The Tristar Gym is a

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...

training centre located in

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Borough in

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. Instructors at the gym include Firas Zahabi,

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and

Georges St-Pierre Georges St-Pierre (; born May 19, 1981), also known by his initials GSP, is a Canadian former professional mixed martial artist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in mixed martial arts (MMA) history. St-Pierre was a two-divi ...

. Tristar Gym is one of the top professional MMA training camps.

History

The gym was established in 1991 by

, Michel Lavallée and Ron Di Cecco. The three owners was the basis for the name of the gym. Alexandre Choko joined the gym as a fighter in 1992 and eventually bought the gym in 2001. In 2008 he sold the gym to Firas Zahabi. Zahabi had become

’s main coach after GSP's loss to

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(

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). In addition to being the current owner Zahabi is also the head coach at the gym. In 2021, owner Firas Zahabi detailed how his gym had been regularly harassed by the Montreal police force during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Notable fighters

Current

* Kevin Lee - Former

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Interim Lightweight Title Challenger * Johnny Walker - Current

Light Heavyweight * Hatsu Hioki * Robert Whittaker - Former

Middleweight Champion * Tom Watson * Andy Main *

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- Current

Lightweight *

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- Current

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Light Heavyweight * Anthony Smith * Ryan Ford * Alex Garcia - Former

Welterweight * Olivier Aubin-Mercier - Former

Lightweight * Joseph Duffy - Former

Lightweight * Kajan Johnson * Randa Markos - Current

W's Strawweight * Sage Northcutt - Current

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Welterweight * Tom Breese * Nordine Taleb - Current

Welterweight *

Chad Laprise Chad Laprise (born July 23, 1986) is a retired Canadian professional mixed martial artist who competed for the UFC in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2010, Laprise won '' The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Austral ...

* Joanne Calderwood - Current

W's Flyweight * Stevie Ray (MMA) - Former

Lightweight * Arnold Allen (fighter) - Current

Featherweight * Mickey Gall - Current

Welterweight * Aiemann Zahabi - Current

Bantamweight *

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- Former

Light Heavyweight Champion * Jonathan Meunier - Former

Welterweight *

Myles Jury Myles Madison Jury (born October 31, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist, who competes in the Lightweight division. He has most notably fought for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Bellator MMA. He is a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-J ...

- Former

Featherweight *

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- Current

Featherweight * Ryan Hall (grappler) - Current

Featherweight * Devon Larratt - Current left and right arm World Armwrestling League Heavyweight Champion

Past

- Former

Middleweight Champion, Former

Welterweight Champion, 9 title defenses (13 title summary - the most ever) * Rory MacDonald - Former Bellator Welterweight champion, Former

#2 Welterweight Contender, Former

Welterweight Title Challenger *

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- Former

2-Time Lightweight and Featherweight Title Challenger * Miguel Torres - Former WEC Bantamweight Champion, 3 title defenses * David Loiseau - Former

Middleweight Title Contender *

Denis Kang Denis Kang (, born September 17, 1977) is a retired Canadian professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Middleweight division. A professional competitor since 1998, Kang has formerly competed for the UFC, PRIDE, DREAM, ...

- 2006 Pride Welterweight Grand Prix Runner-Up * Nick Denis *

Ivan Menjivar Ivan Menjivar (born May 30, 1982) is a Salvadorean-Canadian retired mixed martial artist who formerly fought in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Menjivar was born in La Paz, El Salvador, in 1982. Fl ...

Yves Jabouin Fernand Yves Jabouin (born May 30, 1979) is a retired Haitian-Canadian mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2001, Jabouin also formerly comp ...

* Mark Boček * Rick Hawn * Alex Garcia (fighter) * Mike Ricci * Elias Theodorou - Former

Middleweight

References

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History

Notable fighters

Current

Past

See also

References