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| - I finally got my chance to check out Xtreme Couture in Vegas, when I was visiting for UFC 74. At the same time I also attended the Eddie Bravo seminar at Xtreme Couture. Anyone who trains in any martial arts knows that's its extremely hard to find a martial arts gym with this much space, equipment, quality instructors, and being this clean all at the same time.
Xtreme Couture has a very military theme, which is interesting, and better than nothing since most MMA gyms are usually a strip mall location with a bunch of mats, with a few punching bags, mits, and pads stacked in the corner. and if you're lucky will have some rotting weight training equipment in the corner..and if extremely lucky maybe a ring or part of a cage.
Xtreme Couture has a good size ring AND cage to train in, a matted area with a long line of bags, a bunch of pads to work with, and a seperate matted room for jiu jitsu. Oh and a good amount of weight training and cardio equipment that all appear to be in good working and cosmetic condition. Oh and there were showers, clean bathrooms, and a pretty good size pro shop as well. Although I did not look for it..i'm pretty sure there's a sauna for weight cutting. Overall, I was very, very impressed by the facility.
Sadly I have not taken any classes at Xtreme Couture, but from what I remember the monthly prices are a bit higher than most MMA gyms. However, with most mma gyms you may require a membership to a seperate gym if you desire decent weight training equipment. However, you're lucky again if you're mma gym is being taught by maybe one professional mma fighter. Xtreme couture has a very impressive roster of instructors many of which are well known professional fighters.
My only concern with Xtreme Couture is that given the amount of pros out of this gym and the popularity of it's fighters. My guess is that the classes are quite packed so 1 on 1 time may be hard to get. As well as time in the ring/cage if you desire it.
If you live in Las Vegas and desire some training in MMA, I wouldn't hesistate to give Xtreme Couture a try.
~G
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