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South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post
Sport
Nicolas Atkin

UFC Performance Institute Shanghai: take a look inside the world’s largest MMA training facility

There will be plenty of Octagons to go around for the UFC athletes in Shanghai at the Performance Institute.

The UFC officially unveiled its state-of-the-art Performance Institute in Shanghai on Thursday. The 93,000 square-foot facility is nearly three times the size of the original UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas, serving as a hub for fighters from mainland China and the Asia-Pacific region to train and develop.

There are multiple cages, rings, mats and striking pads for athletes to get stuck into:

The facility, of course, also provides state-of-the-art weight training equipment.

Athletes can also top up their cardio to make sure they last long into those final rounds.

Fighters can relax and unwind after a hard day's training in the facility's swimming pools.

Of course, recovery is just as important as training:

And what visit to the UFC Performance Institute Shanghai wouldn't be complete without buying a hoodie?

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