Fares Ziam plans to shift to the U.S. to train with Justin Gaethje’s team

Fares
Ziam plans to move to the United States to develop his
game.

Ziam is scheduled to fight fellow Frenchman Alex Sola in the
co-main event of the
Ultimate Fighting Championship’s event in France on Sept. 5. He
did most of his camp in Denver under Justin
Gaethje’s head coach, Trevor Wittman, and eventually wants to
move stateside.

Fares Ziam plans to move his family to Denver to develop his
UFC career

Ziam says that while he didn’t previously have a head coach, he
believes he needs one at the highest level. He eventually plans to
move with his family to Denver to train under Wittman, whom he
considers the best head coach for himself.

“My plan is to move with my family to the U.S. to be in Denver,”
Ziam told MMA Junkie. “Two to three years in Denver and forget. For
me, it’s important to evolve in this game, to be focused. Before, I
didn’t get any head coach; I had a team around me. But at this
level, we need a head coach, a guy who is looking out for you. For
me, Trevor is the best for me.”

Ziam first met Wittman while helping Gaethje as a sparring partner
for his win over Paddy
Pimblett earlier this year. When he asked their common manager,
Ali Abdelaziz, about training with Gaethje, Abdelaziz said that
Wittman doesn’t accept everybody. However, Wittman accepted Ziam as
he liked what he saw during Gaethje’s camp for the Pimblett
fight.

“I asked my manager, Ali, ‘What do you think if I go train with
Justin?’ He said, ‘It’s a very good idea, but Trevor doesn’t take
just anyone,’” Ziam added. “But after me and him had a good
feeling, he said I am a good person. Because he saw something in
me, he took me in this gym.”

Ziam looks to return to winning ways at
UFC Paris.