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{{short description|Mixed martial arts training organization}}
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{{MMA Training Associations|teamname=Militich Fighting Systems<ref name="Mil">{{cite web
{{Prose|date=February 2015}}
|url=http://www.mfselite.com/
{{MMA Training Associations
|title=Militich Fighting Systems Official Site
|teamname=Miletich Fighting Systems
|year=2007
|image=MFSLogo.jpg
|accessdate=2007-08-19
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|publisher=[[MFS]]
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|logo=MFSLogo.jpg
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|founder=[[Pat Miletich]]
|founder=[[Pat Miletich]]
|trainers=[[Pat Miletich]] <br> Steve Rusk<br> Nate Schroeder
|owners=
|dateestablished=1997 (start) <br> 2008 (defunct)
|trainers=[[Pat Miletich]] <br> [[Steve Rusk]] <br> [[Nate Schroeder]]
|fmrtitleholders= [[Robbie Lawler]]<ref>{{cite news
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|titleholders=[[Robbie Lawler]] Middleweight Champion (ICON Sport) {{weight|lbs=185}}
|title=Lawler knocks out Trigg in OT
|fmrtitleholders=[[Pat Miletich]] welterweight Champion (UFC 1998-2000) {{weight|lbs=170}} <br> [[Matt Hughes]] welterweight Champion (UFC 2001-2004; 2004-2006) {{weight|lbs=170}} <br> [[Tim Sylvia]] heavyweight Champion (UFC 2003-2004; 2006-2007) {{weight|lbs=245}} <br> [[Jens Pulver]] lightweight Champion (UFC 2001-2002) {{weight|lbs=155}} <br> [[Jeremy Horn]] light-heavyweight Champion (KotC 2003) {{weight|lbs=205}} <br> [[Spencer Fisher]], middleweight Champion (IFC) <br> [[Jennifer Howe]] middleweight Champion (Extreme Challenge)
|last=Hull
|topfighters=[[Matt Hughes]] (UFC) <br> [[Tim Sylvia]] (UFC) <br> [[Jens Pulver]] (WEC)
|first=Billy
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|work=[[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]]
|website=[http://www.mfselite.com/ MFSElite.com] |}}
|date=April 1, 2007
|accessdate=2007-10-13
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074632/http://starbulletin.com/2007/04/01/sports/story05.html
|url-status=dead
}}</ref><br>[[Barb Honchak]]<br>[[Spencer Fisher]]<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=dd-ufcside111707
|title=UFC 78 notes: Lightweights save the day
|last=Doyle
|first=Dave
|publisher=[[Yahoo! Sports]]
|date=November 17, 2007
|accessdate=2007-12-13
}}</ref><br>[[Jeremy Horn]]<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.subfighter.com/news.php?id=238
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716161113/http://www.subfighter.com/news.php?id=238
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=July 16, 2011
|title=Jeremy Horn Speaks
|last=Mills
|first=Keith
|publisher=Subfighter
|date=December 4, 2003
|accessdate=2007-12-13
}} </ref><br>[[Matt Hughes (fighter)|Matt Hughes]]<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/May-28-Sun-2006/sports/7661142.html
|title=Hughes storms to UFC win
|last=Iole
|first=Kevin
|work=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]
|date=May 28, 2006
|accessdate=2007-12-13
}}</ref><br>[[Pat Miletich]]<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.411mania.com/MMA/news/64792/Matt-Hughes-Biography-Set-To-Be-Published.htm
|title = Matt Hughes Biography Set To Be Published
|last = Harrison
|first = Randy
|publisher = 411 Mania
|date = December 7, 2007
|accessdate = 2007-10-13
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071208194828/http://www.411mania.com/MMA/news/64792/Matt-Hughes-Biography-Set-To-Be-Published.htm
|archivedate = December 8, 2007
}}</ref><br>[[Jens Pulver]]<ref name="espn">{{cite web
|url=https://www.espn.com/extra/mma/news/story?id=3116629
|title=Miletich's camp is the mecca of MMA fighting
|last=Keown
|first=Tim
|publisher=[[ESPN]]
|date=November 17, 2007
|access-date=2007-12-13
}}</ref><br>[[Tim Sylvia]]<ref name="espn" />
|schoollocations=[[Bettendorf, Iowa]]
|website=
}}


