Kenny Florian Talks Training at Tri-Star Gym in Montreal
UFC lightweight fighter Kenny Florian recently spoke to Heavy.com about training at Tri-Star Gym in Montreal, Canada.
He said:
“Yeah, I’m training with Firas at Tri-Star Gym in Montreal. They’re associated with Greg Jackson, of course. I haven’t gone to New Mexico to train with Greg or anything like that. Actually, Clay Guida has been training over there, so that would be a little awkward. But training with Firas, bringing him on as my striking and MMA coach, he’s been phenomenal. He’s doing things that no one else is even close to thinking about. So for me, I feel that between having my brother Keith as a coach and Firas as well, with my boxing coach Peter Welch and all the incredible people I’ve had a chance to work with for this camp, it feels like I’m in my Ph.D course for mixed martial arts. So it’s been really enjoyable with these guys. I’ve improved my game leaps and bounds for this fight.
It’s amazing, you know? To have an opportunity to train with guys like GSP and all the other pro fighters at Tri-Star, it takes you to a different level. You know you’re training with the very best. You’re going to be learning a lot from them. You’re getting direct feedback from the sparring sessions. You’re training with the best, and it doesn’t get any better than that. So for me, it’s provided a lot of great learning, a lot of great technique. It has stepped up my game, for sure.”
Related posts:
- Kenny Florian vs. Clay Guida Possible for UFC 106
- Kenny Florian vs. Clay Guida Fight Moved to UFC 107
- Pro MMA Radio Featuring Kenny Florian Airing Tonight
- Jon Jones On Training With Greg Jackson's Team
- Brock Lesnar's Training Partner Chris Tuchscherer Talks Lesnar's Decision to Pull Out of UFC 106 Fight
