May 10, 2020

Finding an MMA gym to train at is the most important factor for a career in Mixed Martial Arts.

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Even if you don’t want to compete, it’s still important which MMA Gym you go to. Although the best gyms only have one location, you can find the closest one to you that’s on our list.

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Here’s a list of the Top Gyms for Mixed Martial Arts in no particular order:

May 10, 2019

May 10 will be a celebration of 25 years of promoting combat sports in ‘The Land of Enchantment’ for promoter Lenny Fresquez and Fresquez Productions. To celebrate they will do what they do best, throw an MMA event, JW Fight Night 5.

December 29, 2018

Jackson-Wink MMA is one of the best mma gyms on the west coast. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Jackson-Wink MMA houses some of the top fighters in the world. 

December 28, 2018

If there’s something like a MMA paradise, then Jackson-Wink is as close as it gets. Established in 1992, the gym has trained champions and newcomers alike, including UFC champions George St. Pierre, Jon Jones and Rashad Evans. It’s known through MMA circles as one of the best gyms around, with a formidable team of fighters. The gym has more and more UFC hopefuls flocking to it every year, from across the country.

December 28, 2018

The then-22-year-old wunderkind had already demolished three UFC veterans, including Stephan Bonnar of The Ultimate Fighter fame. He had his pick of any MMA team in the world and had chosen the gymWinkeljohn owned with the legendary Greg Jackson, who was ecstatic Jones had found his way to Albuquerque, New Mexico.

December 28, 2018

В главном бою UFC 232 экс-чемпион UFC Джон Джонс проведет реванш с Александром Густафссоном. Для 31-летнего Джона Джонса этот бой станет первым с июня 2017 года и 25-м в профессиональной карьере, в которой он ни разу не проигрывал. Джонс готовится в академии Грега Джексона и Майкла Винклджона, а «Матч ТВ» говорит с генеральным менеджером зала Михаилом Любимовым.

December 28, 2018

“And you see him outside of the gym, anybody that comes up to him, he’s very real with people and genuinely wants to be. People come up and say hi. ‘Oh, hi, nice to meet you, and walk away. He always has that mini-conversation with them. Because he actually cares to meet these people and he appreciates them. That’s something he’s always had.”

December 10, 2018

Greg Jackson is widely considered to be one of, if not the best coach in all of MMA. Jackson’s award-winning MMA gym Jackson-Winkeljohn MMA Academy is also recognized as one of the top MMA gyms in the world. Jackson has also won several best coach and coach of the year awards.

December 30, 2018

Greg Jackson and Michael Winkeljohn have had the most success of any trainers/gym owners in mixed martial arts.

November 07, 2018

MMA fights are won or lost before the fighters ever step into the octagon. Victory is forged during training sessions, and no one’s better at dialing in fighters than Greg Jackson.

October 26, 2018

New Mexico, the 47th state to join the Union, has hosted a handful of major organizational events but is mostly known for being the home of Jackson Wink MMA. Compared to most states, New Mexico has had a rather quiet existence in the world of MMA.

October 19, 2018

This week, we interview Michael Lyubimov of Jackson Wink MMA Academy. The academy has been around since 1992 and has grown into a world renowned and premier Mixed Martial Arts training academy. It is home to some of the best MMA fighters to ever grace the sport of Mixed Martial Arts.

October 15, 2018

Greg Jackson, head coach at Jackson’s Martial Arts & Fitness Academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico, teaches essential MMA tactics and techniques for UFC-type competition and self-defense.

October 03, 2018

MANILA, Philippines -- Since making his triumphant return to the ONE Championship cage earlier this year, Filipino mixed martial arts star Eduard “Landslide" Folayang has been on an upward trajectory.

June 13, 2018

You are training at JacksonWink for this camp, when did you start training there and how did you end up there?

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My first camp in JacksonWink MMA was in May 2016. We found a contact here and they help with all details. I am happy that I can train here and represent JW Academy. It was a good move for my career.

June 4, 2018

In a major development for Indian MMA, a joint venture between Jackson-Wink and India’s Superhuman Gym is about to host its grand opening.

