Eugene Bareman
Eugene Bareman is the co-founder and head coach of City Kickboxing, a gym in Auckland known for producing elite mixed martial artists. Under his guidance, fighters like Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski have achieved significant success in the UFC. Bareman is recognized for his innovative coaching techniques and ability to create a positive training environment that fosters growth and adaptation among athletes.
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Eugene Bareman, Fau Vake's trainer, demands tougher sentences for coward punch offenses.
Coward punch law reform: Fau Vake’s trainer, Eugene Bareman from City Kickboxing, demands tougher sentences
New Zealand· 2026-02-25
Eugene Bareman is the head coach at City Kickboxing who initially hesitated to let Peričić spar with his team.
UFC Perth: Brando Peričić on Israel Adesanya influence and rocky road to MMA’s pinnacleNew Zealand· 2025-09-21
Eugene Bareman is the coach of City Kickboxing who is raising awareness about coward punches.
City Kickboxing coach Eugene Bareman on fight against coward punchesNew Zealand· 2025-09-05
Eugene Bareman described Adesanya's fight against Gastelum as his most difficult fight to date.
Israel Adesanya enters UFC Hall of Fame fight wing for Kelvin Gastelum bout in 2019New Zealand· 2025-06-27
Eugene Bareman, one of the gym’s head coaches, asked Diamond if he wanted to fight.
On The Up: Blood Diamond on UFC exit, renewed reason for competing ahead of King in the Ring returnNew Zealand· 2025-06-13
Rongzhu wanted to see if training with Eugene Bareman’s team at City Kickboxing would be a good fit for him.
On The Up: Why UFC fighter Rongzhu looked to Auckland gym to make most of second chanceNew Zealand· 2025-05-02
