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Gina Elko's MMA Training Program Video - She Fights Sept 26th!
Gina Elko, halfway through heavy training, still smiling. What an athlete!
The relationship between KnuckleUp Fitness and AFL MMA (Amateur Fight League) has created a new MMA talent: Gina Elko.
At age 43, Gina is the Captain of the Nags Head Fire Department, and she runs a successful landscaping company in the outer banks. At first, her decision to jump on the ring may come as a surprise to most people, but Gina's always been an aggressive athlete, no matter the sport.
She is a national competitor at the Firefighter Games, which by itself requires amazing conditioning, but Gina has taken it even further ever since she joined our Kitty Hawk Gym:
She currently holds a 1-0 record from a Tough Man competition, and had her first amateur boxing match last year, against fellow firefighter Donna Black. She won, by the way.
But her very first MMA fight is coming up Sept 26th, and Gina's highly committed to her training. She's been taking jiu jitsu lessons for the first time ever - and man, is she a natural! Her mma training includes being tackled by our instructor Sal Rullan (190lbs) while fighting to keep him on her guard. It also includes pounding head instructor Morrison Butler from inside his guard while maintaining posture - a tough challenge against a pro fighter.
Check out a highlight video of her training yesterday, Tuesday:
Here are some details for Fight To The Finish VII:
- When: Sept 26th
- Where: Elizabeth City National Guard center
- What Time: 6pm
- Tickets available at the Fitness Warehouse locations in Chesapeake or Suffolk
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