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How Two UFC Fighters Use Technology To Gain Edge In The Octagon

NEW YORK — In an unassuming white house sandwiched between a row of strip malls in Staten Island, a 2,000-foot state-of-the-art facility is churning elite athletes into powerhouse pros.

Four weeks after flattening Diego Sanchez in 98 seconds, professional UFC fighter Al Iaquinta is back to his regular regimen at the NY Sports Science Lab, training for his next fight.

The fighter, who has become known for publicly calling out his rivals in enraging posts on Twitter, travels more than an hour three days a week from Long Island to work with top-notch trainers, doctors, engineers and scientists at NY Sports Science Lab who are all considered experts in the field of using technology to enhance human performance.