Elite Combat Academy · Shreveport

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Elite Combat Academy · Shreveport

The coaches

A 3rd-degree jiu-jitsu black belt who fought professionally, and a former UFC fighter who fought out of this gym.

Coach Brent Mason, in a red polo, working on his fighter cageside on fight night — Coach Brent Mason, Head Coach, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 3rd-degree black belt, former professional MMA welterweight.

Coach Brent Mason Head Coach · BJJ 3rd-degree black belt · Former pro MMA fighter Brent Mason is the head coach of Elite Combat Academy and a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Master Israel Gomes, co-founder of the American Killer Bees association. That lineage runs from Gomes to Carlos Lima, and from Lima to Carlson Gracie. Before he coached fighters, he was one. Coach Mason competed as a professional MMA welterweight out of Shreveport from 2008 to 2011, finishing his last fight with a rear-naked choke. Today he is in the corner instead, coaching his fighters on regional MMA and kickboxing cards, most recently Real Deal Championship 28 at the Bossier City Civic Center. Read his story

Victoria "Fury" Leonardo Mason in a fighting stance, hands up — Victoria Leonardo Mason, Strength & Conditioning Coach, former ufc flyweight.

Victoria Leonardo Mason Strength & Conditioning Coach · Former UFC flyweight Victoria "Fury" Leonardo Mason leads S&C with FURY, Monday through Thursday at 5:15 PM. Raised in Shreveport, she fought out of Elite Combat Academy all the way to the UFC: she earned her contract with a second-round TKO on Dana White's Contender Series in 2020 and competed as a UFC women's flyweight from 2021 to 2024, including a unanimous-decision win at UFC Fight Night in 2022. Read her story