AMERICAN STAND UP - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS...
American Stand Up is built upon two foundations:  #1 fighters as the priority and #2 produce the best quality the mixed martial arts world has ever seen.   

The leadership team at American Stand Up are all active duty members of the United States Military. We run American Stand Up profit free, giving all profits back to the fighters to support training, travel and fights.  This fact, along with our slow and persistent approach to advertisement, separates us from the 20 other brands that pop up at every event but go under as there is no way to support the rock star image they portray. We are not completely selfless as we get incredible joy out of taking care of and building relationships with fighters. The fighters truly are the focus of American Stand Up, and we believe that this will lead to long term success in the industry. We currently sponsor over 80 fighters in 4 countries.

We are absolutely obsessed with quality. Every ounce of our effort is spent towards developing the best product on the market. At American Stand Up we have spent $0 on marketing our product to corporations. Our entire marketing plan is to equip fighters with the best pair of gloves, headgear, Thai pads, etc that they have ever seen, and in return they'll tell 100 other fighters about us.

WHO WE ARE..
We are the amateur fighters who travel 300 miles, on are own dime, just for the opportunity to fight.  We are the professional fighters who sell shirts out of the back of a truck to pay for training.  We are the fighters who live in the gym, are always in shape, and show up ready to fight with less than 2 days notice.  We are 100% fighters and are about taking care fighters. 

WHO WE ARE NOT...
We are not thugs, pimps or commercial.  We are not the trendy new MMA rack at Footlocker, and soon Wal-Mart.  We are not the $30,000 logo in the center of the UFC octagon.  We are not a tiny logo on the left pocket of an undershirt for a headline fighter.  We are not company owners who think we deserve more spotlight than our fighters.

RECENT NEWS...

- Paul Faro's "Team Predator" traveled from Hickory, NC to Atlanta, GA this past weekend and came home with with 9 medals, including 4 NAGA US Nationals Champions.  Michael Faro 8yrs old 59 lbs , Sean Faro 15yrs old 129 lbs Advanced , Haley Gray 13 yrs old 99 lbs and Aaron "Spyder " Webb 169 lbs.   Next up for "Team Predator", Paul Reece puts his undefeated MMA record on the line March 13 at ECCF Fighting Championships.  
March 7, 2010

- The future is coming!  And Amanda Rivera is the future of the American Stand Up.  With the oversight and training of her father, Juan Rivera (United States Marine Core Combatant), Amanda is building a base any competitor would dream of (and she is only 16 years old).  Check out Amanda with Strikeforce 135-lb champion Sarah Kaufman.   
March 5, 2010

- After 2 years of training at Spartan Fitness (Vestavia Hills, Alabama), American Stand Up fighter Matt Hobson put his combined muay thai, jiu jitsu, and greco-roman skills to the test.  Matt made his MMA debut for Southeastern MMA's "Cage Wars VI" successfully defeating Mike Browning via ground and pound at 1 min 28 seconds of the first round.  This victory was no surprise as the trainers and partners at Spartan Fitness put together a world class 4-week training camp for this fight.  
March 5, 2010

- Women's combatant Sheri "Slim Pickins" Ashcraft represents "Team American Stand Up Greenfield" (Indiana).  Many thanks to her loyalty and commitment to American Stand Up values.  Check out the above pictures as she reps the "Kru" muay thai kick pads, "Core" shin guards, and "Two-Sevens" mauy thai sparring gloves.   
March 1, 2010

- Check out Bravado Muay Thai's very own Steve Pham tearing up a set of American Stand Up "Kru" Muay Thai Pads.  Bravado Muay Thai is based out of the De La O Jiu Jitsu Training Center in Stanton, CA.  Special thanks to muay thai instructor Krishna Kim for representing team American Stand Up.  
February 25, 2010

- And new Reality Fighting Championships 145lb Champion...Josh "The Problem" LeBerge!   

