MMA Coaches

The head of Xtreme Couture Toronto’s Mixed Martial Arts and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu programs is the UFC’s own rising star, Misha Cirkunov. Misha coaches with the passion and focus with which he competes. He has won multiple national titles in Wrestling, Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Quite possibly the most notable of his accomplishments is his 9-2 MMA record, with 7 first round finishes, 4 taking place in the UFC! Misha trains full-time and coaches out of Xtreme Couture Toronto. He is one the most approachable athletes in the business and is eager to teach anyone with a willingness to learn. Old, young, male or female, Misha welcomes you to join him on his journey at Xtreme Couture Toronto.

As one of Canada’s Top boxing Coaches, Billy is willing to help everyone reach their goals. Whether your goal is to become a professional fighter, to get yourself into peak physical condition or to lose that last 10 lbs, with years of Training experience coupled with your hard work and dedication your goals are well within your reach. “BE REAL”

Experience:

• Licensed Pro Boxing Coach, with 20 years experience
• Licensed Cut Man
• Level 1 NCCP

Has trained:

• a 2-time world boxing champion
• 6 Canadian Champions
• The Ontario Boxing Team
• Pro Hockey Players
• Pro MMA Fighters

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Wagnney Fabiano is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 5th degree black belt out of Nova Uniao. He turned into a professional MMA fighter in the early 2000’s, and has had over 20 fights, becoming the IFL (International Fight League) Featherweight Champion. A very successful BJJ competitor in the 1990’s, Wagnney conquered several important trophies such as the Brazilian National Championship and the National Teams tournament. Recently he has trained UFC champion Jose Aldo and Renan Barao.

Main Achievements:

• Brazilian National Champion (1996 brown)
• Brazilian National Teams Champion (1997 black)
• Brazilian National Teams 2nd Place (1998 black)
• World Bronze Medallist (1998)

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Stu is a private trainer, with 8 years of experience with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He has been training Nogi long enough to have a good combination of old school BJJ and new school style which brings the inverted guard and ankle locks into play. His hands-on approach to private training makes the most technical aspects of the sport understandable and obtainable to people of all skill levels.

Main Achievements:

• 2 time Gold Medalist in Naga
• 2 time Gold Medalist in Grapplers Quest
• Gold Medalist at the Xtreme Couture Open
• Purple belt under UFC Fighter Misha Cirkonov
• Full-time children and teen instructor and coach for 4+ years

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Sean turned to Muay Thai in high-school as a way to channel his energy, and what he learned was discipline, dedication and work ethic. After finishing high-school Sean decided to travel to Thailand to train and compete in professional Muay Thai. There, he fell in love with the country, culture and art that is Muay Thai. In just over 5 years of training Sean currently ranks 9-0 as a fighter and won the Chiang Mai International Muay Thai title during his second trip to Thailand. Sean constantly seeks to share his knowledge with others who are interested in this martial art, and empower them as fighters and as people.

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Sandy ‘Lil Tyson’ Tsagouris is a pro boxer and the first Female Champion in Canada. Sandy started boxing when she was still in high school where she was consistently voted athlete of the year. Sandy first began amateur fighting in 1997 and has never looked back. After taking on her long time coach Billy Martin, she decided to go pro at age 23. She currently holds a professional record of 13-2-0 with 6 KO’s. She has fought her way to the top and is now a world ranked fighter. Sandy embodies hard work and is always learning new styles and techniques to stay ahead of her competitors and be the best that she can be.

Main Achievements:

• First ever Female Canadian Champion
• N.A.B.A Featherweight Champion 2008
• World Ranked Fighter
• Nearly 20 years of boxing  experience

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Paul came into Jiu-Jitsu at a time when there were no prizes, money or mainstream accolades for competing. Paul does what he does for the love of the sport – a Philosophy he tries to impart to his students. Rigorous warm up’s and repetition, with an emphasis on discipline are his methods.
Paul believes that anyone can learn BJJ, and with the right amount of dedication they can reach lofty goals; performance, personal and otherwise. Jiu-Jitsu isn’t just something you do for exercise; it can be a life changing art form for those that embrace it. It can turn victims into survivors, the weak into warriors and the determined into Champions.

Experience

• Ceritified Jiu-Jitsu Brown Belt under Wagnney Fabiano (President of Nova Uniao Canada)
• Over a decade of Jiu-Jitsu and grappling experience, with many adult and masters titles.
• Trained with multiple Jiu-Jitsu World Champions in Canada and the US (IBJJF and ADCC)
• Full time childrens/ teens instructor and coach

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Born in Split, Croatia, Paolo began training as a kick boxer in 1997. As a Dutch style kick boxer, Paolo has a strong kicking technique and a great counter fighting style. Paolo is a National champion and former captain of the Croatian National Team.
Paolo has acted as the Strength and Conditioning Coach for K-1, training champion Branko Cikatic. He has also trained MMA fighters including Mirko “Cro-Cop” Filipovic, and the Croation military.

Main Achievements:

• Main Achievements:
• -Masters Degree in Kinesiology and Sport Sciences
• Croatian National Kickboxing Champion

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Mickey is an advanced Muay Thai instructor with over 12 years of training and coaching experience. In his pro career, Mickey has taken on 12 Muay Thai fights in a 5 year span, and went undefeated with a 12-0 record.

His training includes 2 years in Thailand with the Lumpinee (Muay Thai) Champion Jomhod Kiatadisak. He has also trained at Sing Patong, a top Muay Thai gym in Phuket, and was a member of the Sityodtong fight system for 7 years.

As a trainer, Mickey places a strong emphasis on sound techniques, understanding discipline, and elite level of conditioning.

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Marco began training and fighting in amateur Muay Thai under world renowned Muay Thai guru Kru Ajarn Suchart at Siam No. 1 in 2003. Marco’s teachings are a balance of cardio and strength training, blended with fundamental Muay Thai techniques.

Thai workouts we work on: Monday @ 6:30pm, pad work with plyometric exercises.

Saturday @ 9:00am, cross training style blast to help build strength, endurance, and conditioning followed by technique and bag work.

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