Coach Freddie Roach: MMA striking is ‘definitely getting a lot better’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 01:15:55 +0000

Freddie Roach has seen a lot of progression with the state of striking in MMA. In the early years of MMA, there was plenty of criticism to be had about the level of fundamental and technique in the sport. The level of training and athletes has come a long way in recent years, though, and noted boxing coach Roach – who has also worked with many MMA notables, from Georges St-Pierre to Rafael Dos Anjos to Aaron Pico – sees the overall growth. “It’s definitely getting a lot better,” Roach told MMA Junkie Radio at UFC X Radio Row earlier this month. “The thing is, I’m with the MMA guys a lot in the gym – Georges St-Pierre and so forth, and working with him, learning this sport, also, so I can be a better coach

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Michael Bisping’s manager: Rumor about sparring knockout ‘complete bollocks’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 22:50:00 +0000

There’s a rumor going around that UFC middleweight Michael Bisping was knocked out in a recent sparring session. It’s not so much a rumor as it is “complete bollocks,” as the fighter’s manager put it. Bisping, the rumor goes, recently visited Wild Card Boxing Club, which is Freddie Roach’s famed Los Angeles gym that’s home to both boxers and the occasional MMA fighter. After allegedly disrespecting a sparring partner, a coach sent in a “professional boxer,” who promptly knocked out Bisping. The problem, according to manager Audie Attar, is that there’s no truth to the rumor. In fact, he said Bisping hasn’t been to the gym since 2012.

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Coach Freddie Roach: MMA striking is ‘definitely getting a lot better’

Michael Bisping’s manager: Rumor about sparring knockout ‘complete bollocks’