'''Miletich Fighting Systems''' ('''MFS''') was a [[mixed martial arts]] (MMA) training organization. It was recognized as an excellent training camp.<ref name="espn" /> It has been the training camp for fighters such as [[Matt Hughes (fighter)|Matt Hughes]], [[Tim Sylvia]], [[Jens Pulver]], [[Robbie Lawler]], and [[Jeremy Horn]]. MFS is widely regarded as one of the most successful MMA camps of all time.<ref>{{cite web |last=Harder |first=Jeff |title= FIGHTLAND |publisher= Fightland.vice.com |date=2014-03-13 }}</ref>
'''Miletich Fighting Systems''' (MFS) is a [[mixed martial arts]] training organization headed by former [[UFC]] Lightweight/Welterweight Champion [[Pat Miletich]]. MFS was founded in 1997 by Miletich and combines elements of [[Muay Thai]], [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu]], Western [[wrestling]], [[Judo]], [[Boxing]], and [[Sambo]]. MFS is headquartered in Miletich's hometown of [[Bettendorf, Iowa]], but has other locations across the [[United States]] and [[Canada]]. MFS boasts several former [[mixed martial arts]] world champions. Its elite-level fighters mostly compete in the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] promotion. MFS fighters also fill the roster of the [[Quad City Silverbacks]], a team in the [[International Fight League]]. In addition, MFS works with several law enforcement agencies to provide training to police officers and security personnel under the [[Controlled F.O.R.C.E.]] banner.


==Organization and structure==
==Locations==
MFS traces its roots to 1997, when fighter [[Pat Miletich]] established one of the early MMA training schools at his Bettendorf, Iowa gym, ''Ultimate Fitness''.<ref name="espn" />
*[[Bettendorf, Iowa]] headquarters
The MFS Elite team has produced over 80 television and pay per view level athletes and 14 world champions in various organizations. In The UFC alone, 5 of this system's top students have become world champions in weight classes ranging from lightweight to heavyweight. Miletich himself, was the UFC's first ever welterweight champion (170 and below at the time).


According to the [[Las Vegas Sun]], MFS has been defunct since 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pat Miletich Gym Closing {{!}} PDF {{!}} Mixed Martial Arts {{!}} Business|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/25060966/Pat-Miletich-Gym-Closing|access-date=2022-02-19|website=Scribd|language=en}}</ref>


==IFL fight team==
Please call MFS home gym
Miletich Fighting Systems was one of the camps participating in the [[International Fight League]]. The [[Quad City Silverbacks]] were coached by former [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] Lightweight Champion and Miletech Fighting Systems founder [[Pat Miletich]]. The Silverbacks were the IFL team champions of the first 2 seasons. The IFL ceased to operate as a fighting league on July 31, 2008.<ref name="Zuffa Purchases IFL">[http://www.thefightnetwork.com/news/mma/805/zuffa_purchases_ifl ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611070616/http://www.thefightnetwork.com/news/mma/805/zuffa_purchases_ifl |date=June 11, 2010 }}</ref>
and MFS headquarters in Bettendorf, Iowa
for info on training association locations.
Only MFS approved facilities
can carry the name MFS.
Please call for verification.
There is no MFS in Minnesota. The man
claiming to run a facility there
has never been thru our certification
training.
Thank you, Pat Miletich


==Notable fighters==
==Current and Former MMA titleholders==
Listed are some of the notable MMA fighters who have been produced by the Miletich camp.

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*[[Spencer Fisher|Spencer "The King" Fisher]], former [[Victory Championships]] Middleweight Champion, former [[IFC]] Middleweight Champion
*[[Andre Roberts (Mixed martial artist)|Andre Roberts]]
*[[Jeremy Horn]], former KOTC Light Heavyweight Championship, now trains with [[Elite Performance]]
*[[Sam Hoger]]
*[[Jennifer Howe]], former [[Extreme Challenge]] Middleweight Champion
*[[Barb Honchak]]
*[[Matt Hughes (fighter)|Matt Hughes]], former [[UFC]] Welterweight Champion, now trains with The H.I.T. Squad.
*[[Bart Palaszewski]]
*[[Jens Pulver]], former [[UFC]] Lightweight Champion
*[[Ben Rothwell]]
*[[Robbie Lawler|"Ruthless" Robbie Lawler]], current [[ICON Sport]] Middleweight Champion, Now trains with The H.I.T. Squad.
*[[Brad Imes]]
*[[Pat Miletich]], former [[UFC]] Welterweight Champion
*[[Corey Hill]]
*[[Josh Neer|Josh "The Dentist" Neer]], former [[Xtreme Kage Kombat]] Welterweight Champion
*[[Dave Menne]]
*[[Ben Rothwell]], former U.S. MMA Heavyweight Champion
*[[Drew McFedries]]
*[[Tim Sylvia]], former [[UFC]] Heavyweight Champion
*[[Giovanni LaCognata]]
*[[Jeremy Stephens]], current [[MCC]] [[UGC]] Lightweight Champion
*[[Ian Freeman]]

