Elite Performance

Elite Performance Gym is a mixed martial arts training organization founded by former International Fighting Championships (IFC) middleweight and King of the Cage light heavyweight champion, Jeremy Horn. Elite Performance Gym was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah.

For the general concept, see High-performance sport.

Elite Performance Gym

Est.	2006
Founded by	Jeremy Horn
Primary trainers	Jeremy Horn (head trainer) Matt Pena (head boxing coach)
Past titleholders	Jeremy Horn Middleweight Champion, (IFC), Light Heavyweight Champion (King of the Cage) Rich Franklin Middleweight Champion (UFC) 185 lb (84 kg) Matt Hughes Welterweight Champion (UFC) 170 lb (77 kg) Jens Pulver Lightweight Champion (UFC) 155 lb (70 kg)
Prominent fighters	Jeremy Horn Rich “Ace” Franklin (UFC) Matt Hughes (UFC) Jens Pulver (Cage Warriors) Joe "Diesel" Riggs (ProElite)
Training facilities	Salt Lake City, Utah
Website	www.eliteperformancegym.com

Located in the Sandy area of Salt Lake City, it has an overall area of 5,000 sq ft (460 m²) split between MMA training equipment, and general fitness and weightlifting equipment. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced classes are offered in grappling & submission wrestling, boxing, kick boxing & muay Thai, and strength and conditioning. Horn teaches almost all the classes himself.

Notable fighters

Several fighters have affiliation with Elite Performance Gym, these include:

• Jeremy Horn - (IFL, KOTC, Pancrase, PRIDE, RINGS, UFC, WEC)
• Matt Hughes - (RINGS, UFC)
• Jens Pulver - (WEC, PRIDE, UFC)
• Rich Franklin - (UFC)
• Joe Riggs - (K-1, UFC, WEC, Strikeforce, Bellator)
• Travis Wiuff - (Bellator, UFC, IFL, PRIDE, World Victory Road)
• DaMarques Johnson (UFC)
• Amir Khillah

Elite Fight Night

Also known as Jeremy Horn's Elite Fight Night, is a roughly once a month MMA showcase located in Sandy, Utah. These monthly events give local MMA fans and spectators the opportunity to witness their hometown fighters competing against other athletes in a professional venue. Local and corporate sponsors alike fund the events, which local sports commissioning bodies oversee to ensure fairness and safety.