Jeff The “Raptor” Santos has been training in Martial Arts since the age of 12. A talented pro fighter by trade, Jeff has trained at some of the top MMA Academies in Portland, California, Arizona and Colorado. Jeff has trained alongside top UFC, Strikeforce and Bellator talent like Drew Fickett, Donnie Liles and wrestling standouts like Olympic Medalist Clarissa Chun, and has trained under a roster of elite world class coaches like Santino Difranco of Southwest MMA, Olympic Coach Keith Wilson, and Roy Jones boxing coach Mario Francis. Jeff relocated to Colorado in 2011 to train with Coach Gabe “Kuya” Charboneau at Pacific Warrior/ Roughhouse MMA where he amassed a string of victories prior to prioritizing his options to focus on coaching rather than competing in 2021. Jeff still trains avidly and continues his dedicated study of Carlos Machado Jiujutsu.

Nicholas “The Kid” Cornejo, currently a Correctional Officer for the Colorado Department of Corrections, has been wrestling since he was 8 years old and has been fighting MMA since 2019. 5-0-1 as an amateur fighter and has made his pro debut in July of 2023. Nico is our youth coach and had been coaching youth sports like football, baseball, and wrestling since 2008. Since 2019, he has been coaching out grappling/bjj and MMA.

Gabe "Kuya" Charboneau has been a lifelong martial artist, MMA Coach, writer and business professional in Colorado for over 23 years and has worked with countless UFC, Bellator and Strikeforce Veterans as well as Olympians and teaches boxing as a cross training opportunity for high level athletes and NFL players.

Bruce “the moose” Reis has 15+ years of wrestling and professional MMA experience. A state qualifier in high school. Bruce was ranked number two in Colorado in amateur MMA and has had over 20 MMA fights between amateur and pro. Now retired from MMA competition but takes pride in coaching the next generation of athletes.