How do you become an MMA Fighter?

Question

I'm interested in mma,i got a backround in boxing,muay thai,and a little BJJ,but i still need to improve my ground game,what will i do to become a fighter,should i go to a nearby gym?would i need to find a trainer,or something or join a training camp to become an amateur?

Answer 1

Find a gym or training dojo.

MMA is at an all time hi for popularity, as a  result many stables have opened up, at least in my state of Ohio.

Find a gym that cross trains, where you will get instruction on improving your weaknesses.

We used to have boxers, wrestlers,sambo, pancrase and of course BJJ as work out together. With live grappling and circuit training.

From there our instructor would invite certain one he felt was ready to compete on a monthly basis.

Fight night are very popular and a good way to get safe experience.

Best of luck.

Answer 2

You join an MMA gym with an owner that actively works for his fighters.  I have a friend who owns an MMA gym in Brighton, MA, he is always on the phone setting up sponsors and fights for those who desire an amateur or professional bout.

A good Kru/Owner will tap you on the shoulder when he thinks you are ready, if not let him know you want to get ready, he will train you to a fighters edge.  The funny thing is that because of my college wrestling, the owner asked me if I had a tournament or two left in me...no way, I may be 4 - 8 lbs off my college wrestling weight, but I'm also 50, glory is for the young ones.  

There is more to MMA than teaching "hits and jit's", the owner of the gym, if he is interested in really promoting his fighters does a lot of work towards sponsorship and promotion.  

Look, I know very little about promotion, but when I see my friend's fighters mentioned in Yahoo sports on the IFL rankings, it tells me he is doing something right.  Your job is to find an MMA gym interested in growing the careers of it's fighters.  Watch the owner, does he split his time between training fighters and promoting.  This is what a good MMA gym owner does.

Smart MMA gym owners try to arrange fights between fighters of similar experience, putting up a newbie against a guy with a 10-0 record is not a good thing, these are things an aware owner/promoter will know.

It's a log way to the top if you want to rock n' roll.