Orlando, Florida: American Top Team - Orlando

**GoldenJonas** · Posted On: 9/29/2006 12:15pm

ATT - Orlando & Longwood offer classes in MMA, Submission Grappling, BJJ, Muay Thai, Boxing, and also has a Cardio classes that are hard as hell. The gym features quite a few top rung fighters who have MMA experience ranging from local promotions to Pride and the UFC.

The school is directly affiliated with American Top Team out of Coconut Creek, Florida.

The BJJ and submission grappling classes are top notch and the MMA classes can be brutal. The head instructor, Paul Rodriguez, is a member of ATT; has a pro record of 10-8-2; has fought in the UFC, Pride, AFC, KOTC, GCM, Deep, and Pancrease, and is a BJJ Brown from Marcio Simas, now studying under Ricardo Liborio at ATT.

The BJJ and Sub. Grappling classes vary in size. I've seen as many as 35-40 guys in the night grappling class and as many as 25 in the BJJ class. The MMA classes are the same with usually 10-20 fighters in either the beginners or advanced classes.

At times Ben Saunders (TUF Season 6, CFC Middleweight Champion), John Morrison, Steve Ramos or Jason Petino will teach the Sub. Grap. and/or BJJ classes if Paul is not available. Ben, Steve, Jason, and John are BJJ purple belts. Steve and Jason are wrestlers with over a decade each of wrestling experience, both just received their BJJ purple belts in July 2008, and both are up and coming pro fighters. The good thing is that we get BJJ guys pro-fighters from all over who come in to train both gi and no-gi all of the time; purples, browns, and blacks. We also get a lot of pro fighters on the mat who are either members of ATT or are otherwise in town for fights and looking for a place to roll or train.

The MMA classes are primarily taught by Paul, Ben, Jason or Steve. The contact level you is usually agreed upon by you and your partner. Typically the beginner classes are light-medium contact during free spar and the advanced classes you pick your level of punishment.

The MMA Cardio class is pretty hard core in that by the end of it you will be using the heavy bags to hold themselves up. The cardio class is required for those on the MMA ATT-Orlando Fight Team.

The Muay Thai class can be brutal and the contact level here is as heavy as you and your partner agree. The Muay Thai classes at the University branch are taught by Paul, Ben and Jason and the Muay Thai at the Longwood branch is taught by Jose Figuroa (Cage Warriors Lightweight Belt holder).

Equipment: 16 full length heavy bags; 1 heavy ball thing; 2 large mat areas measuring @ 25' x 25'-30' (front mats) and 22'x20' (back mats); 2 bathrooms; full changing room and a shower.

ATT-ORLANDO CLASS SCHEDULE:

MONDAY
12:00pm - 1:00pm: MMA
1:00pm - 2:00pm: Boxing

5:00pm - 5:55pm: Kid Jiu-Jitsu
6pm - 7pm: Muay Thai (Bag/Pad Class)
7pm - 8pm: BJJ
8pm - 9pm: MMA

TUESDAY
12:00pm - 1:00pm: Submission Grappling

6:30pm - 7:30pm: Submission Grappling
7:45pm - 8:45pm: Muay Thai/MMA (Striking)

WEDNESDAY
11:15am - 12:15pm: BJJ
12:15pm - 1:15pm: MMA

5:00pm - 5:55pm: Kid Jiu-Jitsu
6:00pm- 7:00pm: BJJ
7:00pm - 8:00pm: MMA
8:00pm - 9:00pm: Muay Thai (Bag/Pad Class)

THURSDAY
12:00pm - 1:00pm: Submission Grappling

6:30pm - 7:30pm: Muay Thai/MMA (Striking)
7:45pm - 8:45pm: Submission Grappling

FRIDAY
11:15am - 12:15pm: BJJ
12:15pm - 1:00pm: MMA (Conditioning)

6:00pm - 7:00pm: BJJ (Tourney Training)
7:00pm - 8:15pm: Muay Thai/MMA (Sparring)

SATURDAY
10:00am -11:00am: Kids MMA
12:00pm - 1:00pm: Submission Grappling (Tourney Training)

OPEN MAT POLICY: Any time there is an open mat you can train. Many times students stay late after class and grab a corner of mat to keep rolling or training.

