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Find mma fighters, clubs and coaches near you

You cannot get better alone. Find gyms, sparring partners at your weight and level, wrestling and striking coaches, and amateur cards near you — with honest records and footage on every profile.

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What you can find

  • Sparring partners by weight
  • Gyms taking new members
  • Striking and grappling coaches
  • Open mats and camps
  • Amateur cards and smokers
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MMA positions and formats

  • Flyweight
  • Bantamweight
  • Featherweight
  • Lightweight
  • Welterweight
  • Middleweight
  • Light Heavyweight
  • Heavyweight

How to find mma fighters near you

Set mma as your sport, add your level, your city and a clip or two. From there the directory works like a search engine for people: filter by sport, level and location and you see who is actually training near you this week.

Everything public on AthletiLink is indexable, so a mma club or event you post is findable both here and on Google. That is the point — the network only works if the people you want to meet can find you.

  • Sparring partners by weight
  • Gyms taking new members
  • Striking and grappling coaches
  • Open mats and camps
  • Amateur cards and smokers

Clubs, coaches and events in mma

Clubs post open sessions, trials and roster gaps. Coaches list their focus, formats and rates so you pick for the problem you have rather than whoever ranks highest. Organisers publish events that anyone can find, sign up for and follow live.

Post how a session went afterwards and the next person searching for mma in your city finds you first.

How it works

  1. 01

    Create your free profile

    Add your sport, position, level, location and a couple of clips. Ten minutes is enough to be findable.

  2. 02

    Search near you

    Filter the directory by sport, position and city to see players, teams, coaches and clubs in your area.

  3. 03

    Message and arrange it

    Send a direct message, agree a time and place, then post how it went so more people find you next time.

Frequently asked questions

How do I find mma fighters near me?

Create a free profile, set your sport to mma and your city, then filter the member directory. You can message anyone once you are signed in.

Are there mma clubs and events on AthletiLink?

Yes. Clubs and organisers publish open sessions, trials and events, and every public event page is indexable so people outside the network can find it too.

Is AthletiLink free?

Yes. Creating a profile, searching for players and teams near you, posting to the feed and messaging other members is free.

Can I browse before creating an account?

Yes. Profiles, the community feed and the member directory are all browsable without signing in. You only need an account to message, post or save people.

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