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Eugene Bareman (born May 21, 1979), is a New Zealand mixed martial arts trainer. He is a former professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He is the head trainer and founder of City Kickboxing.
Early life
Bareman was born in New Zealand to a Dutch father and Samoan mother, as one of three children. He started training in mixed martial arts to get into shape to play rugby. He studied in law school in Auckland, before dropping out in second year to focus on fighting.
Career
Bareman had an unassuming career as an amateur kickboxer.He started fighting in local kickboxing tournaments in 2001, and mixed martial arts in 2006. As of 5 July 2018, Bareman fought in 48 fights across different disciplines.
Bareman founded City Kickboxing with the former boxer Doug Viney in his local city Auckland, New Zealand in 2007. Bareman and City Kickboxing made their names in 2018, with the successes of their fighters Israel Adesanya and Dan Hooker. After both Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski claimed UFC championships in 2019, Bareman and City Kickboxing were named as the Coach of the Year and the Gym of the Year, respectively, by MMAJunkie.com.
Bareman and City Kickboxing repeated as Coach of the Year and the Gym of the Year in 2020.
Notable fighters trained
Mixed martial arts
- Israel Adesanya
- Alexander Volkanovski
- Kai Kara-France
- Dan Hooker
- Carlos Ulberg
- Brad Riddell
- Shane Young
- Tyson Pedro
- Genah Fabian
Boxers
- Junior Fa
- Hemi Ahio
- Baby Nansen
Mixed martial arts record
| 7 matches | 4 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 0 | 1 |
| By submission | 3 | 1 |
| By decision | 1 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 4–3 | Aaron Forsterling | Decision (unanimous) | Nitro MMA 10 | 26 October 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Logan City, Australia | |
| Loss | 3–3 | Gareth Ealey | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shuriken MMA | 13 October 2012 | 1 | 1:01 | Auckland, New Zealand | |
| Loss | 3–2 | Tyler Manawaroa | Decision (unanimous) | Warriors Realm 15 | 18 August 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Gladstone, Australia | |
| Loss | 3–1 | Rodney MacSwain | TKO (leg injury) | Supremacy Fighting Championship 4 | 14 November 2009 | 1 | 0:15 | Auckland, New Zealand | |
| Win | 3–0 | Steve Kennedy | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ETK Thai Boxing | 20 December 2008 | N/A | N/A | Auckland, New Zealand | |
| Win | 2–0 | Graeme Glidden | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Kiwi King of the Ring | 23 February 2008 | 1 | 3:01 | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| Win | 1–0 | James Griffiths | Submission (kimura) | Carnage in the Cage | 27 October 2007 | 1 | N/A | Auckland, New Zealand | Welterweight debut. |