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Superhuman Gym is home to some of the best Indian MMA fighters, like Bharat Kandare and Sumeet Khade. Founded back in the year 2016 with the aim of promoting MMA as a fitness sport, the gym soon established itself as a top MMA training gym in India.

May 21, 2018

UFC welterweight Carlos Condit has already informed his management he intends to fight again, despite a frank, open-ended social media post on a potential retirement last month.

May 21, 2018

The instructions cut through the rustle of rolling bodies, the coach, slope shouldered, ears puffy with cauliflower topography, shouting his pleasure.

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“I saw someone being creative, I love that!” Nick Gonzalez said.

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Inside the gym the thin, dry air of Albuquerque’s desert gave way to a thicker, stench-ridden variety, heavy with hard work. It’s the smell of champions in the making.

April 18, 2018

Since returning from his trip to Afghanistan, Bahadurzada has been training at Jackson Winkeljohn MMA Academy in Albuquerque, NM. He’s been at that gym for the past couple of years. With Jack-Wink, as of late, Bahadurzada said he has lost a lot of weight and he expects a more efficient and streamlined performance versus Chagas on April 21st.

April 11, 2018

The UFC fighter recently became friends with Marquez, who stopped by the Jackson Wink MMA Academy, where Sanchez trains, “just to check out the gym.”

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“I told him, ‘You like MMA?’ and he said, ‘I love fighting,’ and then I said, ‘Alright. Well, are you here to just watch or do you want to train?’ and he said, ‘I want to train.’ So, I said alright let’s do this,” Sanchez said to KRQE Radio before the fight.

March 27, 2018

A huge development in the Indian MMA scene unravelled today as Superhuman Gym officially announced a working partnership with Jackson Wink MMA Academy.

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Superhuman Gym which is headquartered in Mumbai is known for being home for some of the most prolific Indian MMA fighters including Bharat Kandare, who was the first Indian-born fighter to feature in the UFC. The Gym is also home to Sumeet Khade who went viral recently through his flash KO victories in the Super Fight League.

March 13, 2018

Still, the title challenger has gotten some help on how to maximize his work in the cage. A trip to Albuquerque, N.M., put him in touch with MMA masterminds Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn. It also got him on the mats with ex-champ Jon Jones, who taught him now to marshal his energy for long fights.

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“I saw something,” he said. “(Jackson and Winkeljohn) controlled my attacks – when I should attack. I learned that from Jon.”

February 10, 2018

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - Jackson Wink MMA Academy is known for training some of the best fighters in UFC, now the world-renowned gym in Albuquerque is taking on new students to show that regardless of the cards they've been dealt, anything is possible.

February 6, 2018

I know part of Joe Rogan's job is to gush over the four fighters in the main event and co-main event during a promo that airs a week or so before the show is live, but something deeper and more personal would be helpful. If American Kickboxing Academy, Team Alpha Male, Jackson Wink, American Top Team and other top professional gyms also had a brand manager whose function was to hype its fighters, it could go a long way toward growing the popularity of its members.

December 13, 2017

In the fall of 2007, two days after Keith Jardine celebrated his most famous victory by defeating UFC legend Chuck Liddell, he was back home in New Mexico. The adrenaline of the win had long since worn off, leaving Jardine feeling as though he’d suffered through a car crash. After visiting his doctor to address some of the injuries he’d sustained throughout his training camp and in the fight, he was relaxing in a cafe in Bernalillo with his fiancée Jodie Esquibel when he noticed two people slowly approaching them.

December 8, 2017

“New Mexico and Albuquerque have been incredible,” Karam says. “I have just moved, and this is the first time living in the States. It’s been amazing to do training here. I’m a boxer and I’ve been training at Jackson Wink the entire time. We’ve all been hiking together with weighted vests up the Sandia Mountains. The sunsets are incredible, and so are the sunrises. While hiking in the Sandias, we often caught ourselves taking a moment to watch a sunset and realize how lucky we are.”

December 2, 2017

Diego Sanchez, a 35-year-old UFC regular from New Mexico, met Isaac “The Shermanator” Marquez when Marquez visited Jackson Wink Academy in Albuquerque to watch pros train. Sanchez invited Marquez to train with him, and the two quickly became friends.

