The UFC Testing Combine | Boxing Science #Bitesize with Gav Pratt

The UFC Testing Combine | Boxing Science #Bitesize with Gav Pratt

Author: Boxing Science March 31, 2022 Duration: 7:29

Check out this @boxingscience #bitesize podcast clip from our interview with Gav Pratt in Episode 23

We talked to Gav about a range of topics regarding his role at the UFC PI in Shanghai - it was great to get an insight to this project and in particular the testing combine.

The testing combine is used to help identify and select athletes to enrol on the full UFC PI program in Shanghai

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