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Firas Zahabi shares his thoughts on Israel Adesanya’s “incredibly strange” and “very suspicious” gyno: “In my mind, there’s only one reason for this”
World-famous MMA coach Firas Zahabi gave his take on the rumours surrounding Israel Adesanya and his gyno. With many claiming it occurred due to steroid use and similar theories, Zahabi explained that a doctor indicated that receiving punches to the chest causing tissue damage could be the reason behind the swollen pectoral muscle. That being […]
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GSP’s coach Firas Zahabi says Nate Diaz is the ‘scariest street fighter in MMA’
As coach of arguably the greatest mixed martial artist of all-time, Firas Zahabi is well-placed to judge what makes a good fighter. In this case, the Canadian heaped praise on the resilience of Nate Diaz. Speaking in a Q&A on the Tristar Gym YouTube channel, Zahabi said, “If you put (Nate Diaz) in a fight […]
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Firas Zahabi: Georges St-Pierre open to UFC return for ‘really amazing’ offer
Although Georges St-Pierre officially announced his retirement from the UFC back in February, his long-time head trainer at Tristar gym still believes he could one day return to the Octagon. Speaking on his YouTube Channel, Zahabi admitted that the welterweight legend is still training in his hometown of Montreal, and that he thinks St-Pierre could […]
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QUICK TWITT | GSP Returns To Training
Former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St. Pierre was cleared last week to resume training after tearing his ACL. The former champ is taking advantage of his medical clearance, and is already back in the gym training. Check it out: First day back in training @GeorgesStPierre looked awesome. pic.twitter.com/J2zzJmIUL0 — Firas Zahabi (@Firas_Zahabi) October 20, 2014
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Dana White: ‘GSP will get immediate title shot upon return’
“It would be tough to deny that GSP comes right back and doesn’t fight for the title, you know what I mean?” White told UFC.com in his weekly interview. “GSP can do whatever he wants. If he wants to come back and fight for the title, or if he wants a fight before that – […]
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Coach: ‘GSP has plenty of competitive juice left in him’
“It’s looking way better than the first time. We just finished training and were talking about how his quadriceps got back to size so much faster this time around. No two ACL injuries are the same. We’re learning that. “Right now, every time I talk to him, we never talk about his comeback. I’m being […]
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Firas Zahabi: ‘GSP Motivated For Return, Rory Deserves Title Shot
“I think [GSP will return]. I think there’s a lot of fire left in him. Especially since he got injured, he’s more motivated than ever. He’s was just about to start sparring again before he got injured. I think there’s a lot of martial arts left in him.” GSP head coach, Firas Zahabi, discussed the […]
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GSP Trainer Firas Zahabi Squashes Shady Testing Talk: “Let’s do every test under the sun”
Doing a bit of damage control, GSP’s head coach, Firas Zahabi has come out and tried to squash the talks of shady testing inquisitions made by the team behind the UFC welterweight champion. The following explains it all: @RD_Bruiser Just for the record our camp does not have a "close relationship" with Vada. Let's do […]
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VIDEO | Fightland Visits Tristar Gym
Go behind the scenes of coach Firas Zahabi’s legendary Tristar Gym in Montreal, home to UFC champion George St. Pierre, blue-chip prospect Rory MacDonald, and MMA hopefuls like James Polodna and Kajan Johnson.
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Zahabi: If GSP Fights Silva It Will Likely Be His Last
“If he fights Hendricks, I think (GSP) could fight for longer. He could have more fights after that. If he fights Anderson Silva, I could really see that being his last fight. He’ll retire after that because there won’t be a bigger fight for him to do, I think, anymore in his career.” “Win or […]
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Firas Zahabi Comments On GSP Hand Wrap Controversy | UFC NEWS
“I was outside when Mike Ricci was fighting. So, right when I came in, I saw Jake Shields waiting at the door, so I said hello to him. I didn’t know what he was doing there, and when I walked into the room they were like ‘Hey, they’re not letting us, they’re interrupting the warm-up.’ […]
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GSP Trainer Wants Silva To Move Down to 170 For Super Fight | UFC NEWS
“I wouldn’t want [St-Pierre] to move up, I’d want Anderson to come down,” Zahabi said. “I don’t know if Anderson can make 170 or something close to that. If Georges goes up, I know he won’t be able to come back down, he’s told me many times if he goes up he won’t go back […]