The Elevation Fight Team has chosen to part ways with the MusclePharm gym in Colorado and head to some new facilities.
Many UFC fighters represent the Elevation Fight Team, including top bantamweight T.J. Dillashaw, Neil Magny and Matt Brown.
Eliot Marshall, who's the team's head coach, spoke to FOX Sports about what led them to move the camp out of MusclePharm, which is situated near Denver, Colorado.
“As a team, Elevation Fight Team has decided to move all of it’s training from the MusclePharm Facility to the chain of Easton Training Centers located throughout Colorado,” Marshall highlighted in a statement to FOX Sports. “The partnership Elevation has had with MusclePharm over the last 4 years has been awesome and is something we are all appreciate greatly. That being said, the time to move to more of a traditional setting is now.
“By moving our training to the Easton Training Centers, our fighters will now reap the benefits of having a full curriculum of classes and many different locations to choose from. The fight team will still have 1 hour a day Pro Team training that will take place at Easton’s Denver location, but the fighters will have the opportunity to take classes throughout the day at the location most convenient to them. We are excited to continue building Elevation Fight Team into one of the world’s best fight teams and believe the best is yet to come. Thank you everyone for your continued support.”
Marshall's fairly new as a head coach, and took on the gig when Elevation Fight Team's Leister Bowling chose to retire from duties to focus more on family and business matters.
A lot of the camp who were employed at the MusclePharm gym were also sponsored by the company and that helped them make the move to Colorado from different parts of the world.
Dillashaw and Brown were a couple of the fighters who spoke regarding the sponsorships they received from MusclePharm, which played a pivotal role in them moving to Colorado to train with the team.
The crew is expected to remain in tact while making the transition into the new facilities. Fighters Dillashaw and Brown are expected to still work with top coach Duane “Bang” Ludwig, who operates his own gym in the state as well.