November 30, 2017

ISLETA PUEBLO — The trash talkers get all the attention, but most MMA fighters respect their opponents — and say so.

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Case in point: El Paso’s Jesús Urbina, who will face Albuquerque’s Damacio Page tonight in the flyweight (125-pound) main event of an MMA card at Isleta Resort & Casino, makes no secret he has been a Page admirer in the past.

November 22, 2017

India’s Bharat Khandare will make his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut against China’s Pingyuan Liu in the bantamweight division (57 to 61 kg) at the UFC Fight Night in Shanghai on November 25

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Khandare, however, was not happy with competing at domestic level. In 2016, he started training in the famous Jackson Wink MMA academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The academy is known for producing world champions. It was a great experience for him to train with stalwarts like Holly Holm and Jon Jones.

November 22, 2017

23-year-old Chinese big man “Bad Boy” Yaozong Hu will step in on less than a weeks notice for James Mulheron who is the latest victim of USADA. The good news is Hu has finished all of his professional fights. The bad news is he has only had three fights. The worse news is his opponents combined record is 1-7 and that win came via disqualification. Hu’s home gym is ET MMA is Shanghai, but he has spent the last few months training at the Jackson/Wink Academy to prepare for this massive step up in competition.

October 31, 2017

For members of the Jackson-Wink MMA fight team, the Sandia Mountains are heartbreakers, not because of their beauty, but because running them will test everything – mind, body and soul.

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Welcome to Albuquerque, Johny Hendricks.

October 28, 2017

Maynard James Keenan — the enigmatic singer of such acts as Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer — paid a visit to one of the most famous MMA gyms in the country, Jackson Wink MMA Academy.

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Jackson Wink is, of course, the home of such famous MMA stars as former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon “Bones” Jones, former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion and Featherweight title contender Holly Holm, and former UFC Interim Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit.

October 14, 2017

“One thing that Jackson has done for me, it’s something that I haven’t done in a very long time, is fight back,” Hendricks said. “You know, had to bite down on my mouthpiece and fight back. And I got that, I’m getting that in New Mexico, at Jackson/Wink’s. That’s one thing that I can say they’re doing, they’re bringing it back out of me. And that’s really what’s important for me is to get that back.”

October 2, 2017

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight champion Johny Hendricks is taking his fight camp on the road -- literally — as he gears up for a middleweight showdown against Brazilian banger Paulo Henrique Costa.

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Unlike Bugs Bunny, “Bigg Rigg” will take that left turn at Albuquerque, setting up shop at the famed Jackson-Wink MMA academy in New Mexico, home to a bevy of top UFC stars and even former opponents like Carlos Condit.

September 4, 2017

Tyson Pedro, who fights Ilir Latifi this Saturday on the main card of UFC 215: Johnson vs Borg, is yet to taste defeat in his six professional fights.

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But the light heavyweight says sparring with his teammates at the famed Jackson-Wink MMA Academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico stops him from being fixated on the ‘0’ on his record. 

When you’re training with fighters of that caliber, it’s a fact of life that sometimes you’re going to come out second best.

August 18, 2017

Brandon Gibson is a purist when it comes to striking. Yet when the respected coach at the Jackson Wink MMA Academy talks about his chosen art and how it applies to the Aug. 26 fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor, he doesn’t do it as “The MMA guy,” because as anyone knows, to know your business is to know all aspects of it.

August 7, 2017

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Albuquerque gym that trains some of the world's best mixed-martial arts fighters says Jon "Bones" Jones reclaiming his UFC light heavyweight title was one of the gym's greatest victories.

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Jackson Wink MMA Academy general manager Michael Lyubimov says the gym is proud it was able to bring Jones back to an excellent condition to defeat Daniel Cormier on Saturday.

August 5, 2017

Landers accumulated the experience one needs to become an MMA fighter; he just did not have any actual MMA experience. He parlayed it all into a chance to join one of the top MMA schools in the world and learn from one of the top coaches in the sport, Greg Jackson.

August 2, 2017

Jon Jones has posted a picture of himself and his team in celebration of them following his victory over Daniel Cormier at UFC 214.

