Over the past decade, Montreal’s Tristar Gym has been home to many of the world’s greatest fighters, so it’s of little wonder why some of the hottest prospects from the U.K. and Ireland have decided to relocate there. The opportunity to hone their skills under the tutelage of Tristar head trainer Firas Zahabi – and perhaps follow in the footsteps of, among many others, former UFC welterweight champion Georges St Pierre – is what compelled UFC fighters Joseph Duffy , Steven Ray and Tom Breese to make the not-so-inconsiderable move to Quebec’s capital. Personal project Having previously trained English fighter and current UFC middleweight Tom Watson, Eric O’Keefe, an MMA coach at Tristar, has worked closely with the new arrivals and has been suitably impressed with what he’s seen. “This new bunch of UFC fighters that are coming over, I’ve kind of made it my personal project in a way,” O’Keefe told MMAjunkie.
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Why some of Europe’s top prospects are now calling Tristar Gym home – MMA Junkie