- Here’s a look at the top three UFC gyms in Canada.
- TriStar Gym leads the list.
- The other UFC gyms include APEX Martial Arts and Angry Monkey MMA.
Top MMA fighters need an elite team and training facility to bring out their best potential. The finest coaching staff and premier sparring partners usually accompany a world-class gym. These factors are the usual checklist of fighters to achieve their goal of becoming a world champion. This is what the next generation of Canadian athletes are looking for.
Although the MMA odds of finding the next Georges St-Pierre are slim to impossible, different gyms in Canada are continuously honing the grassroots talent of martial artists in the country to produce the next UFC superstar.
Speaking of training facilities, here are the three best UFC gyms in Canada.
TriStar Gym
TriStar Gym is undoubtedly one of the best UFC gyms in Canada. It is situated in Montreal and was the home of Georges St-Pierre. Conrad Pla founded it with star-studded trainers and coaches like Firas Zahabi, Donald Marcelin, Pierre-Olivier Leclerc, and St-Pierre himself, who is an occasional trainer there.
Aside from GSP, other notable fighters who train with them are David Loiseau, Miguel Torres, John Makdessi, and Yves Jabouin.
@GeorgesStPierre sharing his Knowledge with everyone @tristargym. Amazing class!! pic.twitter.com/xT8s8KmJYv
— Firas Zahabi (@Firas_Zahabi) November 4, 2014
APEX Martial Arts
APEX Martial Arts is another Canadian MMA gym in Montreal that offers world-class training and facilities. Ryan Parsons, who is a professional Muay Thai and BJJ fighter, founded the gym in 2006 and has grown it tremendously over the past years.
Aside from Parsons, other elite coaches in the gym are Elliot, a BJJ and Muay Thai coach, and Rajveer Talhan, the head wrestling coach. The gym aims to be the best martial arts environment for athletes.
Angry Monkey MMA
Angry Monkey MMA completes the list of the top three UFC gyms in Canada, as they offer a wide range of programs like Muay Thai, kickboxing, boxing, BJJ, and no-gi jiu-jitsu. The gym is also located in Montreal and was founded by Justin Etheridge in 2014.
The gym is also open to all UFC fighters who want to prepare for their upcoming fight, much like what Ciryl Gane did in 2021 when he made a pit stop to the team before winning the UFC interim heavyweight title over Derrick Lewis.
