Firas Zahabi
Growing up Firas and his brothers were big American football fans, a sport to which Firas allocated most of his extra-curricular efforts, playing in a number of local amateur teams. It wasn't until 1998 that Zahabi connected with martial arts, and jiu-jitsu in particular.
This connection with MA's started after watching the 2nd edition of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a no-holds-barred tournament dominated by Royce Gracie – the Gracie JJ representative who had also conquered the first edition of the event. Royce's performance left Zahabi in awe of his technique, and soon the young Canadian started looking to learn this style of combat.
Growing up Firas and his brothers were big American football fans, a sport to which Firas allocated most of his extra-curricular efforts, playing in a number of local amateur teams. It wasn't until 1998 that Zahabi connected with martial arts, and jiu-jitsu in particular.
This connection with MA's started after watching the 2nd edition of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a no-holds-barred tournament dominated by Royce Gracie – the Gracie JJ representative who had also conquered the first edition of the event. Royce's performance left Zahabi in awe of his technique, and soon the young Canadian started looking to learn this style of combat.
