John Lewis

Who is John Lewis?

John Lewis on the island of Oahu in Hawaii, is an American former mixed martial arts champion, UFC veteran, and a popular MMA/martial arts instructor considered a legend throughout the mixed martial arts world. He is an important member of the renown Nova Uniao Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu family. Lewis is one of the very first true mixed martial arts fighters in the fact that he was well versed in many forms of martial arts when others excelled in one specific style. As a coach he has trained Ultimate Fighting Championship World Champions Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz, Randy Couture, Kevin Randleman, Matt Lindland, Egan Inoue, Enson Inoue, Tony DeSouza, Marvin Eastman, Frank Trigg, Pat Smith, Ricco Rodriguez, Gilbert Yvel and BJ Penn to name a few. As a fighter he has dominated renowned fighters like Japanese legend Rumina Sato and Brazilian MMA champion Johil de Oliveira plus he battled Carlson Gracie Jr. to a draw based on no judges, becoming the first fighter to be able to dominate a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu family member. He was also in the first 2 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship events held in Abu Dhabi.