Kelvin Gastelum Gym: Coaches, Teammates, and Everything You Need to Know About UFC Star’s Training

UFC middleweight Kelvin Gastelum has been one of the most promising fighters in the UFC. The Mexican-American is also one of the most durable fighters in the 185 lbs division. His fight against Israel Adesanya for the interim middleweight strap was one fight where he showed his Mexican fighting spirit. But things have since been a little rocky for the UFC middleweight.

The Ultimate Fighter 17 winner hasn’t performed at his best as he has gone 2-6 in his fights after the title bout against Adesanya back in 2019. He is currently ranked 11 in the UFC middleweight rankings. He has changed camps and is currently training at Fight Ready MMA and Fitness ahead of his fight against Sean Brady at UFC Austin.

Where does Kelvin Gastelum train? His gym and teammates

Kelvin Gastelum is fighting under Fight Ready MMA and Fitness Gym under head coach Santino Defranco, who used to be a pro himself during the 2000s. The gym, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, seemed to have helped the 32-year-old a lot becaase he’s developed pretty well over the years, especially in the footwork and timing department. And Gastelum seems to be mentally more refined after joining this team.

The gym has accomplished MMA coaches like Eddie Cha, Eric Albarracin and Frankie Saenz. The Fight Ready coaches are supported by a vast array of specialists like Alan Viers in boxing, Angel Cejudo in wrestling, Bryce Logan, and Roman Salazar in Muay Thai, with Paris Stanford, Heath Wigginton, and Bobby Moffett as the BJJ instructors.

Eddie Cha, who is currently training Kelvin Gastelum, has also helped train Jon Jones after he parted ways with Jackson Wink MMA. Gastelum has posted a picture of the two working together and the former middleweight title contender looks better than he ever did. Fight Ready had great fighters to go along with their talented training team. Some of Kelvin Gastelum’s teammates include ‘Triple C’ Henry Cejudo is arguably one of the best fighter ever who has accomplished some incredible feats, Tracy Cortez, Hunter Azure, Bruno Silva and Eryk Anders. Besides the coaches mentioned above, Gastelum also has another coach anda legendary one named Rafael Cordeiro.

All we know about Kelvin Gastelum’s coach

Rafael Cordeiro is a well renowned MMA coach who’s trained a bunch of top fighters, and some of them have been champions in the UFC. Founder of King’s MMA, where Kelvin Gastelum trained before he joined Fight Ready, the 51-year-old coach ha also trained boxing legend and youngest heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson, who is going to fight Jake Paul in the near future.

Interestingly, there was one instance when Rafael Cordiero may have helped Kelvin Gastelum cheat, at least allegedly. Before his fight against Darren Till at UFC 244, the 32-year-old fighter dound himself in a predicament during the weigh-ins. While both made weight, some fans noticed that Gastelum leaned on Cordeiro while the official was taking the measurement. However, the Brazlian coach would reposnd to those accusations, claiming that he and his fighter did not make use of any unfair means.

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Apart from the controversial weigh-in moment, Kelvin Gastelum has always been a talented prospect. However, due to some unfortunate setbacks, he has not been successful at securing another title shot. But will that change after his fight against Daniel Rodriguez?