Avalanche MMA held their third training seminar with Sean O'Halloran and Jason Williamson this past weekend.

O'Halloran trains with Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, a mixed martial arts training organization headed by former UFC Champion, Randy Couture.

Williamson is a certified UFC referee and judge.

The Avalanche are preparing to send T.J. Woodman, Miller Rogers, and Simon Pre'gent to War Path IV, an MMA event to be held Feb. 17 in Chilliwack, B.C.

"I'm here to help Cliff (Schultz, owner and operator of Avlanche MMA) build his team and get his team better,” said O'Halloran. "We want to make sure Avalanche MMA keeps evolving and they can make their mark in Whitehorse.”

The Avalanche fighters will be looking to extract revenge on their opponents after dropping all of their fights but one at the last War Path event.

Miller Rogers came away the lone victor in that event, defeating his opponent, Russ McCumber, with a rear-naked choke submission.

"The seminar helps them highlight what needs work and gets them as prepared as we can for the fights,” said Schultz.

"They are excited to get back into the ring.”

Schultz will be attending the event as a coach and cornerman for his fighters, but might make a late push to get onto the fight card himself.

"I feel pretty confident with my fighters,” said Shultz.

"We know what our mistakes were in our last fight and we've been working hard to correct it,” he said.

"It's not going to happen again.”

Woodman, who lost a title fight in the last War Path event, will be facing Jamie Siraj in the 135-pound weight class.

Williamson referred to that fight as vicious.

"He lost but he lost late in the fourth round after a vicious fight,” added O'Halloran.

"It just shows the caliber coming out of this gym.”

O'Halloran was quick to praise the Whitehorse fighters' abilities and dedication to their training.

"The Avalanche boys work hard,” he said. "They prepare and they come to every fight ready and they fight hard.”

"The work ethic here is unbelievable. I don't want to downsize the gyms in the big city but they work harder here. I don't know what it is about small towns, but the work ethic is better, way better,” he added.

Local fighter, Miller Rogers, will be taking his undefeated record down south and squaring off against Langley, B.C.'s Brandon Shorter in the 155-pound weight class.

Pre'gent will entering the ring for his first amateur fight and will face Mike Purewell from Abbotsford, B.C.

Williamson was impressed with the local fighters.

"The guys are hugely receptive and very respectful,” he said. "They're very focused on improving.”

Williamson, who has been involved with MMA fighting for 10 years, said the level of dedication he sees from the local fighters exceeds his expectations.

"You go to some clubs and try and give the guys advice and they scowl at you,” he said.

"These guys say ‘thank you'. There's no attitude and they're extremely receptive.”

O'Halloran said that willingness to learn is what separates good fighters from great

fighters.

"It's a tough sport when 50 per cent of the guys win and 50 per cent of the guys lose, but these guys are always focused and dedicated,” he said.

Schultz said the core group of fighters will be in the club training six days a week for the upcoming fights.

"We're always trying to evolve and get better and better,” he said. "That's why we are here all the time.”

Schultz has also been focusing his efforts on obtaining further sponsorship for the club.

"It gets expensive to send out fighters,” he said. "So we're trying to figure out some

things on that end.”

Schultz also said that the core group is growing, with more fighters wanting to take the next step into the cage.

"Our fight group is growing so we're doing research about were we can fight,” he said.

"We want to keep moving forward and keep getting fight cards set up.”