Dethrone MMAFight Team

Our amateur and pro MMA teams compete around the country. Head coach: Mike Moreno.

Our coaches include current pro MMA fighters Nick Bustamante and Alex Avalos, and former pro fighter JT Contrestano.

Group photo of the Dethrone fight team on the mats.

Fight team

The coaches

Meet all our coaches.

  • Coach Mike Moreno, smiling, in a Dethrone Fresno shirt.

    Mike Moreno

    • Head coach, MMA fight team
    • Head jiu-jitsu coach, Dethrone Clovis
  • Kru Gil Medina’s kids Muay Thai class on the mats at Dethrone Clovis.

    Gil Medina

    • Kru (Muay Thai coach)
    • Kids Muay Thai at Dethrone Clovis
  • Coach Alex Avalos holds up his 559 Fight championship belt, surrounded by kids from his class.

    Alex Avalos

    • Pro MMA fighter, “Stilmatik”
    • Former 559 Fights 145 lb champion

Fight team

Our pro fighters

From our fight team manager, October 2026.

  • Christian Avalos “The Landshark”

    Pro 9-1 6 finishes

    • 3-time defending 155 lb champion, Urijah Faber’s A1 Combat
    • Reigning 559 Fights pro 155 lb champion
    • Undefeated as an amateur, 7-0, with the 559 Fights amateur title and the CAMO state title

    From Parlier, CA

    Fought for Tachi Palace, LFA, Faber’s A1 Combat and 559 Fights.

    All his pro fights were on UFC Fight Pass.

    Instagram @landshark155

  • Alex Avalos “Stilmatik”

    Pro 9-6 6 finishes

    • Former 559 Fights pro 145 lb champion

    Fought for Combate Americas, LFA, Fury FC, 559 Fights, Faber’s A1 Combat and Tachi Palace Fights.

    Instagram @alejandro_avalos135

    Christian’s brother, and one of our coaches.

  • Chris Paez

    Pro 1-1 Amateur 6-2 · 145 lb

    • 559 Fights amateur 145 lb champion
    • CAMO state 145 lb champion

    Instagram @chris_paez24

  • Brandon Betancourt “The Rebel”

    Pro 1-1 Amateur 5-1 · 125 lb

    • 559 Fights amateur 135 lb champion
    • CAMO state 135 lb champion

    Both of his pro fights were on UFC Fight Pass.

  • Joshua Simpson “The Come Up Kid”

    Pro 4-1 Amateur 7-4 · 135/145 lb

    • Current 559 Fights pro 145 lb champion

    Fought for Cage Warriors, Faber’s A1 Combat, VFS, Tachi Palace Fights and 559 Fights.

    3 of his fights are on UFC Fight Pass.

  • Michael Ramirez “R1”

    Pro 0-1 Amateur 5-6 · 155 lb

    • Bakersfield Combat amateur 170 lb champion

    He fought his whole career with 559 Fights, except his one title fight with Bakersfield Combat.

Dethrone’s YouTube

Watch the team

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  • The kind of coach every gym needs.

    Dethrone’s YouTube · Short · Apr 2025

  • What it takes to be a professional fighter | Christian Avalos

    Dethrone’s YouTube · Short · May 2025

In the cage

Fight night

From Dethrone’s Instagram.

  • A Dethrone fighter in fight shorts stands in the cage with two Dethrone corner coaches after a fight.
  • Two fighters grapple against the cage wall during a fight.
  • Two Dethrone team members, one in a Dethrone Fresno shirt, hold up championship belts.

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