The Tristar Gym is home to several high caliber fighters, most notably UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and welterweight contender Rory MacDonald. Check out the video below and go behind the scenes of what happens at Tristar, as well as watching up and coming fighters like James Polodna and Kajan Johnson. Read More »
Tag Archives: Firas Zahabi
Feed SubscriptionZahabi: Win-or-lose Georges St-Pierre to retire after ‘super fight’ with Anderson Silva
Firas Zahabi, TriStar Gym head coach and trainer of long-reigning UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, believes when the Canadian MMA superstar steps into the Octagon with UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, it will be his final fight. Read More »
Welterweight Ricky Rainey ready for Co-Main position at XFC 22
Ricky “The Sniper” Rainey will be back in action under the XFC banner, as the promotion returns to his backyard of Charlotte, North Carolina on Feb. 22nd. Rainey made his latest appearance at XFC 21 with a quick win over ... Read More »
UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Condit – episode 3
The workouts are over, the interviews, press conferences and weigh-ins are finished. There's only one thing left to do. Read More »
UFC Primetime: St-Pierrie vs. Condit – episode 1
Episode 1 of "UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Condit" takes a look into the lives and training camps of Georges St-Pierre and Carlos Condit in the weeks leading up to their UFC 154 main event bout. Read More »
Training Day: Inside Tri-Star Gym to air on FUEL TV LIVE on November 5
FUEL TV to feature a never-before-seen live look at how one of the best MMA training camps are run and conducted with the special "Training Day: Inside Tristar Gym". Read More »
Is GSP coming back too soon against Condit — his coach thinks so
Hey, remember the UFC welterweight champion? Sure you do -- Georges St-Pierre. The dude has held the UFC's 170-pound title for FIVE YEARS! That's sick. Read More »
B.J. Penn explains why he’s coming out of retirement to fight Rory MacDonald
On Tuesday night's episode of UFC Tonight, B.J. Penn explained why he accepted rising welterweight star Rory MacDonald's challenge to come out of retirement to fight him. The two will match-up at UFC 152 in Toronto on September 22. Read More »
Bellator signs Canadian lightweight Guillaume DeLorenzi
The lightweight division just got stronger as Bellator Fighting Championships has signed Canadian knockout artist Guillaume DeLorenzi to a promotional agreement. DeLorenzi will make his Bellator debut later this year and already has his sights set on a future Bellator Lightweight Tournament. Read More »
UFC 130 exclusive interview: Chris Cariaso
ProMMAnow.com's Josh Cross talks with UFC bantamweight Chris "Kamikaze" Cariaso who will make his second UFC appearance on May 28 against Michael McDonald at UFC 130 in Las Vegas. Read More »
UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Shields – episode 2
In episode two of "UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Shields" the champion takes up gymnastics as a cross-training exercise and Jake Shields keeps his nose to the grindstone as fight night draws near. Read More »
Living the MMA dream with Alex “Bruce Leeroy” Caceres
ProMMAnow.com's Susan Cingari talks with Alex Caceres' coaches about his development as a fighter. Like Anderson Silva, Caceres found his own martial arts movie star to help train him. Read More »
Alex Caceres has the glow
ProMMAnow.com correspondent Susan Cingari talks with Alex "Bruce Leeroy" Caceres and his coaches prior to his UFC debut this Saturday at UFC Fight Night 24 in Seattle. Read More »
Jon “Bones” Jones training footage *VIDEO*
Take a look as UFC light heavyweight phenom Jon "Bones" Jones works on his striking and grappling with coach Firas Zahabi. Jones will face "Shogun" Rua on March 19 for the title. Read More »
Meet your UFC 124 rookies: John Makdessi, Sean Pierson, Jesse Bongfeldt
Three fighters, all Canadians, will be making their UFC debut this Saturday, Dec. 11, at "UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck" at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Read More »
The Ultimate Fighter season 12 premieres tonight on Spike TV; sneak preview
"The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck" premieres Wednesday night, Sept. 15, on Spike TV at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT (immediately following the live broadcast of UFC Fight Night 22). Read More »