Contract in hand, he wanted to take his skills to the next level and turned to his longtime training partner Robert Whiteford for advice, with the UFC alum steering him to the South Florida outpost he’d spent plenty of time at over the years.
“I would always ask him — he’s been there since Day One with my training, so I would also look to him for advice — and he said (ATT) is the place to be,” began Duncan, explaining how he first opted to make the transatlantic trek for his training camps and the overall impact the gym has had on his development over the last several years. “I tried other places before I was a professional, like Thailand, and there were things I just didn’t like about that.
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“When I went to American Top Team, my eyes were opened to the training, the facilities, and the coaching that was there.
“When you rub shoulders with these people, it’s always gonna rub off,” he continued, speaking broadly about the all-star cast of athletes and coaches that are constantly on the mats at American Top Team. “The type of athletes that come to ATT are all similarly minded. They say ‘you’re a product of your environment’ so that’s something I’m gonna be.
