Prof. Cody
Hier.
Trained directly under Daniel Gracie in Philadelphia. Four-time State Championship wrestler at Davison HS. Competed at Eastern Michigan at 149 pounds before running headlong into MMA and jiu-jitsu on the east coast — fought professionally in Cage Fury Fighting Championships, the same promotion as coach Miguel Diaz.
Miguel
Diaz.
Pro MMA veteran — 2-1 career record under Cage Fury Fighting Championships, the same promotion as Prof. Cody Hier. Black belt under Daniel Gracie. Made the jump to full-time MMA in 2017; now brings a competitor's intensity to every pad round as a full-time coach.
William
Tucker.
East Coast roots — trained out of Daniel Gracie Philadelphia, the same room that shaped Prof. Cody Hier. Pro MMA experience under Cage Fury Fighting Championships. Runs the MMA Striking program: boxing, Muay Thai, pad work, and the technical side of stand-up.
Noah
Doyle.
Active amateur MMA fighter and BJJ practitioner training out of Daniel Gracie Grand Rapids. Featherweight competitor on the adult fight team. Rotates between the Grand Rapids, Holland and Kalamazoo locations to lead kids classes — kids meet a coach who is still in the cage himself.
Berea
Clark.
Competing BJJ blue belt under Daniel Gracie and an MMA training partner on the adult fight team. Rotates across DGTM locations to lead kids classes. A female coach in the rotation matters — gives the girls in the kids program someone to look up to who's actively competing on the mats they train on.