In the wilds of Albuquerque, legendary trainers Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn have built one of the best MMA fight camps in the world, home to UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones, heavyweight contender Travis Browne, and countless other fighters. Fightland traveled to New Mexico to find out what their secret is.
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I like these fightland documentaries but the cut scene fillers bug the hell out of me.
Ikr
I DONT LIKE THIS WEIRD MIND CONTROL SHIT YOURE TRYING TO PULL WITH ALL THE STRANGE IMAGES AT THE BEGINNING
6:22 She has no idea what is going to happen to her in two years
Exactly! Just watched this for the first time today and knew Jones and Holly trained together but was still surprised to she her here. If only she knew then that she'd shortly become one of the biggest names in sports and pop culture.
Mcgregor just got estimated 17 million for 13 senconds.
Akshay Rama right...world champion. And dominated. Greg is a bad ass coach. No bullshit w him
what happen??
crazy to see Holly Holm grinding years before she became champion
+JOhn Anderson lmao yeah, still crazy tho. you have to give her all the credit in the world for beating Rousey in such perfect fashion, love both of them
That's a stupid statement. She was the best female boxer in the world for years, before mma. It's not like she was a nobody, before MMA
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LOVE this series. Keep up the good work Vice!
Ahhh..... Back when a Travis Brown had a future.
Levi Cathcart back when travis browne has footwork and technique
before lord and savior edmond showed up
back when Edmund tarverdyan was only ruining hondas
why Travis leave this gym?
Going to train with that idiot coach of Rousey's was a huge problem. That guy is an absolute fool. Tarvedyan or something? I don't remember, but I know he is absolutely clueless.
Gives Diego Brandao a gun.....good fucking idea....lmao
It would be an honor to train in this gym. Only got 3 amateur fights though. Very new. Top fighters in the world is in that gym. Amazing
What's your record?
+Kevin Durant 0-3 I bet
+Robin MX 3-1. Now Hahahaha.
They accept ammys in there too. Apply
You can still go
I love MMA. I don't do it for a hobby . This is what I love to do. The different kinds of fighting just interests me so much. Im thinking of moving over there to train and stay there once I get a couple of wins under my record.
+Eschaton 2000 aw man that's tough glad your sticking wit it though. Good things happen wit hard work and dedication . Maybe we'll train together one day
+Eddie Kasady thanks my man
Stick with it brother
MrUzzynator good looking out brother
CanOfPeas nah he quit a while ago
Thanks vice for sharing!
Inspirational to say the least. Wonderful video once again
loving the Fightland stuff :)
Needs more Carlos Condit
Im starting to think he goes and hides in the bathroom or something because he whenever the cameras show up he’s never around
Great video! Thank you vice! Much appreciated from a martial artist.
Holm went to this gym? She's fighting ROUSEY this weekend! Mind blown.
And guess what happened?
She GOES and trains at that gym. Lol
I'm boxing - artem lobov she destroy Ronda
These documentaries from Fightland are some of the best martial arts productions out there. My dream is to work for Fightland.
Great work, VICE. You've got a good one here.
Finally Vice! Thanks.
2 of my favorite things vice videos and MMA
Love. More place like this need to exist. All the indoor basketball gyms are no longer available here where I live. I don't know where to go to blow off steam.
Great doc! Hell yeah!
I actually enjoy these little trippy ass clips in between
I liked watching this video I can relate to these fine people on several levels. I wish them the best!
I'm really impressed by Fightland. Gone are the days of finding martial arts books in the library and getting the latest copy of Blackbelt, Blitz or Hiden. Kid's gotta be inspired by this.
Good to see jj spending his time in New Mexico getting enriching sparring done
Greg Jackson is the Bill Belichick of mma. With Winkeljohn they are behind the success the best game plans and evolution of fighters like GSP into the best wrestler in the division with no amateur background. Also look at how he developed guys like Kieth Jardine to compete with top fighters.
More of this please.
I live right where they filmed this. I sold Keith a guitar at Guitar Center. He's a good guy. He bought a pink guitar for someone once. My buddy sold it to him. Some guys there were makin little jokes. I said Keith is right over there, go tell him how funny that pink guitar is. Long story short, they didnt say any thing hehe
this gym seems to have a great vibe to it they got some great fighters inc holly holm great win she over ronda
its called cauliflower ear, its where if you get punched hard/ or repeatedly to the ear enough it forms a blood clot, and it puffs up like that.
Too bad for Travis, he left Greg and Wink
really nice docu
I can’t wait till February. The biggest challenge for me in the beginning is to drive from jersey all the way there. Like 29 hours lol
_New Mexico_! I'm from Santa Fe. :)
Hunter Tucker is now 32 with a pro record of 7-3. His last fight being in 2016.
How can you not like Eric Perez, that smile is infectious and he seems like a food dude
I was just wrestling with Erik Goyo Perez and Izzy Martinez Hell Ya!
One love Jon Smooth...505 Duke city catch you Friday
Continuous wear and tear from punches and grappling causes swelling and deformation of ear cardiledge, hence the shape.
This was great.
agree, I lived in China, NewZealand, Abq, and abq is by far the nicest and safest place i lived, friendly people and all.
Might just check this place out.
documentary on gym's in uk? europe? would be good to see!
I live in New Mexico to, but its not bad
The home of top name fighters. It would be awesome to go and watch them spar.
