The home of the Kentucky Derby, most important horse race in the US, is now also a GMA city.
From Louisville, Kentucky, Derby City MMA has joined the team to spread the gente art message.
Black belt Nick Albin is the head of the Jiu-Jitsu program.
Albin got his start in Jiu-Jitsu back in 2003.
A wrestler since he was in middle school, Nick’s love of competition sparked his interest in BJJ.
After only 2 weeks of training he went to his first BJJ tournament taking 2nd place. After that he was hooked!
Since then Chewy (Albin’s nickname) has had hundreds of grappling matches, won or placed in the top of many event such as the Arnold Classic, North American Grappling Association, Extreme Grappling Open, Ohio Grappling Challenge, IBJJF tournaments.
He has a Mixed Martial Arts record of 10-0.
In these fights his aggressive style of BJJ has allowed him to finish all his fights in the 1st round.
Along with being a strong competitor Chewy is also a extremely technical and detailed teacher.
For more info, go to DerbyCityMMA.com
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