Xtreme Couture No-Gi Submission Grappling Team

Xtreme Couture’s name has always been synonymous with “grappling,” whether it’s for being the home of some of the sport’s best grapplers or because of the elite coaches on its roster. One of those coaches, Neil Melanson, has started a team of his own. During his tenure at Xtreme Couture, Neil has enjoyed coaching the [...]

UFC 129 Interview: Neil Melanson, Randy Couture’s Grappling Coach

by  KJ Gould  in MMA Interview Neil Melanson is the head submission grappling coach for Xtreme Couture, Las Vegas and was kind enough to take part in an interview I conducted ahead of Randy Couture‘s UFC 129 bout with Lyoto Machida. Much will be written about Randy Couture over the next couple of weeks as [...]

Neil Melanson’s Irish Collar

The Irish collar is one of the many positions that Xtreme Couture instructor  Neil Melanson teaches.  Neil’s approach to no-gi grappling is one of a kind, and fighters like Randy Couture and Vitor Belfort have recognized the value of his talent and innovations and have come to him to take their grappling skills to a [...]

Grappling with Fate – Neil Melanson

Only 13,000 documented cases of Behcet’s disease exist in the United States, and one of them belongs to Neil Melanson, the head grappling coach at Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts in Las Vegas. The rare autoimmune disorder has already left the 33-year-old Sturbridge, Mass., native blind in one eye and deaf in one ear. He [...]

Xtreme Couture Announces – Grappling Stripe Rank System

Randy Couture and Neil Melanson  are introducing a new No-GI / Submission Grappling “Color Stripe” ranking system for our students (youth and adult) and Xtreme Couture fighters. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is not the end all be all.  Submission Grappling / Catch Wrestling is its own art form. Practitioners don’t wear a gi and, more to the [...]

Randy Couture – Behind The Scene – UFC 109 – Part 1

A rare glimpse into the warm-up and preparation with one of the all time best MMA fighters in the World – Randy “The Natural” Couture.   The video is raw footage shot by Xtreme Couture in his locker room. Helping Randy were corner men Gil Martinez (Striking)  and  Neil Melanson (Grappling). Randy took on fellow Hall [...]

Neil Melanson to discuss Randy Couture’s submission

Xtreme Couture grappling coach Neil Melanson to discuss Randy Couture‘s submission of Mark Coleman at UFC 109. View the interview

Affliction Video Presents: Randy Couture Training – Interview UFC 109

This interview and video was put together by Affliction Video when they were in this past week.  Randy Couture is gearing up for UFC 109 against Mark Coleman here in Las Vegas. In the interview Randy discusses how he has been working with Jake Bonacci for his strength and conditioning, Gil Martinez with boxing to [...]

Neil Melanson – talks Randy Couture & UFC 105

Meet Neil Melanson our head Jits coach here at Xtreme Couture.  Neil has proven his technique to not only Randy Couture but also to our students at the gym and our XCMMA Fight Team. All of whom have grown to love and respect what Neil has been teaching. Neils approach when training fighters like Randy [...]