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Jones regained his UFC light heavyweight championship after returning from more than a year out of the Octagon with a stunning third round knockout over long-term rival Cormier

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On Wednesday, he used Instagram to share a photo of him knelt down in front of his six-man strong team.

July 5, 2017

As mixed martial arts evolves, focus in training is shifting. MMA striking drills are taking center stage over beating the hell out of each other. Back in the golden days of the sport, there was much more emphasis on toughness as a technique. Fighters would hammer each other in hard sparring sessions to condition themselves for competition.

July 4, 2017

Greg came from a wrestling background. He understands that wrestling is the most important art in almost any fight. He is a well-read leader of men and women who grooms his students to be fine human beings as well as ruthless killers.

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Greg is partnered with one of the best striking coaches in the game in Mike Winkeljohn. These two work better than any duo of coaches we have seen in MMA. Greg is the man with the plan. He is widely considered to have the most efficient and effective game plans for fighters.

February 13, 2017

JacksonWink MMA standout Holly Holm suffered a disappointing defeat at UFC 208, losing a unanimous decision to Germaine de Randamie in the inaugural UFC women’s featherweight championship matchup. 

The bout, however, was not without controversy. From illegal blows after the bell to a questionable judges’ decision, the bout left plenty to discuss in its aftermath. 

January 10, 2017

60 Minutes Sports, Season 2016, Episode 3: 60 MINUTES SPORTS covers the Jackson Wink MMA Academy - an elite training ground for some of the best MMA fighters in the world including UFC Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm. Watch Tuesday March 1st at 9PM ET/PT on SHOWTIME.

January 1, 2017

There’s all the familiar sounds: the hum of airdyne bikes whirling; fighters hanging out on the edges of the mats and chatting; a lone walk-in digging fists into a heavy bag.

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In a lot of ways, it’s like any other MMA gym.

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But when you walk into Jackson Wink, the first thing you see is the writing on the wall.

September 28, 2016

If Zahabi is not the greatest trainer of all time, then there is no doubt that it is either Greg Jackson or Mike Winklejohn. So when you consider that they have combined forces, there can be no doubt that their gym in Albuquerque, New Mexico is the location of the greatest MMA gym of all time. 

September 20, 2016

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Nick Urso sought help after a sparring partner kicked him in the stomach, leaving the mixed martial arts fighter in pain that wrapped around his torso.

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“It hurts to take a deep breath,” Urso told Dr. Beau Hightower, a chiropractor at Elite Ortho-Therapy and Sports Medicine, a clinic on the second floor of the Jackson-Wink MMA Academy in Albuquerque.

September 12, 2016

Siddharth Chandanshive is a rising Indian lightweight MMA fighter. Standing with a record of 5 wins and 1 loss, the Mumbaikar has managed to get his name among the best Indian MMA fighters. All his five wins come by stoppage, with 2 knockouts and 3 submissions. In his last fight he avenged his sole loss from Mukesh Gora by forcing him to tap out to a vicious arm-triangle choke.

He had the golden opportunity to visit one of the best gyms in the world Jackson-Wink. He trained over there for over six months as a part of a program conducted by the UFC to help Indian MMA grow and I recently caught up with him to get his thoughts on the experience and what he sees as the future for the sport in his home country.

August 1, 2016

So what does the UFC replace it with? Take the money and crew and send them to Jackson Wink MMA or AKA and follow around some young guys there. Show the daily hell they go through and the dingy apartments they live in. Show the crazy eating habits and obscene weight cutting. That’s drama — not drunken boasting or short-sheeting your teammate’s bed in a mansion. They can bring back The Ultimate Fighter down the road, or repurpose the name into something really worth the viewers’ time.

May 27, 2016

The show's producers went to great lengths to make the fighting scenes authentic, hiring well-known MMA trainer Greg Jackson to train the actors.

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Jackson is the co-owner of Jackson-Wink MMA Academy, home gym to UFC fighters Jon Jones, Carlos Condit, Holly Holm and Diego Sanchez.

May 13, 2016

Alistair Overeem's stock continues to rise. After an anti-climatic opening stint with the UFC, 'The Reem' has reinvented himself at Jackson-Wink MMA Academy as one of the most technical heavyweights in the world.

