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UFC London: Leon Edwards and Tom Breese ‘good role models’ for young fighters

UFC London: Leon Edwards and Tom Breese ‘good role models’ for young fighters

British UFC fighters Leon Edwards and Tom Breese have been hailed as ‘good role models’ ahead of their respective fights at London’s O2 Arena on 18 March. Edwards and Breese both train at the UTC training centre in Birmingham, a three storey MMA gym which IBTimes UK visited ahead of UFC London. Edwards is taking on Vicente Luque at the event, while Breese will be facing Oluwale Bamgbose. Mar 15, 2017
How to train like a UFC fighter

How to train like a UFC fighter

The UTC in Birmingham is a huge three storey gym, dedicated to teaching all the skills needed in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). It has produced a number of fighters that have gone on to perform on the world stage in the UFC, including Leon Edwards and Tom Breese who are fighting at London’s o2 Arena on March 18. Mar 11, 2017
Conor McGregor’s UFC riches are a one off in ‘poor man’s sport’ MMA

Conor McGregor’s UFC riches are a one off in ‘poor man’s sport’ MMA

British MMA fighter Joe ‘Silk’ Cummins believes the success of UFC superstar Conor McGregor is a “one off” in the sport. Cummins, a trainer at the UTC centre in Birmingham, said that any budding fighters need to be “obsessed” with the sport to even stand a chance of replicating McGregor’s lucrative career. Mar 7, 2017
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