Training camps are the backbone of mixed martial arts. This is an individual sport, but fighters do not emerge from the womb as fully formed athletes ready to execute high-level techniques in front of 20,000 fans. Coaches and training partners hone their skills in the daily grind of practice, hundreds of hours of strength and conditioning, mitt sessions, drills, rolling and full-contact sparring.
The quality of those training partners and coaches matters. Young fighters who come up in the more professional environments at these quality camps are drastically more likely to find success at the pinnacle of the sport.