Javier Mendez (mixed martial arts trainer)

Javier Mendez (born September 18, 1970) is a Mexican-American mixed martial arts (MMA) coach and founder of the MMA gym American Kickboxing Academy (AKA). He is a former two-time ISKA full contact light cruiserweight and oriental rules light heavyweight kickboxing world champion. He is best known for being the coach and mentor to multiple MMA world champions, most famously Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev, Luke Rockhold, Frank Shamrock, Daniel Cormier and Cain Velasquez. Javier holds the distinction as the first man to coach multiple two-division UFC world champions (Daniel Cormier and Islam Makhachev). He is considered to be one of the greatest MMA coaches of all time.