April 23, 2016

By the trip's end, any lingering animosity from the time Pettis nearly kicked a hole through Cerrone's torso was gone, so Cerrone invited Pettis out to New Mexico for a few days of friendly sparring at Jackson-Winkeljohn. Somehow a three-day stay turned into a three-week retreat.

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Before Pettis knew what hit him, Albuquerque was starting to look awfully lovely as a potential second home.

April 7, 2016

Now, with his legal problems (mostly) behind him, Jones is training for his return to the Octagon at UFC 197, where he'll fight Oliver Saint Preux for the interim title. But as Rolling Stone learned when he invited us to his camp at Jackson-Wink MMA, Bones is actually fighting for much more than a championship. He's fighting for his life.

March 6, 2016

Jackson Wink MMA Academy is 30,000-square-foot facility located in the small city of Albuquerque, New Mexico just a block from the historic Route 66.

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Founded in 2007 by the partnership of Greg Jackson, a martial arts instructor who once shunned competitive fighting, and Mike Winkeljohn, a former kick boxer and 5th degree black belt in Kempo Karate, the MMA academy has transformed itself from a small gym to a world class sports training facility.

March 4, 2016

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A sign at the entrance of Jackson Wink MMA Academy boasts that behind its doors "walk the greatest fighters in the world." And those with dreams of becoming the next great mixed martial arts fighter flock here from around the world.

March 4, 2016

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A sign at the entrance of Jackson Wink MMA Academy boasts that behind its doors “walk the greatest fighters in the world.” And those with dreams of becoming the next great mixed martial arts fighter flock here from around the world.

February 26, 2016

Jackson Wink MMA Academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico is among the elite MMA training gyms in the world. Operated by Greg Jackson and Mike Winklejohn, the gym boasts an impressive list of clients, including notable champions and past champions like Andrei Arlovski, Anthony Hamilton, Jon "Bones" Jones, Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone and Holly Holm. 

February 6, 2016

The Eighth Annual Fighters Only World MMA Awards took place at The Venetian Hotel Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Friday February 5th. The show was hosted by UFC star Urijah Faber.

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The red carpet event honored the best of MMA from 2015, including the best fighters, fights and finishes.

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The leading star of the night was UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm, who picked up a record four awards including ‘Female Fighter of the Year’ and ‘Knockout of the Year’ for her head kick KO of Ronda Rousey in November.

January 15, 2016

UFC Hall of Fame legend BJ Penn has joined the JacksonWink MMA Academy for training with plans to return and fight in the Octagon. Fighters including Jon Jones, Holly Holm, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, and many more have welcomed “The Prodigy” to their gym.

December 5, 2015

ALBUQUERQUE — Inside a no-frills downtown gym, mixed martial arts fighter Jodie Esquibel donned headgear and prepped for a workout with a wrestling coach and two male fighters at the Jackson Wink MMA Academy.

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Eighty fighters from around the world live, eat and breathe this sport at the academy, honing their skills in wrestling, boxing, kickboxing, jiujitsu and other fighting techniques.

December 5, 2015

You would think that the trend of celebrities and athletes parodying Drake's "Hotline Bling" video has already reached its apex, especially after Donald Trump jumped in on the fun one month ago on SNL. Right?

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NOPE. Holly Holm is the next in line to see swaying and shimmying in front of the video's baby blue screen. 

December 8, 2015

It is difficult to overstate the quality of training fighters receive from the most famous and successful coaching duo in MMA. These coaches are a package deal. They must be judged in conjunction because the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

November 22, 2015

There are mixed martial arts (MMA) gyms, then there's Jackson Wink Academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Earlier this year, dynamic duo Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn, opened the doors to their massive new facility to accommodate it's ever-growing roster of fighters that already includes the likes of Jon Jones, Carlos Condit, Diego Sanchez, Alistair Overeem, Andrei Arlovski and of course, newly-crowned women's bantamweight champion, Holly Holm.

November 20, 2015

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — As the city of Albuquerque plans a “homecoming celebration” for new UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm, the New Mexico native said Friday that her hometown played a role in her road to capturing the belt from undefeated Ronda Rousey.

November 18, 2015

"Since this past weekend, our phone and emails have blown up," said Heather Winkeljohn, co-owner of Wink's Gym MMA & Fitness in Albuquerque.

