MMA gyms
Websites for MMA gyms in Lancashire
MMA gyms have a website problem most other gyms don’t have: too much going on. Striking, grappling, wrestling, kids, fitness, fight team, beginners, opens. One site. One scroll. One confused visitor who closes the tab.
I build sites that make all of that legible to a complete beginner without dumbing it down for your fight team.
I’m TJ. I’m based in Blackburn. I trained for 12 years across Taekwondo and kickboxing before I started building websites for combat sports gyms. I’ll come to your gym, have a brew and build you a site that actually fits how a real MMA gym runs.
The problem
The MMA-specific website problem
Walk into any MMA gym and there’s a clear hierarchy. Beginners’ striking on Mondays. No-gi on Tuesdays. Wrestling on Wednesdays. Sparring on Thursdays for the people who’ve earned the right to be in there. Kids on Saturday mornings. Open mat Sunday.
Most MMA gym websites flatten all of that into one big blob called “classes”. A new starter can’t tell what they’re allowed to turn up to. A parent can’t find the kids’ timetable. A semi-experienced striker can’t tell whether your sparring class is suitable for them or not.
The result is the same on every site: a contact form filled out by people asking the same five questions you’ve already answered, and a load of trial-curious people who never message at all.
What you need
What a good MMA gym website needs
- Disciplines split out clearly. Striking, grappling, wrestling, MMA, kids, fitness — each gets its own bit of the site, not buried in one timetable.
- A schedule that filters. Visitors should be able to click “kids” or “beginners” and see only the relevant sessions.
- A kids’ page that talks to parents, not coaches. Different vocabulary, different photos, different CTA.
- A fight team page. Roster, recent results, sponsors. This is what serious students judge you on.
- Sponsor logos in the footer. Free credibility for you, free exposure for them.
- A trial enquiry route that works in 10 seconds. Three fields, mobile-first, above the fold.
- Local SEO so when someone searches “MMA gym Burnley” or “MMA Preston”, you’re in the top three.
Scope
How I scope the project
MMA gyms vary a lot, so the website scope has to match the gym.
A smaller gym might need a clear site for beginners, kids’ classes and the main disciplines. A larger gym might need separate pages for striking, grappling, wrestling, MMA, coaches, fight team content and local SEO.
I’ll talk through how your gym is set up, what the site needs to explain and where enquiries are getting stuck.
Then I’ll give you a clear proposal before anything starts. No agency padding. No vague extras.
Coverage
Where I work
Lancashire and the bits of Greater Manchester within 45 minutes of Blackburn. Preston, Burnley, Bolton, Accrington, Chorley, Clitheroe, Darwen, Nelson, Colne, Rossendale and everywhere between.
Further than that, ask anyway.
Let’s talk about your gym
Sounds good?
Drop me a message or give me a ring. I’ll come down, have a brew and tell you straight what your site needs to fill the mats.