![]() Of those 24 fighters, the majority are made up of Brits, Indonesians and Italians. ![]() Some are in Rome, some are Road to UFC in Shanghai and some are here in San Diego.' 'We moved those selected to San Diego where they're training solidly for 12 weeks and every one of them has a fight date. We've done a global trial, in Asia, the UK and southern California, looking for the best possible free agents we could select on a trial basis - it was the selection of 24 guys out of 680 applicants. ![]() ![]() 'For those coming up, there needs to be a pathway and a system for them, which is the formation of the MMA Academy. 'The UFC has a ranking system and there are other unofficial rankings but some of them don't even make sense most of the time. 'Being such a young sport, the development and pathway for a fighter is still very blurred,' he added. 'The MMA Fight Academy was put together to help develop fighters who didn't have the means, training facilities and guidance to make their way through the MMA space,' explains Graham Boylan, who heads up Cage Warriors - the promotion Conor McGregor, Paddy Pimblett and many others graced before stepping up to the UFC. Cage Warriors head honcho Graham Boylan rallies the MMA Fight Academy troops in training ![]()
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