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Local mixed martial artist and former professional boxer and kickboxer Holly Holmbeat Ronda Rousey for the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship on Saturday. Holm teaches at Wink's Gym and trains at the Jackson Wink MMA Academy.

November 15, 2015

MELBOURNE, Australia – You didn’t see Mike Winkeljohn overcome with emotion when Holly Holm knocked out Ronda Rousey, because to him, it was all part of the plan.

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MMA fans are used to the sight of coaches streaming into the octagon post-fight, some shedding tears with their fighters.

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“It’s a good group of guys and ladies at our gym that work together and help each other out, and I think that’s what it’s all about – putting together a good game plan and looking for the strengths and weaknesses that both fighters have,” he told MMAjunkie after Saturday’s UFC 193 pay-per-view headliner at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia.

November 14, 2015

Tonight in Melbourne, Australia’s Etihad Stadium, Ronda Rousey, the greatest women’s fighter ever, will defend her bantamweight title for the seventh successive time. In sports, and especially in fighting, it’s important to account for the impossible.

November 23, 2015

Ronda Rousey tasted defeat by the hands (and feet) of Holly Holm for the same reason many other fighters have been humbled; when you're on top there's only one way to go.

September 10, 2015

Mike Winkeljohn admits he got into fighting for all the wrong reasons.

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Getting into street scraps as a teenager is pretty ordinary, but what is completely extraordinary is that over the next three plus decades since Winkeljohn started fighting he became a husband, a father, a world champion, a local business owner, and - without a doubt - one of the most revered coaches mixed martial arts has ever known.

July 16, 2015

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – When Mike Winkeljohn saw the old DEA building in downtown Albuquerque he saw a Mixed Martial Arts diamond in the rough.

June 03, 2015

To most folks, Albuquerque, New Mexico, isn't a destination that's very high on their list of places to go see. To MMA fighters however, it might as well be Mecca. Nestled in the New Mexico desert lies Jackson-Winklejohn MMA, the closest thing to a mixed martial artist factory there is. They do everything at Jackson-Winklejohn right.

July 14, 2015

MMA is one of the fastest-growing sports in the country, and Albuquerque has two of the most renowned and sought-after coaches in the world. Now, they have a one-of-a-kind training facility to attract even more talent to the Duke City.

May 22, 2015

Coach Mike Winkeljohn of Jackson-Winkeljohn MMA weighs in on heavyweight teammates, Alistair Overeem and Andrei Arlovski facing each other and says Travis Browne never told the team he wasn't coming back.

April 22, 2015

Albuquerque, N.M., is a scrappy city, and it is fitting that a place with a long tradition of combat sports excellence -- and one located a mile above sea level -- would be home to one of MMA’s finest gyms. Greg Jackson and Mike Winklejohn have formed one of the sport’s most productive partnerships. The two coaches balance each other perfectly, formulating picture-perfect game plans while playing good cop and bad cop to some of the biggest egos and greatest talents to ever strap on a pair of four-ounce gloves.

February 24, 2015

The beginning of 2015 was bittersweet for UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who defended his title against Daniel Cormier at UFC 182 only to have it come to light that he tested positive for cocaine in an out-of-competition test. 

January 10, 2015

An in depth interview exclusive with coach extraordinaire, Greg Jackson with questions ranging from fight philosophy to the elements of good cornering and everything in between.

January 1, 2015

Roster Highlights: Jon Jones, Travis Browne, Tim Kennedy, Carlos Condit, Gina Carano

Notable Coaches: Greg Jackson, Mike Winkeljohn

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Greg Jackson has taken some heat as a trainer, including being called a “sport killer” by Dana White, but you can’t argue with results. Dana might also have been upset that Jackson was coaching Bellator’s reality show. None the less, Greg Jackson has one of the longest resumes out of any MMA coach

October 1, 2014

Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn have a reputation for training some of the world’s best mixed-martial arts fighters.

Now they’re working on a new facility that better suits their level of success.

