Xtreme Couture 1 Day Seminar with Gray Maynard and Jay Hieron

XTREME COUTURE 1 DAY SEMINAR UFC Fan Expo & UFC 114 Weekend ! ! Sunday May 30th, 2010 There will be a day of instruction focusing on teaching MMA skills and strength and conditioning. This includes Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing, Muaythai and Wrestling as they apply to MMA. XCMMA instructors: Jay “Thorobred” Hieron – Strikeforce Fighter Gray “The Bully” [...]

Thundertreats asks Me About Prefight Rituals and Songs, Penn vs Couture as Coach, My Favorite Teams, And Rashad as a Teammate

I had the chance to interview with ThunderTreats.  I wanted to share part of the interview. TT: Any pre-fight rituals or superstitions? GRAY: Not really. I just like to be organized in my hotel room, so I know where all my gear is and to keep occupied during the day of the fight. I also [...]

Gray Maynard Vs Kenny Florian

My next fight will be UFC 118 with Kenny Florian on August 28, 2010 at the TD Garden in Boston, MA.  I am looking forward to it.  It will be a great fight and awesome card.  Training camp hasn’t started for my fight on Aug 28th, but I’m in the gym year round. I usually [...]

Series 4 of 4 A Round of Focus Mits w Gil and Commentating by Ray Sefo

A round of focus mits with Gil Martinez my boxing coach. Commenting done by Ray Sefo while I was hitting mits. Haha

Series 3 of 4 Last Practice of the Day – PSI Lift

7pm – I do my Strength and Conditioning 3 times, usually in the evenings after pro practice. Right now the goal is explosive power, agility, and flexibility.

Series 2 of 4 Andy Hrovat Teaching Pro Practice At XC

4pm – My teammate from high school was in town for a couple days so he wanted to come in and workout. Andy Hrovat is an OH high school state champion, 3x Div 1 All American from U of Michigan, 2006 World Team Member, and 2008 Olympic Team Member. So of course we picked his [...]

Series 1 of 4 Morning Work Out Warm up

I posted 4 short videos of my training routine for a day. This is what a typical Friday is like for me. It all starts at 10am. I work with my boxing Gil Martinez. We go over some technique, then warm up, do mit work, and end with some boxing drills or bag work. My [...]