User:SolGilbert

Sol Gilbert, is well known for being a fighter, coach, business man and veteran of the early UK MMA scene. Sol's love of combat sports saw him start his career in boxing, moving quickly into Kick Boxing (K1 Style) and developing into MMA resulting in him competing in the Combat Sports National Championships. Sol remains unbeaten in these Championships. After this achievement he moved into the pro division of MMA and continued to win British and European titles including British Middleweight title in Ultimate Combat Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Sol's explosive striking style and Zero tolerance approach made him a big hit with the Cage Rage audience amassing a 9-5-1 professional record pushing himself and his body further through strict training, keeping a consistent immense level of pure competing athlete fitness.

Fight History - Pro
Sol's 'Zero Tolerance' style, established through his fighting, quickly became the grass routes for his brand 'ZT'. After calling time on his fighting career to concentrate on his business development he created one of the most recognisable brands in UK MMA and Fitness coaching today. The ZT brand encompasses ZT Fight Skool which are dedicated MMA gyms, ZT Fitness, ZT Fit Skool, ZT Fight Night and The Tournament focusing on making Mixed Martial Arts and the core principles of fitness training within this discipline accessible for all.

Sol Gilbert & ZT Ultimate Training sees Sol being a fitness coach to the celebrities, specific fighter development including UFC veteran John 'The Hitman' Hathaway, online personal fitness coaching for everyone and running a team of dedicated 'ultimate' trainers specialising in each core discipline that help people to achieve their fitness goals.

ZT's first Fit Skool opens in Hove in summer 2010 with a unique fitness focused dedicated facility for kids (aged 1-16 years) and family training unlike any other.

Sol is also an Ambassador for various Sports initiatives including anti-obesity, anti-bullying campaigns plus sports encouragement promotion in schools and colleges.

The ZT Brand collective and Sol Gilbert Ultimate Training are going from strength to strength coming from solid grass routes with a good solid team driving it and Sol's Zero Tolerance approach to training combined with an immense passion for ultimate personal fitness coaching and promoting health and sport in the UK.

Press

Sol and the ZT Brand have had an immense amount of press coverage including print, TV and radio. Print press coverage has included the majority of the nationals, local papers, magazines, various books and websites, celebrity gossip magazine features and sport specific titles including general titles and MMA specific. Sol is a regular contributor as the official core stability, strength and conditioning coach for action sports in Spiked Magazine - this includes in print and online with a blog profile on the 'getspiked' site. TV has included fight coverage including 'Britains Hardest' on Sky One, Sky Sports and Bravo, interviews on Meridian and ZT Fight Night plus training Katie Price on the ITV2 show. Radio has included Radio5Live, TalkSport, Juice FM and Southern Counties to name a few.

Where it all started.

ZT Fight Skool was established in 2003 by Sol & his partner Donna. Sol was travelling around to multiple facilities to prepare for his competitions and thought there is a gap in the market for a facility that host's everything under one roof. ZT Fight Skool was the first and largest MMA - Mixed Martial Arts facility on the South Coast.

Facilities include a 22ft Octagon (MMA fenced arena), 2 x 16ft Boxing Ring, and the latest boxing bags, wall to wall matted area.

Classes range from our own ZT developed X-Classes programme based on key training techniques from various martial art disciplines. MMA-X (Mixed Martial Arts), Muay-Thai-X, Box-X, Freestyle Wrestling and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. With the wide variety of classes on offer, you can be sure that one will receive the best tuition, coaching and training in the country.

All ZT Instructors are pure sports athletes, fully qualified & insured to teach classes to all ages and abilities, we know that ZT provides the right sort of training for all ages, adults and kids.

ZT Fight Night - Hove

At ZT Fight Skool we have many dedicated members who train hard with the view to competing at a competitive level. ZT Fight Night was created as a means for our fighters to test their talents against national and international fighters; ZT Fight Nights have provided a platform for fighters to improve their performance to become champion in their given division. ZT Fight Night events are renowned for their electric atmosphere and first class exciting fights with pure athlete performance.

ZT Fight Night is held at Hove Town Hall and attracts a sell out crowd every two months.

http://www.ztfightnight.com/

ZT Fight Night - The Tournament

Mixed Martial Arts former Champion Sol ‘Zero Tolerance' Gilbert and his ZT Team are proud to announce the highly anticipated ZT Fight Night - The Tournament. This exceptional night of Mixed Martial Arts action sees the launch of a winner takes all tourny with the huge prize money of £10,000 up for grabs for the ultimate fighter on the night.

The six confirmed fighters were Rob Broughton (M-1 Challenge Team member), James Thompson (Pride Veteran), Joe 'The Doctor' Vedepo, Tengiz Tedoradze (UK MMA legend), Oli Thompson (former Britain's Strongest Man) and Neil Wain (UFC Veteran), Steve 'The Terminator' Day and Miguel Bernad.

The Winner of the Tournament was Rob Broughton