Israel Adesanya and Dan Hooker revealed City Kickboxing head coach Eugene Bareman brought knives and a machete to the gym to combat complacency among senior gym members.
Hooker, who trains under Bareman in New Zealand, revealed ‘legit knives’ were pulled in the gym after Bareman told Ariel Helwani that some of the top fighters on the team needed a wake-up call.
Forget MMA, you’d be very hard-pressed to find a head coach in ANY SPORT who will speak this openly and honestly about his stars and without fear of any backlash.