Team Quest is a mixed martial arts training camp founded by Randy Couture and Dan Henderson with facilities located in Gresham, Oregon; Murrieta, California; Encinitas, California; Redding, California; Hemet, California; and Chiang Mai, Thailand. Notable fighters that have trained at the Oregon facility are Matt Lindland, Dave Jansen, Nathan Coy, and Chael Sonnen.[2]

Team Quest
Est.1999[1]
Founded byDan Henderson
Randy Couture
Primary trainersHeath Sims
Dylan Fussell
Bryan Harper
Scott McKendry
Luiz Pedro
Cody Isaacson
Past titleholdersRandy Couture Light Heavyweight Champion (UFC 2003-2004, 2004-2005) 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st), Heavyweight Champion (UFC 1997, 2000-2002, 2007) 222 lb (101 kg; 15.9 st)

Dan Henderson Welterweight Champion (PRIDE FC 2006-2008) 183 lb (83 kg), Middleweight Champion (PRIDE FC 2007) 205 lb (93 kg)
Evan Tanner Middleweight champion (UFC 2005) 185 lb (84 kg)
Tarec Saffiedine Welterweight Champion (Strikeforce 2013) 170 lb (77 kg)
Ed Herman Lightweight Heavyweight Champion (SportFight 2005 Relinquished) 205 lb (93 kg)

Gabe Ruediger Lightweight Champion (WEC 2004–2005) 155 lb (70 kg)
Prominent fightersDan Henderson (UFC, Strikeforce)

Chael Sonnen (Bellator, WEC, UFC)

Matt Lindland (UFC, Strikeforce)
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (Strikeforce)

Ed Herman (UFC, Strikeforce)
Training facilitiesGresham, Oregon

Hemet, California

Chiang Mai, Thailand
WebsiteTeam Quest Portland Team Quest San Jacinto

The Portland, Oregon location is led by Coach Matt Lindland, Olympic Silver Medalist, UFC veteran and former coach of the USA Olympic Wrestling Team.

The California facility hosts teammates, former two division PRIDE & Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Dan Henderson, as well as Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, Krzysztof Soszynski, and Jesse Taylor. The majority of fighters at Team Quest come from a background in wrestling.

The Redding location in Northern California is headed by BJJ Black Belt Carlos Zapata and is home to Muay Thai Kru Josh Hernandez. The location was shut down for undisclosed reasons.

Team Quest Portland's Pat Healy has spent time in China, helping MMA fighters and conducting training sessions with Legend's FC fighters. Healy has hosted some BJJ seminars in Hong Kong.

Notable members

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References

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  1. ^ "Team Quest MMA & Fitness". tqmma.com. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Black Belt Magazine: World's Leading Magazine of Martial Arts – - Black Belt". Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
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