Our President Dr. Abobakr Ravand interviewed Gavin Pratt, Director of Strength & Conditioning at UFC Las Vegas.
Gavin is currently working as Director of Strength & Conditioning in UFC Las Vegas, before that he was the Strength and Conditioning Manager for the UFC Performance Institute in Shanghai, China where he leads the first-ever elite academy program in Mixed Martial Arts.
His role is to develop the physical capacities of professional UFC rostered fighters and full-time academy athletes close to breaking into the most excellent MMA corporation in the world. In 2018, he worked as the Performance Manager for Team China Surfing (Hangzhou), building a program to aid in developing young surfers with the hope of qualifying for the 2024 Olympics and beyond.
Prior to that, his role as Program Manager with American-based company EXOS saw him work with Team Shanghai at the 13th National Games of the People’s Republic of China, where he and his performance team helped Shanghai win 33 medals, including 19 Gold.
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