Andreas Michael

At a glance

• Former boxing coach who became a leading MMA coach in Scandinavia
• Opened Allstars Training Center in Stockholm on January 19, 2013
• Head coach of Alexander Gustafsson and coach of Khamzat Chimaev

Overview

Andreas Michael is a Swedish coach based in Stockholm. He started out as a boxing coach before becoming one of the leading MMA coaches in Scandinavia. On January 19, 2013, he opened Allstars Training Center, his gym in Stockholm.

He was head coach of Alexander Gustafsson, the Swedish UFC fighter he worked with throughout his career in Stockholm. He also coaches Khamzat Chimaev, who settled in Sweden and prepares for his fights at Allstars. Those two names made the gym known far beyond Scandinavia, and they are how most fans first come across Andreas Michael.

What you'll find

His Instagram account, @andreasthegeneral, is his main channel. He posts behind-the-scenes footage from Allstars: boxing sessions, bag work, fighters preparing during camp and everyday moments with the team.

He also speaks to the media around his fighters' bouts. In September 2022, in an interview covered by Cageside Press, he called on fighters to act like sportsmen and drop the trash talk. His comments are blunt and cover mindset as much as technique, and he does not shy away from criticizing behavior he sees as bad for the sport.

Why follow

Following Andreas Michael gives you a direct window into Khamzat Chimaev's preparation, and every Chimaev appearance draws a lot of attention. The gym's clips show the pace of training and how much boxing work goes into his preparation, session after session.

His background as a boxing coach shapes how he approaches MMA. If you train stand-up, his posts give you concrete reference points on the hand drills UFC fighters actually use. Allstars is also a good entry point into the Swedish MMA scene as a whole.

MMA Official's take

This account is for fans of Khamzat Chimaev and Alexander Gustafsson, and for boxers who want to see how the sport fits into MMA. Start with the clips posted during one of Chimaev's fight camps, when the content is at its richest and most frequent.

Then add his pre-fight interviews with English-language MMA outlets, which usually run in the days before the event. They give you the context behind the training footage, which usually goes up on Instagram with little or no explanation, so the two together tell you what the camp was built around.