Trevor Wittman

Trevor Wittman (born March 5, 1974) is an American boxing and mixed martial arts coach.[1][2]

Trevor Wittman
Born (1974-03-05) March 5, 1974
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
ResidenceWheat Ridge, Colorado, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationOwner and trainer at ONX Sports

Training career

Compelled to retire from boxing after being diagnosed with a hyperinflated lung, Wittman transitioned to training boxers in the Denver metropolitan area.[3][4][5] He founded T's K.O. Fight Club in Wheat Ridge, Colorado in March 1998.[6] The business broadened its scope to include other combat sports such as mixed martial arts, eventually resulting in Wittman closing T's K.O. Fight Club[7] and establishing the Grudge Training Center facility[4] in Wheat Ridge in 2009. Grudge relocated to Arvada, Colorado in 2013. Having developed experience working with and making training equipment for fighters, in 2015 Wittman founded ONX Sports, a combat sports equipment company. To focus more attention on ONX Sports, Wittman closed down Grudge in November 2016, though he continues to train a few select fighters, including Rose Namajunas, Justin Gaethje, and Kamaru Usman.[8]

Personal life

Wittman wrestled at Berlin High School, after which he moved to New Jersey, then to Colorado, where he attended the Colorado Institute of Art. Wittman married wife Christina in 2005, and has a son and a daughter.[3][4][5]

Notable fighters trained

Mixed martial arts

Boxers

Awards

References
  1. Mulei, Alessandro (2009-08-26). "T's KO Fight Club". Five Knuckles. Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  2. Luevanos, Fernando (2008-10-28). "Grudge Training Center". Sherdog. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  3. Carroll, Nick (21 October 2010). "Famed trainer credits teacher with putting him on the right path". The Berlin Citizen. Vol. 14, no. 42. Berlin, Connecticut. pp. 1, 31.
  4. Zandstra, Tate (8 March 2012). "Mixing up martial arts". Boulder Weekly. Boulder, Colorado. p. 48. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  5. Chambers, Mike (15 October 2005). "You oughta know: Boxer/trainer Trevor Wittman". The Denver Post. Denver. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  6. "Home". T's K.O. Fight Club. Archived from the original on 17 August 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  7. "Home". T's K.O. Fight Club. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  8. "UFC 261 Countdown: Usman vs. Masvidal 2". UFC Countdown. April 19, 2021. Event occurs at 15:17. ESPNews. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved April 19, 2021. Along with former interim champ Justin Gaethje, Usman and Namajunas are the only athletes that Wittman coaches.
  9. "Coach Trevor Wittman says Paul Buentello tapped out mainly due to pain from his dislocated finger". 22 March 2010.
  10. "World MMA Awards 2018 Results". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  11. "Amanda Nunes, Israel Adesanya, Jorge Masvidal pace major winners at World MMA Awards". MMAjunkie.com. December 27, 2020.
  12. "2021 World MMA Awards Results". mmafighting.com. December 10, 2021.
  13. Dan Tom (January 5, 2022). "MMA Junkie's 2021 Coach of the Year: Trevor Wittman". MMAjunkie.com.
  14. Kevin Iole (December 29, 2021). "2021 MMA Awards: Best of the rest including top prospect, coach, submission and KO of the year". Yahoo! Sports.
  15. Matthew Petela (February 1, 2022). "Combat Press 2021 MMA Awards: Coach of the Year – Trevor Wittman". combatpress.com.
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