Striking Coach
Hercules Mertoglou
Meet Our Team
“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.” – Michael
Jordan
Our coaches can help create great expectations and turn them into reality.
No
matter
whether you are a beginner or a competitive athlete, we have a coach for
you.
EFL Academy’s coaching team is competitively stacked with individuals who
are
experts in their sports disciplines, having been or currently professional
fighters
themselves.
With over 22 years of training experience in the fighting industry, the EFL
team
competes and wins over 50 awards a year in pro and amateur boxing,
kickboxing,
MMA,
and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitions and events in all major leagues
(European,
national, and world) all over the world, including: Abu-Dhabi, Bulgaria,
Finland,
Italy, Poland, Romania, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United
States.
Coaches
- Coach to multiple Boxing and Kickboxing champions
- Over 100 professional and amateur fights coaching experience
- National and European Boxing and Kickboxing championships, incl., Golden Gloves winner 2007
MMA Coach &
Manager
Dimitris Papakonstantinou aka “Moxou”
- Head Coach of the first Greek team to enter the UFC
- Over 100 professional fights as an MMA coach
- Placed in World IBJJF Black Belt 2017 and Brown Belt 2014 competitions
Pro MMA Fighter &
MMA Coach
Andreas Michailidis
- Active UFC Fighter
- Multiple European BJJ Champion
- Pro fighter in MMA, Boxing, Kickboxing, Grappling
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Coach
Kontos Panagiotis
Grappling Coach
Nikos Stavrianoudakis
Boxing, MMA & Strength & Conditioning Coach
Stavros Valsamis
- Competitor in pro MMA, amateur boxing, BJJ and grappling since 2007
- Participated in the first MMA events in Greece
MMA Coach
Christos Laskaridis
Assistant Coach &
Referee
Klearchos Pavlatos
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Fotis Vlachos
Physiotherapist
Fotis Lontos
See Fotis’ full bio on our Rehabilitation Page
Physiotherapist
Nikos Theodoropoulos
See Nikos' full bio on our Rehabilitation Page
Fighters
Pro MMA Fighter &
MMA Coach
Andreas Michailidis
- Active UFC Fighter
- Multiple European BJJ Champion
- Pro fighter in MMA, Boxing, Kickboxing, Grappling
Pro MMA Fighter
Ioannis Palaiologos
- Bellator Fighter
- European No-Gi IBJJF Brown Belt Champion 2019
- Over 30 Pro MMA fights
Pro MMA Fighter
Panagiotis Stroumpoulis
Pro MMA Fighter &
Assistant Coach
Ioannis Symeonidis
- BJJ Purple Belt
- International Pro MMA Fight Experience
- Undefeated Record
Pro MMA Fighter
Ioannis Michalopoulos
Pro Boxer &
Assistant Coach
Jason Sotiropoulos
- Under 22 National Boxing Champion 2019-2020
- Elite National Boxing Champion 2019
- Placed in WBO World Title at Friday Boxing Fight Night
Pro MMA Fighter
Vaneck Bowel Kodjo Siwe
- Undefeated Amateur Record
- Boxing Experience
- Quest MMA Competitor
Pro Kickboxer & MMA Fighter
Xanthippi Raftopoulou
- Champion La Nuit De l'Uppercut
- Over 50 professional and amateur Kickboxing fights
- Multi-time National Kickboxing Champion
MMA Fighter
Christina Papasotiriou
- National Kickboxing championship 2017, 2018
- WMMAA European championship finalist 2018
- Placed in IMMAF European championship 2019
MMA Fighter
Giorgios Kartasis
MMA Fighter
Petros Sourtzinos
Kickboxer
Dimitris Spyridakos
- Placed in Savate Boxing World Championship 2014
- National Kickboxing Champion 2014 and 2016
- ISKA European Title contender
