For MMA and Combat Sports Gym Owners

This desk collects Martial Arts Professional’s business coverage for owners of MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing, boxing and Krav Maga gyms: what the franchise and platform players are doing, how athletic-commission and combat-sports rules affect gyms, advertising, class mix, and running a gym where most members will never compete.

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• UFC GYM Is Testing Three Ways to Sell Martial Arts. Independent School Owners Should Pay Attention.
• Reddit Ads for BJJ, Muay Thai and MMA Gyms: Who’s There and How Targeting Works
• Ontario Legalizes Professional Muay Thai: What the New Rules Mean for Gyms, Fighters and Promoters
• MMA.INC Takes TrainAlta to 27 UFC GYM Locations: The Platform Model Comes Into Focus
• MMA at the Asian Games: No Cage, Shin Guards and No Elbows. What the Format Tells School Owners
• Taking MMA from the “Gym” to the “School”

More: all MMA & Combat Sports Gyms articles.

Reference for owners

• Martial arts school insurance: who publishes a price, and what it buys
• Martial arts school software: what eight platforms cost
• Billing companies and ways of getting paid
• Membership contract rules by state and province
• Glossary of school business terms, with formulas