"Team Tim Gillette MMA" and "From The Gut Management" added another belt to their collection with Josh's unbelievable victory over former champ Mike Gresh (cornered by Mark DelGrotte).  He won by unanimous decision (30-27 all 3 judges).  Josh (cornered by Tim Gillette and Joe Luazon) fought through several cuts in order to pull out the bloody victory.  He'll now need to take a few weeks to recover before looking towards the future and his next fight...who knows, perhaps Japan!  Despite the loss, Mike Gresh deserves a ton of credit for being a warrior in the ring and a champion in defeat.  On the same night but separate venue, Team Gillette MMA protégé, Kaline Medieros put in a Fight of the Night performance with her decision victory.  Kaline's victory has the entire Northeast Women's MMA scene buzzing as she is the total package of skill and marketability.  .   
January 10, 2009

- UPDATE!  Congratulations to "Sugar" Rashad Evans on his incredible performance and victory this weekend.  From the entire team at American Stand Up, we can't wait to see you smash Rampage next.  

- "Sugar" Rashad Evans represents team American Stand Up during the Countdown to the UFC pre-fight show. Throughout the video Rashad wears both commercial and custom pairs of American Stand Up Vale Tudo fight shorts.
January 5, 2010

- UPDATE!  Dave Shepherd defeated Tony Hervey via 1st Rd and took home the King of the Cage 155lb Pro Title at "Title Defense".  This is a huge victory for Dave and we all watch as he following in the footsteps of previous King of the Cage title holders (UFC, Japan, etc).
December 7, 2009

- Dave Shepherd, one of the founding members of team American Stand Up, fights highly touted Tony Hervey for the King of the Cage "Lightweight Championship" on December 12.  From the enter team at American Stand Up...good luck and we can't wait to add the belt to the list of American Stand Up accomplishments.  Read more about Dave's opponent here...
December 7, 2009

- Father and son team of US Army Sergeant Gabe and Angelo Figueroa continue showcase team American Stand Up throughout the Southeast.   The Figueroa's train out of Fort Bragg, NC but fine tune their skills at ABI's Mixed Martial Arts in Goldsoboro, NC.  
December 1, 2009

- Brian Henson of "Team Prodigy MMA" presents David Malli with an American Stand Up "Tradition" Gi for his "Fight of the Night" Performance.  
December 1, 2009

- American Stand Up's winter shipment is in!  We have fully restocked the following items after being sold out for several months.  Please contact us at fighters@americanstandup.com for all bulk orders and affiliate team discounts.
October 20, 2009

- Kyle France's "MMA Minded" goes for 5 victories at  Absolute Fighting Alliance: 2 - "Onslaught".  Long-time American Stand Up fighter, Rocky "StoneFist" France headlined the event with his title fight against Norman Alexander.  Delivering another excellent show for the fans, this fight went to the end of the 3rd round with total domination by Rocky. After getting hit by Rocky early in the first round, Norm quickly wanted the fight to the ground and that is where the majority of the fight was spent. Norm never managed to get Rocky down but instead, after every shot, Rocky stuffed him and ended up on top in Norms guard. Rocky split norm over both eyes and toward the end of the 3rd round the ref stepped in to have the Dr. take a look at the cuts. They quickly realized that Norm was not coherent from all the blood lost and stopped the fight. With this win, Rocky is now AFA's Professional lightweight champion!

In another showcase bout, Brooke "Death by Chocolate" McKillip faced off against Kristina Lopez (125lbs).  This fight was a very dominate performance from Brooke. She controlled much of the fight delivering punches from every position and angle. Toward the end of the 2nd round, the ref had finally seen enough and stopped the fight after a few elbows from Brooke. Brooke is MMA Minded's first and only female fighter and holds an undefeated record.  

To get the additional details on the event check out www.MMAMinded.com.
October 11, 2009

- Coach Tim Gillett and "Gillett MMA" continue to establish themselves as the underground gem training center of the entire Northeast region.  At the World Championship Fighting, Tim's protégée Josh LeBerge proved why Team Gillett's reputations is growing by the event.  Josh had the entire 3,000-person crowd on their feet as he put on a flawless performance against New England's #5 rated featherweight, Dan Bonnell.  Josh came out in the opening round confident of his stand up, but in no rush to engage until he saw an opening.  As soon as the chance presented itself, Josh quickly overwhelmed his highly respected opponent and won via TKO at 1:20 of Round 1.  
September 26, 2009

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