The American Kickboxing Academy ( AKA ) is a martial arts gym based in San Jose, California. It is one of the pioneering schools of mixed martial arts ( MMA )

 

AKA headquarters is located in south San Jose. In 2014, Mike Swick & AKA opened "AKA Thailand " Gym in Phuket, Thailand.

 

AKA is the stomping grounds of four UFC champions. Cain Velasquez, former heavyweight champion; Daniel Cormier, former light heavyweight and heavyweight champion; Luke Rockhold, former middleweight champion; and

Khabib Nurmagomedov, lightweight champion,

all trained at AKA.