If you follow MMA Youtube, you’ve undoubtedly heard of Jeff Chan and his channel MMA Shredded. With over 500,00 subscribers, Jeff Chan is one of the most visible MMA personal brands on Youtube. What Jeff does a lot of film footage of him sparring all around the world.
In one video, he filmed his sparring session in Amsterdam, with fighters from Fight IQ and The Arena Gym.
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