I went to school with James Polodna - the Aussie guy - for a couple of years. Always wondered what happened to him. He was actually an excellent soccer player when he was a kid. One of the best for his age. He also had a reputation as someone you didn't want to tangle with even back then so I'm not surprised he became a professional fighter.

I love how people shit on eddie bravo but now top levels gyms are teaching the twister and rubber guard

The music that starts at 11.27 is so serene. It goes perfectly with the video. MMA is so much more than just fighting. So much passion, dedication, and glory behind it. Can't even put it into words. Love this video. So motivating.

Did they really have to splice the video with scenes of animal deaths. I'm trying to watch a video about an mma gym and I don't need to see a bull getting stabbed in the head out of nowhere. It's almost like the people who made this video still view MMA like human cockfighting or something and are trying to portray it in a grotesque manner.

What the fuck are this pictures they are showing throughout the video?

one of my favorite vice videos for sure

7:32 Ryan Hall Tuf 22

Great stuff Vice. Keep these Fightland videos coming.

I'm so impressed with how quickly Vice has created one of the best MMA-related video series out there.

Yeah the editing getting really annoying now

PLEASE MORE OF THIS!

Fightland is amazing. You folks do great work. Thanks.

Great content and perfect cinematography !

16:17 to 16:38 is the most motivating part ever, gives me chills everytime i watch it

On of the most fascinating gyms and trainers on the planet, very interesting to see. Thank you Vice for visiting Tristar!

This is the best one so far!

Was that Ryan Hall from the Ultimate Fighter?

Awesome film. Thanks, Firas, for producing some of the most exciting fighters in the MMA world today!

Truly world-class MMA gym.

Awesome video. Fightlands producing some gems

For those who don't know.. Alex Garcia finally got his UFC shot... he fought is Australia two weeks ago and won.

I live in Montreal...been here since I'm 5 years old... I been around in a large amount of Martial art schools and dojos kwoons!!! from Chinese gong fu styles to Japanese styles... even Indonesian and Philippino ect..I'm not a Master neither a Champ really... But when It comes to Montreal Ive trained for a good 8-9 years...changing styles often mostly Traditional styles!!! I knew a little about Tri Star Gym but I did not know this much about them... this documentary was good!!!

Love your videos

Who made these videos? Better than anything I've seen on Vice.

Good to see Kajan making it on Ultimate Fighter Nations. Hope he goes far.

This is so good

opens up a new perspective, i like this

thank you !

Awesome video

I train at Tristar and I can tell you Firas and the guys are highly philosophical martial artists.

well done gotta get back to the gym soon

this was a great fightland

I love training here, amazing gym.

best fightland documentary yet

Awesome closing line

Great video! I would love to train at tristar!

Totally feel you there. A lot of people really didn't seem to understand that GSP vs Diaz not only re-exposed Diaz wrestling weaknesses but even more exposed how GSP will not take a single risk even if it's handed to him. He knew Diaz tricks when people take his back, so he didn't even try. He just held on to the Greco Roman hold and literally dominated him by holding him down. I give credit to that combo breaker jab too...but also, no risk in striking showed in the least.

Really great

This is what i've wanted to see.

Me from all my experiences of Martial arts... what I really enjoyed is to meet peoples who shared the same interest...the sharing... getting knowledge... the embodiment of these old an ancient Methods...the culture the philosophy attached to the styles...The movements...discovering all these things your body can do...all these methods ect...that's what was fun about Martial arts!!! MMA has none of these really... its more like HEY LETS GO BROO.. LETS FIGHT BROO lol

incase any of u people were wondering (like me) what gloves Rory Macdonald was using at 6:30-6:50 i found them and they are the same ones he just has them taped there called- hayabusa kanpeki 2.0 elite mma gloves just google them or go to MMAwarehouse and search em up

damn I wish I can be trained by firas zahabi. . tristar gym seems like a fighters paradise

Listening to the way some of these guys talk about how good it feels to hurt someone I'm kinda glad they only do it to each other

A track list would be nice!(:

Goosebumps achieved

content like this is what the tv channel is missing

I expected so much cool footage, but his segment was only 30 seconds and you say that. Jeez. What a fan.

