Student Senator Dept of Agri Science and Nursing Dept WTSU President of Indo-Chinese American Student Association Advisor for International Student Association at WTSU Adjunct Instuctor of Kinesiology at TWU President of TWU MMA Club Executive Director of Martial Arts After School Program contracted for Arlington ISD Schools
COACHING EXPERIENCE: Trained, managed and worked with numerous amature, professional,K-1,Pride FC and UFC fighters APRIL 11, 2008 MASTER FRANCOIS NGUYEN MANAGED AND CORNERED PAT SMITH UFC LEGEND 1,2, and 6 VS BUTTERBEAN AT THE YAMMA PIT FIGHTING MASTERS MAIN EVENT
1996 Olympic Demo TKD Team, Coached and Trained various member of the US Demo Team (Ming Tran, Joseph Tran, Etc) Trained numerous Texas State and National Champions Nguyen Bros International Competition US Open
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR/PROMOTER: 1994 Aurora,Co Hosted US Armed Forces Championship (Lowry Airforce Base) 1995 Denver, Co Hosted Battle of the Stars 1997 Lone Wolf Full Contact Fighting Championship Recieved #1 School Award 2008 to Present Director and Promoter of Arlington Fight Nights
FILMOGRAPHY: Fight Scene Choregrapher for upcoming movie "Migets vs Mascot" took 3rd place at Tribecca Film Festival in New York Assistant to Bryon Weiss Stunt and Fight Scene Director of Mongolian Death Worm movie for Sci Fi channel
"Francois Nguyen and Arlington MMA students on the set of underground fight scene set for 2010 release. Fight scene Choreographed by Francois Nguyen
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Patrick Smith (UFC Legend 1,2,and 6, K-1 Fighter)
Name Patrick Smith Record 16 - 13 - 0 (Win - Loss - Draw) Wins 8 (T)KOs ( 50 %) 6 Submissions ( 37.5 %) 1 Decisions ( 6.25 %) 1 Other ( 6.25 %) Losses 2 (T)KOs ( 15.38 %) 10 Submissions ( 76.92 %) 1 Other ( 7.69 %) Height 6'2 (188cm) Weight 225lbs (103kg) Style Tae Kwon Do, Kickboxing Birth Date 1963-07-16 City Denver Country USA
Justin Martin (Arlington M.M.A. Fighter / UFC 12 Judgement Day Fighter)
Name Justin Martin Record 4 - 2 - 1 (Win - Loss - Draw) Wins 4 Submissions (100.00%)
Losses 1 (T)KOs (50.00%) 1 Submissions (50.00%)
Height 6'0 (183cm) Weight 186lbs (84kg) State Texas Country USA
Viorel Mihaila (Head Boxing Coach)
2004 National Romanian Team Coach 2002- present Head Coach for Elite team Part of the Olympic Team between 1979-1983 and 1985-1988 Associates Degree in Physical Education Faculty of National Elite Coaches, Bucarest Romania 1st place National Championship 1st place Romanian Cup 1st place Romanian National Cup 1st place The Capitals Tournament Moscow, Russia
Tony Bernal (Head Coach Mansfield Fight Club Division)
Mansfield Fight Club is also a Division of Arlington MMA students are welcome to train at either locations
Wes Chan (Muay Thai Instructor)
DFW area representative for Muay Thai Allaince of Texas
Scott Koske (Brick House Fitness Personal Training Division)
Strength and conditioning coach for Arlington Fight Team
Corey Lee (Boxing Coach)
Corey Lee has numerous credentials and accomplishments. We will be updating this section shortly to detail them.
Josh The Butcher (Pro Fighter and Boxing Coach)
Pro Fighter 5 and 0 record
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Andy Chui (Arlington Fight Team Fighter / Current Capital City Combat 125 lb Title Holder)
MMA Record: 6 and 1 Current TAMMA Fly Weight Title Holder Current Capital City Combat 125 lb Title Holder
Randy Villareal (Arlington Fight Team Fighter / Former Texas Amature MMA Bantam Weight Champion)
MMA Record: 7 and 3
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Tien Nguyen (Arlington Fight Team Fighter / Current Light Heavyweight Title Belt Holder for First Blood)
MMA Record: 4 and 1
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Antwane Williams (Arlington Fight Team Fighter)
MMA Record: 9 and 2 Current 185 Light Heavyweight Champion for King of Combat Current 185 light heavyweight Champion for Texas Amature Mixed Martial Arts
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Billy Morgan (Arlington Fight Team Fighter)
MMA Record: 2 and 1 Will be fighting for 145 lbs Extreme Fighting Championship Title Belt in October 08 in Joplin, Missouri
Burt Mc Donald (Arlington Fight Team Fighter)
MMA Record: 3 and 1
Lucas Perez
Lucas Perez has numerous credentials and accomplishments. We will be updating this section shortly to detail them.
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Chris Midnight Activity (Arlington Fight Team Fighter)
Chris Midnight Activity has numerous credentials and accomplishments. We will be updating this section shortly to detail them.
Maria Faime (Arlington Fight Team Fighter)
2008 Naga Grappling Champion Womens Beginner Division MMA Record: 2 and 0
Josh Hutchinson (Arlington Fight Team Fighter)
MMA Record: 4 and 1
Timberlin Shanks (Kids Fight Team)
1st Place Naga Beginners Division 1st Place Fight to Win Intermidiate Division
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For more information about the FT Metro MMA & Boxing , Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai, Mixed Martial Arts of DFW & Arlington MMA staff or training programs, please contact us at 817-860-8433 or by clicking here.
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