*[[Jason Black]]
==Professional Fighters==
{{Current MFS fighters}}
===Other Miletich Fighters===
*[[Marshall Blevins]]
*[[L.C. Davis]]
*[[Ben Earwood]]
*[[Clay French]]
*[[Rick Gravesen]]
*[[Sean Hoffman]]
*[[Noah Inhafer]]
*[[Luke Johnson (fighter)|Luke Johnson]]
*[[Joe Jordan (fighter)|Joe Jordan]]
*[[Victor Moreno (fighter)|Victor Moreno]]
*[[Joe Pierson]]
*[[Jason Reinhardt]]
*[[Jason Reinhardt]]
*[[Joe Slick]]
*[[Jason Pierce ]]
*[[Ben Uker]]
*[[Jens Pulver]]
*[[Jeremy Horn]]
*[[Josh Neer]]
*[[Justin Eilers]]
*[[LC Davis]]
*[[LaVerne Clark]]
*[[Mark Hughes (fighter)|Mark Hughes]]
*[[Matt Hughes (fighter)|Matt Hughes]]
*[[Mike Ciesnolevicz]]
*[[Mike Whitehead]]
*[[Mike Whitehead]]
*[[Robbie Lawler]]
*[[Matt Williams (fighter)|Matt Williams]]
*[[Travis Wiuff]]
*[[Rory Markham]]
*[[Spencer Fisher]]
*[[Tim Sylvia]]
*[[Tony Fryklund]]
{{div col end}}


==References==
==Former MFS fighters==
{{Reflist}}
*[[Jeremy Horn]]

==Fighters who have trained with but are/were not members of MFS==
*[[Rich Franklin|Rich "Ace" Franklin]] (former UFC Middleweight champion)
*[[Ian Freeman]]
*[[Brock Lesnar]]
*[[Joe Riggs|Joe "Diesel" Riggs]]
*[[Rory Singer]]

==MFS Trainers==
*[[Pat Miletich]]
*[[Steve Rusk]] (wrestling, grappling)
*[[Nate Schroeder]] (grappling, kick boxing)
Teddy mueller (boxing)


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.mfshou.com/ MFS Houston Website]
*[http://www.mfselite.com/ Pat Miletich, Miletich Fighting System Elite]
* [http://www.mfselite.com/ MFS website]
*[http://miletich-fighting-system.gymdb.com/ Miletich FS on the GymDB]
* [http://www.miletichnewyork.com/ MFS in New York]


{{MMA Team List}}
==References==
{{reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 19:57, 21 July 2024

Miletich Fighting Systems
Est.1997 (start)
2008 (defunct)
Founded byPat Miletich
Primary trainersPat Miletich
Steve Rusk
Nate Schroeder
Past titleholdersRobbie Lawler[1]
Barb Honchak
Spencer Fisher[2]
Jeremy Horn[3]
Matt Hughes[4]
Pat Miletich[5]
Jens Pulver[6]
Tim Sylvia[6]
Training facilitiesBettendorf, Iowa

Miletich Fighting Systems (MFS) was a mixed martial arts (MMA) training organization. It was recognized as an excellent training camp.[6] It has been the training camp for fighters such as Matt Hughes, Tim Sylvia, Jens Pulver, Robbie Lawler, and Jeremy Horn. MFS is widely regarded as one of the most successful MMA camps of all time.[7]

Organization and structure

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MFS traces its roots to 1997, when fighter Pat Miletich established one of the early MMA training schools at his Bettendorf, Iowa gym, Ultimate Fitness.[6] The MFS Elite team has produced over 80 television and pay per view level athletes and 14 world champions in various organizations. In The UFC alone, 5 of this system's top students have become world champions in weight classes ranging from lightweight to heavyweight. Miletich himself, was the UFC's first ever welterweight champion (170 and below at the time).

According to the Las Vegas Sun, MFS has been defunct since 2008.[8]

IFL fight team

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Miletich Fighting Systems was one of the camps participating in the International Fight League. The Quad City Silverbacks were coached by former UFC Lightweight Champion and Miletech Fighting Systems founder Pat Miletich. The Silverbacks were the IFL team champions of the first 2 seasons. The IFL ceased to operate as a fighting league on July 31, 2008.[9]

Notable fighters

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Listed are some of the notable MMA fighters who have been produced by the Miletich camp.

References

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  1. ^ Hull, Billy (April 1, 2007). "Lawler knocks out Trigg in OT". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
  2. ^ Doyle, Dave (November 17, 2007). "UFC 78 notes: Lightweights save the day". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
  3. ^ Mills, Keith (December 4, 2003). "Jeremy Horn Speaks". Subfighter. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
  4. ^ Iole, Kevin (May 28, 2006). "Hughes storms to UFC win". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
  5. ^ Harrison, Randy (December 7, 2007). "Matt Hughes Biography Set To Be Published". 411 Mania. Archived from the original on December 8, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
  6. ^ a b c d Keown, Tim (November 17, 2007). "Miletich's camp is the mecca of MMA fighting". ESPN. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
  7. ^ Harder, Jeff (2014-03-13). "FIGHTLAND". Fightland.vice.com. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  8. ^ "Pat Miletich Gym Closing | PDF | Mixed Martial Arts | Business". Scribd. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  9. ^ [1] Archived June 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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