Elite Performance Gym is a mixed martial arts training organization founded by former International Fighting Championships (IFC) middleweight and King of the Cage light heavyweight champion, Jeremy Horn. Elite Performance Gym was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Est. | 2006 |
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Founded by | Jeremy Horn |
Primary trainers | Jeremy Horn (head trainer) Matt Pena (head boxing coach) |
Past titleholders | Jeremy Horn Middleweight Champion, (IFC), Light Heavyweight Champion (King of the Cage) Rich Franklin Middleweight Champion (UFC) 185 lb (84 kg) Matt Hughes Welterweight Champion (UFC) 170 lb (77 kg) |
Prominent fighters | Jeremy Horn Rich “Ace” Franklin (UFC) Matt Hughes (UFC) Jens Pulver (Cage Warriors) Joe "Diesel" Riggs (ProElite) |
Training facilities | Salt Lake City, Utah |
Website | www.eliteperformancegym.com |
Located in the Sandy area of Salt Lake City, it has an overall area of 5,000 sq ft (460 m2) split between MMA training equipment, and general fitness and weightlifting equipment. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced classes are offered in grappling & submission wrestling, boxing, kick boxing & muay Thai, and strength and conditioning. Horn teaches almost all the classes himself.
Notable fighters
editSeveral fighters have affiliation with Elite Performance Gym, these include:
- Jeremy Horn - (IFL, KOTC, Pancrase, PRIDE, RINGS, UFC, WEC)
- Matt Hughes - (RINGS, UFC)
- Jens Pulver - (WEC, PRIDE, UFC)
- Rich Franklin - (UFC)
- Joe Riggs - (K-1, UFC, WEC, Strikeforce, Bellator)
- Travis Wiuff - (Bellator, UFC, IFL, PRIDE, World Victory Road)
- DaMarques Johnson (UFC)
- Amir Khillah
Elite Fight Night
editAlso known as Jeremy Horn's Elite Fight Night, is a roughly once a month MMA showcase located in Sandy, Utah. These monthly events give local MMA fans and spectators the opportunity to witness their hometown fighters competing against other athletes in a professional venue. Local and corporate sponsors alike fund the events, which local sports commissioning bodies oversee to ensure fairness and safety.
References
editExternal links
edit- ElitePerformanceGym.com Official Elite Performance Gym website
- Elite Fight Night Archived 2018-08-27 at the Wayback Machine Jeremy Horn's Elite Fight Night website
- Mixed Martial Arts