Sherdog’s Top 10: Current Corners

Ricardo Liborio and Conan Silveira (not pictured) have stood the test of time. | Photo: Mike Fridley/Sherdog.com

7. Ricardo Liborio/Conan Silveira | American Top Team

Like Andre Pederneiras, American Top Team founders Liborio and Silveira have been around the sport since its beginnings, and the two Brazilians have crafted an organization that has stood the test of time and evolved to fit the shifting conditions of a growing and changing sport.

ATT is one of the biggest and best-organized camps in MMA and has been for a long while now. With fighters such as Thiago Alves, Gleison Tibau and former World Extreme Cagefighting champion Mike Thomas Brown, Liborio and Silveira made their names as trainers; their current roster, which includes Dustin Poirier, Robbie Lawler, Hector Lombard and Yoel Romero, among many others, has cemented their status as a top destination for talented fighters.

The only real knock on ATT is its lack of UFC champions, but Liborio and Silveira have a proven track record of developing young fighters. Their pupils display an above-average command of fundamentals and technique, and their work in the corner is calm and technical. ATT is a strong candidate for the best-organized camp in the business, with housing for fighters, a strong roster of coaches and reasonable fees for services, all of which has helped it withstand the ups and downs of the sport and evolve along with current conditions.

Liborio and Silveira have done excellent work for years, and there is no reason to think that will change anytime soon.

Number 6 » Although the pair has produced relatively few fighters in comparison to factories like American Top Team, the American Kickboxing Academy, Jackson-Wink MMA or Nova Uniao, those pupils have almost uniformly accomplished great things.