PRIMARY INSTRUCTORS:

[LEFT]Paul Rodriguez, ATT (BJJ Brown) - MMA, BJJ, Submission Grappling, Cardio Kick (UFC, Pride, KOTC, Pancrease, GCM, Hook&Shoot, Shooto, AFC)

Ben Saunders, ATT (BJJ Purple) - BJJ, Submission Grappling, MMA (AFC, CFC - Current Middleweight Champion)

Jason Patino, ATT (BJJ Purple) - MMA, Submission Grappling, Wrestling

Steve Ramos, ATT (BJJ Purple) - MMA, Submission Grappling, Wrestling

ATT-ORLANDO: Pro-Fight Team*

Paul Rodriguez: 10-8-2
Luigi Fioravanti: 14-5 (UFC 4-5)
Ben "Killa-B" Saunders: 7-0-2 (UFC 3-0) (Current CFC Middleweight Champion)
Jose Figueroa: 6-1 (Current Battle Cage Lightweight Champion)
Steven Ramos: 4-2
Jason Petino: 3-2 (6/21/07 NAGA South Florida Welterweight Champion - No-Gi Advanced Division)
John Morrison: 3-2
Kenny "Mimbo" Jackson: 1-2
Girt Kocani: 1-0

* I'm almost positive that I forgot some of the guys so don't hate me if I did.

**fmiceli** · Posted On: 10/01/2006 6:10pm

I believe their new website is: http://www.knock-out-fitness.com/

I hope to be checking them out this week.

**GoldenJonas** · Posted On: 10/01/2006 9:29pm

Yup. Last I checked it was still under construction.

I'll be rolling Monday and Tuesday night. See you there.

PM me if you want any specifics.

**SORT14** · Posted On: 10/28/2006 5:15pm

Great school. I really enjoy training there!

**GoldenJonas** · Posted On: 11/02/2006 8:38am

We just got a boxing coach, Frank Pezullo, who will be offering classes in the sweet science as well as training his pro. fighters at our gym.

**GoldenJonas** · Posted On: 11/08/2006 7:58am

Coach Pezullo is now accepting students for boxing classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, call for class times.

The review has been accordingly modified to add Boxing.

Also, we will be having a school -vs- school MMA tournament at the beginning of December.

ATT/Knockout Fitness, Orlando -vs- ATT, Port St. Lucie (Din Thomas' school).

We're clearing out the gym and setting up plenty of viewing area to watch the fights. I'll post more info as I get it.

**GoldenJonas** · Posted On: 11/18/2006 12:15pm

CONFIRMED

ATT Port St Lucie (Din Thomas' School) v. ATT/Knockout Fitness Orlando

SEE POST ON iCompete Forum for details

**GoldenJonas** · Posted On: 12/05/2006 8:38am

12/13/06 - Fight Night LIVE on Spike TV at 8:00pm.

Luigi Fioravanti (9-1), one of the ATT MMA instructors at KO Fitness, will be fighting Dave "the warrior" Menne (35-5-1) on Fight Night LIVE, Wednesday 12/13/06.

Luigi is 1-1 in the UFC. He knocked out Solomon Hutcherson in round 1 at the TUF:Season 3 finale last June '06 and he went the distance but lost in a decision against Chris Leban at Ultimate Fight Night 4 in April '06.

Luigi has only been fighting professionally for a relatively short time and has been consistently dominating and knocking out his opponents, he is a rising star on the American Top Team roster.

**Cankles** · Posted On: 12/08/2006 5:49am

Thanks for the reviews, guys.

John "Cankles" Morrison

**GoldenJonas** · Posted On: 12/13/2006 11:01pm

12/13/06 - UFC Fight Night LIVE RESULTS

Luigi Fioravanti WINS By TKO (ref. stoppage) at 4:44 in the 1st Round.

Luigi steamrolls his way to a pro record of 10-1 overall and 2-1 in the UFC.

HELLS YEAH BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!