True. I'd love to see Travis doing his thing. The mans a beast
I was hoping someone could give me some info. Ive been boxing for a few years and the better I get the more interested in MMA I've become, not as a practitioner, I just find it to be a cool sport. What do pro MMA fighters usually begin studying and how do they study "fighting" in general? For example, does one guy have a strong background in wrestling, then he goes on to study muay thai, jiu jitsu, boxing etc? Do you try to become passable in all aspects of striking and ground game or just try and perfect certain schools of thought? I just can't wrap my head around being such a complete fighter, when becoming good at one area of fighting is difficult enough.
I think it was for UFC 154 condit vs. GSP.
Still remember Matt Ruskin from Balls Deep. Wonder if it hurts to see MMA pros at it again...
13:42 - "not too many things to get them in trouble at night time" - Owner of the gym where Jon Jones trains
1:57 jon jones skipping leg day
Mr_Golden_Rpg dont need to train legs if u walk on them all day
Thats literally how he got the nickname ‘bones’
E Johnston hah?
He doesn't train them so the upper part can still be bulky and still make it to 205 pounds
this is mma,not bodybuilding
there was an accident where someones toe nail cut his eyeball or something like that he told the story on one of his fighters countdown or primetime shows I can't remember which one
awesome gym they got there
insane camp. This, + Noguera's camp, Silva's Corinthias camp and Trystar stand out the most. Jackson's MMA gym best in the US
Try to do one on Caesar Gracies Camp in Lodi, CA or Team Alpha Male which is also in Northern California. Elite camps that are very unique.
It's not just his physical advantages it's his mental toughness..the guy continued to fight with his toe broken in half, he didn't feel a thing.
13:35 Wink please; Jon's creativity is not limited to inside of the octagon. On a serious note, Jon have always been about being the greatest and setting records. Taking that belt away and breaking whatever record he was trying to set might have psychologically broke him. Malki Kawa (Jon's manager) is hinting at Jon leaving MMA, so we will see how will this play out.
Man going full time rehab
Akai sora Nah everybody knows Jones is still the man. The ufc taking away the belt is just a technicality like the DQ loss to Hammill.
13:00 powerful kale shake
what's title of the music in the start
Did anyone else see that car accident at 15:50?!! what in the world?!
i think they used it as a reference to getting hurt
Vice made Tristar look like more of meathead gym than Jackson Wink
what's the tune that drops in about 4 mins in? Anyone know? cheers
You guys should come visit Gleason's gym here in Brooklyn
Did anyone at 3:00 check if their own music was playing? lol
what font does VICE use in all its videos?
1 of the greatest gyms in the world.
They should do one of these with sbg
Bubba from TUF 17 season in the background @ 2:37
Winning Billiard tournaments feels pretty good to for those of us that dont fight.
It's due to constant swelling from BJJ or wrestling. The fluid calcifies and then gets hard.
It's called the Cauliflower ear, very common on wrestling or striking sports.
you guys should do a video on gleasons gym in brooklyn. Thats my gym, one of the best and most notorious boxing gyms in the world
Never heard of it
+Dylan Whitton lol. Haha I know right
+Dylan Whitton lol
I googled gleasons gym in brooklyn and its a kosher deli
What exactly is Episoketren System? How does this thing really work? I notice a lot of people keep on talking about this popular training program.
Congratz to Travis Brown on your recent victory over Gonzaga.
A huevo! #GoyitoPower! Orgullo regio!
Greg Jackson is a sport killer
Goyito!! Chingale carnal!!!
it's grapplers' ear/ cauliflower ear. Common in jiu jitsu and wrestling
My buddy sold him the pink strat. That was Seiji. I cant rember what I sold him before that. I think it was a Tele?
Why did'nt they show more of Jun Po? :(
nearly all fighters have this. this happens if the blood vessels in the ear are damaged too often
Does anyone know the song at around 4:32 in the video???
Holy shit Holly Holms is there
El Goyito Perez es pro!! Todo un orgullo Méxicano!
New mexico the state not mexico
This must've been before Cowboy started training there
New Mexico is very beautiful, but Albuquerque is one of the weirdest places I've been too.
4:33 min , anyone knows the song that is playing ?
Valentin01993 Possbly Neon Indian or less so, Passion Pit
I wish I could go train there :/
A headguard will prevent that. Besides its takes years to get cauliflower ear
Yes they will pull a weapon out on you. For honking your horn. First time I ever saw a vehicle shot up from road rage was in Albuquerque
dem ears tho
How much does this camp cost?
Interesting that Greg jackson isn't present in this video.
Nick Thompson is a lawyer. Rich Franklin was a school teacher, Shane Carwin was an engineer, Joe Lauzon was a network administrator, Carlos Newton is an architect. A lot of these guys are actually pretty smart so it's not hard to believe that he was a lawyer.
Whose seen Arlovski and Travis Browne's actual fight years after this?
“A pretty shitty area… but it’s home” Osu ✊
2:38 Spotted Bubba
Wats the music at 10:07?
! Much respects. RS70
What kind of dog is that ? the one Travis is playing with ? Thanks
German Shepard/ poodle mix
Thanks man, its cool
+BangedUpAbroad : I No it's not, it's a French Bulldog. Believe dat!
cauliflower is a fucking pain