Team Quest

Mixed martial arts training organization


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::summary Mixed martial arts training organization ::

|teamname = Team Quest |image = TeamQuestlogo.jpg |imagesize = 150px |founder = Dan Henderson Randy Couture |owner = Dan Henderson |trainers = Heath Sims Dylan Fussell Bryan Harper Scott McKendry Luiz Pedro Cody Isaacson |dateestablished = 1999 |titleholders = |fmrtitleholders = Randy Couture Light Heavyweight Champion (UFC 2003-2004, 2004-2005) 205 lb, Heavyweight Champion (UFC 1997, 2000-2002, 2007) 222 lb

Dan Henderson Welterweight Champion (PRIDE FC 2006-2008) 183 lb, Middleweight Champion (PRIDE FC 2007) 205 lb

Evan Tanner Middleweight champion (UFC 2005) 185 lb

Tarec Saffiedine Welterweight Champion (Strikeforce 2013) 170 lb

Ed Herman Lightweight Heavyweight Champion (SportFight 2005 Relinquished) 205 lb Gabe Ruediger Lightweight Champion (WEC 2004–2005) 155 lb |topfighters = Dan Henderson (UFC, Strikeforce)

Chael Sonnen (Bellator, WEC, UFC)

Matt Lindland (UFC, Strikeforce)

Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (Strikeforce)

Ed Herman (UFC, Strikeforce) |schoollocations = Gresham, Oregon

Hemet, California

Chiang Mai, Thailand |website = Team Quest Portland Team Quest San Jacinto |}} Team Quest is a mixed martial arts training camp founded by Randy Couture and Dan Henderson with facilities located in Gresham, Oregon; Murrieta, California; Encinitas, California; Redding, California; Hemet, California; and Chiang Mai, Thailand. Notable fighters that have trained at the Oregon facility are Matt Lindland, Dave Jansen, Nathan Coy, and Chael Sonnen.

The Portland, Oregon location is led by Coach Matt Lindland, Olympic Silver Medalist, UFC veteran and former coach of the USA Olympic Wrestling Team.

The California facility hosts teammates, former two division PRIDE & Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Dan Henderson, as well as Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, Krzysztof Soszynski, and Jesse Taylor. The majority of fighters at Team Quest come from a background in wrestling.

The Redding location in Northern California is headed by BJJ Black Belt Carlos Zapata and is home to Muay Thai Kru Josh Hernandez. The location was shut down for undisclosed reasons.

Team Quest Portland's Pat Healy has spent time in China, helping MMA fighters and conducting training sessions with Legend's FC fighters. Healy has hosted some BJJ seminars in Hong Kong.

Notable members

References

References

  1. "Lindland Returns Fire on 'Hendo' in Team Quest Lawsuit". sherdog.com.
  2. "Team Quest MMA & Fitness". tqmma.com.
  3. "Black Belt Magazine: World's Leading Magazine of Martial Arts – - Black Belt".
  4. https://timwelch.substack.com/p/red-hawk-essentials-30

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