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# Training camp in Chicago with Belal Muhammad

3 April 2026 · Team Gökhan Aksu

With his team, Gökhan Aksu spent two weeks in Chicago at the gym of UFC legend Belal Muhammad, preparing for the title fight against Mateusz Legierski.

![Training camp in Chicago with Belal Muhammad](https://www.goekhan-aksu.com/images/news/trainingscamp-chicago-belal-muhammad.jpg)

Gökhan Aksu travelled to Chicago with his team for a two-week camp, preparing intensively for the title fight against Mateusz Legierski. The camp took place at the gym of UFC legend [Belal Muhammad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belal_Muhammad).

Between the sessions in Chicago, the team made short training trips to New York and Miami. In New York the city itself was part of the programme. In Miami the padwork moved onto the beach.

![Gökhan Aksu in New York](https://www.goekhan-aksu.com/images/news/trainingscamp-new-york.jpg)

![Gökhan Aksu working pads in Miami](https://www.goekhan-aksu.com/images/news/trainingscamp-miami.jpg)

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