Head coach, owner
Jon Aimone
Jon is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.
He has over 20 years of martial arts experience, having taken his first amateur MMA fight in 2006 and continuing his training ever since. In 2024, he returned to competition in his professional kickboxing debut, winning by TKO from knees to the body. In addition to MMA and kickboxing, Jon is an experienced grappler and currently holds a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Jon is a highly technical instructor with a deep passion for coaching and helping athletes develop their fighting skills. For the better part of the past decade, he was the Head Coach at a premiere Muay Thai gym in Fishers, IN. Jon is also an experienced fight corner and judge for local and regional MMA/kickboxing promotions.
Jon is excited for the opportunity to bring his vision for a comprehensive fighting program to life under his company, 9 Lives Combat Sports.
His evolving portfolio currently includes:
Indiana University MMA club, where he teaches kickboxing/MMA and oversees weekly sparring
Regular schedule of private and semi-private lessons out of the Broad Ripple/Indianapolis and Bloomington areas
Instructor/Coach at Juice Box Muay Thai (more details coming)