i saw this thread on sheredog...thought i would kinda transfer it over here. what pro's in either boxing mma or kickboxing have you trained with?
ive trained with: david adiv (royler gracie blackbelt),royler gracie, rich franklin on multiple occasions, tito ortiz, frank shamrock, randy couture, shawn tompkins, peter welch, and peter manfredo jr.
I'd list them all, but then people would hate on me and call me name dropper.
I will say that being at a higher profile gym like Fairtex and others (AKA, Cesar's, Couture's etc..etc..) means that along with regular high profile pros at your gym, many others stop by regularly as well.
Just sparred with Gilbert Yvel. I know my stand-up wasn't good enough to win the K-1 GP or anything but I thought it was good enough so I could hold my own with k-1 level guys. Boy was I wrong. Those guys are at another level. Gilbert made me feel like an infant. Picked up lots of cool tricks though.