Damn, crazy seeing Jordan Parson being mentioned. RIP.

sick vid vice

Watching this make me realize how far I am from being a Martial Artist in any form what so ever.. Rethinking about it I think I'd rather stick to watching the fights or rather try becoming a Ref. Thanks Vice Keep 'em videos coming!

that dude has insane hitting power

amazing

I have. Rory's one of my favorite fighters. Just thought the comment would suit the video, but it was just a random compliment.

does anyone know what the requirements are to be allowed to stay at the dorms?

thanks

Great video glad to see Vice likes MMA!

ya knaw...

more of this stuff!

I would love to do this..

Yeah... In some Bull fighting competitions the Bull Matador kills the bull once it has been "conquered", subdued and defeated.

thanks.

" Tristar Gym, MAD SKILLED and MAD MULI-TALENED and ALL POTENTIAL.....""SICK!

Thanks Vice, it's nice to see you back to posting good videos and not bullshit. Please remember that it's the mature documentaries and eye-opening videos that got you where you are, posting childish shit that only gets thousands of dislikes may get you money in the short term but it seriously damages your reputation

More of this from VICE, the writters and journo's at FIGHTLAND are sick More vids like this please

The song at 16:30 is major lazer never be free. Its remixed by C or something like that enjoy

Most people probably don't even realise VICE started as a magazine.

He's definitely Canadian. My dad worked with his mom in BC.

Doesn't Tom 'Kong' Watson train there? I know he was dropped from UFC but i've trained at his old gym in Southampton and him and the gym Dan Hardy used to train at :)

I have dreams about training at Tristar, how cool would it to be to train at Tristar and also live in the dorms... Man, I would drop everything in my life for that...To be somewhere that your skills that actually mean everything. Where I live me and my training partner are the only martial artists in the gym!

I wanna train there right now damn

I want to train there!!!!

editings sick

Firaz is awsome!

Guy killing the bull... Badass

THE TWISTER!!!!!!

He was from BC then went to Montreal for his fighting career.

Rory is a beast too!

yeah ryan h in the building with his gloves on!

Holyshit that Muay Thai seems like a beast, and I've never heard of him

whats the song at the end?

MONTREAL

"Are you not entertained?" - Maximus

Same here man! If I win the lottery! I will do the same shit everyday. Train and fight! Cheers to this passion! It's a healthy lifestyle!

*clean foam off mouth* , ''im good , im good''

Rory shut Ellenberger down... A brilliant display of technical fighting... Might not have been the most exciting fight. But as a true MMA fan I can notice and appreciate the application of a well fought game plan...

shit i live in Montreal and i didn't even know about these guys, damn now i want to learn.

1:00 Anyone knows the name of that song?

some real cool brave lads here "oh to be young again".*****

anyone know the song playing at 17:00??

it looks like a nice gym, is there a kickboxing class?

They have their own dorms? Damn it's like an mma university

What's the song at the end

what is the song at 16 min?

9:24 Concerning that he got injured so badly on his first day of training. Do they push rookies too far before they've developed sufficient fighting skills?

15:05 so true

major lazer - Get free Its a badass song

They've got a new one called James Polodna

"i train hard, once a week but its hard"

The comraderie amongst these guys is extraordinary. It might be what’s missing amongs young men these days. I wonder how it can be recreated for guys who can’t fight at that level but could use the direction, discipline and friendship. So many guys are falling into addiction, unemployment and isolation it’s not just an epidemic it’s a pandemic. Fucking tired of seeing guys in court wondering how their lives got so off track. They don’t belong in court, they belong somewhere like this. If anyone has any ideas as to how this can be achieved for non serious fighters I’m all ears. I’d do anything to make this happen near me if I could.

Somebody know the song at 16:10 ?