Justin Bucholz landed several hard soccer kicks to the body of Marques Facine and the last one went to the head and Facine was done #AFC133pic.twitter.com/11Tl1Yjo0m
Team Alpha Male is one of the most successful camps in MMA. The Sacramento-based camp, which was founded by former WEC featherweight champ Urijah Faber, is home to UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt, UFC featherweights Chad Mendes, Darren Elkins, Andre Fili and Teruto Ishihara, UFC flyweight Joseph Benavidez, and former UFC lightweight Danny Castillo. The camp is also the former home of MMA stars Paige VanZant and TJ Dillashaw.
Much of the recent success of this camp can be attributed to head coach Justin Buchholz, a UFC veteran who has won lightweight titles in several smaller organizations.
Lately, Buchholz has been focused on his coaching duties, rather than his own fighting career. Last night, however, the UFC veteran made a triumphant return to the cage, as he headed up to Alaska for a short notice bout with Marques Facine at AFC 133, which aired on UFC Fight Pass.
Buchholz’s return to action was incredibly violent. Once his opponent hit the mat, the Team Alpha Male coach proceeded to kick his body into a pile of putty, and kick him in the head as he attempted to stand up. See the a clip of this incredibly brutal finish, which appears to be legal, at the top of this post.
With this win, the Team Alpha Male head coach rebounds from a three-fight losing-streak, which is composed of split decision losses to Clay Collard and Lewis Gonzales, and a KO loss to Ernest Chavez, which occurred all the way back in 2015. His overall record now stands at 15-10.
Whether Buchholz returns to an active competition schedule remains to be seen, but he certainly still seems to have the skills required to cut it in the cage.
What do you think of this absolutely brutal finish from the Team Alpha Male head coach?
This article first appeared on BJPenn.com on 9/21/2017.
In the first bout of the stacked UFC 235 main card last Saturday, former UFC bantamweight king Cody Garbrandt stepped into the Octagon with dangerous Brazilian contender Pedro Munhoz. The goal for the fighter they call “No Love” was to rebound from a pair of knockout losses to reigning champion TJ Dillashaw. Unfortunately for the former champ and his throngs of dedicated supporters, things did not go the way he planned.
After a lengthy stint as Team Alpha Male’s head coach, and then a brief stint as Team Alpha Male’s loosely-defined Muay Thai coach, Justin Buchholz has cut ties with the Sacramento-based gym.
This news was confirmed by MMANytt.com, who spoke with Buchholz.
There’s been yet another shakeup at Team Alpha Male, the Sacramento, California home of UFC stars like Cody Garbrandt, Andre Fili and Chad Mendes. Justin Buchholz. who has been serving as the team’s MMA coach since the role was held by UFC veterans Martin Kampmann and Duane Ludwig, has apparently been demoted.
“I am no longer the head coach of Team Alpha Male,” said Buchholz on a recent edition of Stud Radio (via MMAFighting).
Team Alpha male, which is based in Sacramento, California and headed by recently retired MMA legend Urijah Faber, has long been one of the best camps in MMA. And from the sounds of it, it’s about to get even better.
Speaking on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, Faber broke the news that Team Alpha Male had inked a new deal with a corporate sponsor that will provide some impressive new benefits for its coaches and fighters. His words:
Team Alpha Male prospect Erick Sanchez was unfortunately forced out of his upcoming Combate Americas fight on UFC Fight Pass with a horrific staph infection.
