Fight Ready

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Fight Ready
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Est.2011
Founded by Scott Peters
David Zowine
Primary ownersDavid Zowine
Primary trainers Angel Cejudo
Eddie Cha
Eric Albarracin
Frankie Saenz
Paris Stanford
Current titleholders Deiveson Figueiredo
Past titleholders Henry Cejudo
Training facilities Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Website Official Website

Fight Ready is a mixed martial arts gym based in Scottsdale, Arizona.It is best known for producing Henry Cejudo who is the former UFC Bantamweight Champion and former UFC Flyweight Champion. [1] Deiveson Figueiredo also regained the UFC Flyweight Championship title at UFC 270 after training at Fight Ready. [2] [3]

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Overview

In 2008, NFL offensive lineman Scott Peters helped established the Arizona branch of the MMA Gym Lion's Den. [4] [5]

Fight Ready was founded in 2011 [6] when Peters along with David Zowine decided to buy out the Arizona branch of the Lion's Den and renamed it to Fight Ready. [1] Currently Zowine is the sole owner of the gym. [1] [7]

Fight Ready was featured as a cover story in the June 2015 issue of Scrapp! Fight Magazine. [8]

The gym provides classes to both adults and children. On June 6 2019, it was featured on KTVK where coach Paris Stanford stated how the gym aimed to provide a safe training environment for the children there. [9] This was in response to discoveries illegal MMA fights featuring minors were being held without sufficient medical support. [9]

The most notable fighter produced by the gym is Henry Cejudo who became a two-weight champion in the UFC Bantamweight and Flyweight divisions simultaneously. [1] His brother, Angel Cejudo [10] and his trainer, Eric Albarracin [11] are both wrestling coaches at Fight Ready.

In addition Deiveson Figueiredo also regained the UFC Flyweight Championship at UFC 270 after training at Fight Ready. [2] [3]

Several former UFC champions have also moved to Fight Ready to train at. They include Jon Jones, [12] Zhang Weilli [2] and Deiveson Figueiredo. [2] In addition, UFC title challengers who have trained at Fight Ready include Chan Sung Jung [2] and Paulo Costa. [11]

Controversies

In October 2021, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Jon Jones was banned from Jackson Wink MMA Academy due to legal issues stemming from an alleged domestic violence incident against his fiancée. [13] He then moved to Fight Ready to train with Henry Cejudo which attracted some attention. [12] However the gym has stood by its decision. [12]

Notable fighters

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