May 1,2014

Top 15 UFC Contenders: Travis Browne, Frank Mir, Tim Kennedy, Carlos Condit, Donald Cerrone, Rustam Khabilov, Clay Guida, Cub Swanson, Erik Perez, John Dodson, Sarah Kaufman

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It is for good reason Greg Jackson is the most recognizable coach in MMA. He and Mike Winkeljohn have put together a team that is head and shoulders above the others.

April 22, 2014

When set against the back drop of the rough and tumble outpost of Albuquerque, N.M., and the hard-nosed champion factory of the Jackson/Winkeljohn fight gym; Brandon Gibson is a contrast to his surroundings.

April 11, 2014

"The Reem" is headed to Albuquerque.

Alistair Overeem confirmed with MMAFighting.com that has officially decided to train for his next fight at the famed Jackson-Winkeljohn camp in New Mexico.

April 2, 2014

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones spoke to Bloody Elbow regarding the dynamic between himself and his coaches Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn

March 19, 2014

It’s 9 o’clock on a Wednesday morning, and Greg Jackson looks like hell.

February 9, 2014

The vast openness of the Southwest has always made it a place where what you can make of something becomes the reality.

Among the dust-covered, sunburned mesas, opportunities have to be forged where they would be readily available in other parts of the country.

January 1, 2014

Last year, we spent a week with Greg Jackson, a top fight trainer, as he and his team prepared four athletes to compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. We were granted unusual behind-the-scenes access so that we could answer a fairly straightforward question: Just what does a great coach do, and why does it work?

October 3, 2013

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The coach behind one of the world’s most successful female boxers is teaching everyday women how to protect themselves. His wife, meanwhile, is showing them how using their gut may mean they never have to use their hands.

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It’s called “Smart Girl Self Defense,” a $160, two-day course offered by well-known Albuquerque kickboxing and mixed-martial arts coach Mike Winkeljohn – who has guided Holly Holm as a professional boxer and MMA fighter – and his wife, Heather Winkeljohn, a former teacher and developmental assessment specialist.

April 18, 2013

Originally doing work in Las Vegas, Nevada, Mir relocated to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to train at the famed Jackson-Winkeljohn Mixed Martial Arts academy.

January 13, 2013

Mixed martial arts guru Greg Jackson possesses an absolutely ridiculous stable of top-quality fighters.

The camp at Jackson MMA in Albuquerque, N.M., is littered with champions, and determining the best of the best is a tall order.

November 21, 2012

MMAmania's Brian Hemminger speaks with Jackson's MMA head striking coach Mike Winkeljohn about about Carlos Condit's performance on fight night, the combination that nearly finished the fight in the third round and the amount of damage "The Natural Born Killer" dealt throughout the fight in this exclusive interview.

June 25, 2012

THE ANGRY POP-POP-POP-WHAP-WHAP WHAP OF A FIGHTER PUNCHING PADDED MITTS ECHOES OFF THE WALLS LIKE GUNFIRE,competing with the screech of AC/DC on the stereo. Nearby another fighter is on his personal Highway to Hell, grinding out miles on a treadmill, trying to melt 11 pounds off his 166-pound frame before a weigh-in days away. An older gym denizen known affectionately as Crazy Steve poses in front of a mirror and spins butterfly knives as if they were nunchucks. The resident pit bull, Maximus, gnaws on balls of athletic tape.

June 6, 2012

The building at 5505 Acoma Road in Albuquerque, New Mexico is unassuming.

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Much like the man who runs the establishment inside.

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The sandstone and reddish-brown adobe motif so identified with the American Southwest doesn’t stand out from like structures on the block, three of them churches.

April 25, 2012

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- It was but a momentary lapse in reflex, something that one of the world’s premier striking coaches would catch 999 times out of 1,000 in a routine practice. Probability says the odds were heavily against Mike Winkeljohn losing his right eye during a mitt session on Sept. 23, 2009; less than a one-percent chance, really.

January 1, 2010

Greg Jackson (born 1974) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) trainer who co-owns Jackson Wink MMA Academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico, widely considered one of the top MMA training centers in the world. Jackson has trained many successful fighters, including former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones, former UFC Welterweight/Middleweight Champion Georges St-Pierre, former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm, former Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans, and a roster of other UFC contenders and World Extreme Cagefighting champions.