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CHRIS BRENNAN
Chris Brennan founded Next Generation MMA in 1998, building it around the same practical approach to Jiu-Jitsu and MMA that he developed throughout his own fighting career. After decades of competing, coaching, and developing fighters, Chris created Brennan MMA with his family as a way to take what they’ve built at Next Generation and make that knowledge available to people anywhere.
Brennan MMA brings together Chris, Zack, Lucas, and Tyler to share the techniques, training methods, and experience the Brennan family has developed across generations of martial arts.
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ZACK BRENNAN
Zack Brennan has been part of Next Generation MMA since its early days and has more than 20 years of experience training and coaching combat sports. He is a third-degree No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu black belt and former professional MMA fighter, and currently serves as the head striking coach at Next Generation MMA, where he coaches Boxing, Muay Thai, No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu and MMA.
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LUCAS BRENNAN
Lucas Brennan grew up training at Next Generation MMA and has spent his entire life around Jiu-Jitsu and MMA. A second-degree Jiu-Jitsu black belt and professional fighter, Lucas began his career with nine straight wins in Bellator before making his way to the UFC. He continues to compete at the highest level while coaching Jiu-Jitsu and wrestling and sharing the same training and techniques he uses in his own fight career through Brennan MMA.
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TYLER BRENNAN
Tyler Brennan grew up training at Next Generation MMA before becoming a two-time Texas state wrestling champion and Division I wrestler at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where he won the 2025 Pac-12 championship at 174 pounds. A lifelong Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and experienced wrestler, Tyler is now 1-0 as a professional MMA fighter after inning his debut by first-round TKO. He continues to train, compete and coach alongside his family at Next Generation MMA.
