I went to Camp Springs yesterday to watch some of the training sessions for Mike Easton as he prepares himself for his bantamweight clash with H.I.T. Squad member and former WEC bantamweight champion Chase Beebe. Here's footage (shot on my awful BlackBerry Storm) of Easton shadowboxing. As you can see, Easton's a fantastic athlete with incredible hand speed and combinations. For sure, Beebe is by far the toughest test of his career, but this fight is also the opportunity for Easton to catapult himself into the upper echelon of the bantamweight division. By the way, Easton's lone loss was the result of a kick he blocked that immediately broke his arm. The elbow on that arm is now encased in pure titanium. So yeah, his ground and pound isn't bad either.
Just a few pics after the jump. Again, the quality isn't great, but what good is a blog if you can't post pics from a phone camera?
Mike with 2004 Judo Olympian Rhadi Ferguson.
