Welcome to Minnesota MMA!

This site is designed for Minnesota residents, focusing on the Minneapolis, St Paul and surrounding Twin Cities area, to help consumers for the purpose of finding a true Mixed Martial Arts school, because there are fake ones.

With the recent boom of MMA (Mixed Martial Arts), every school, gym, academy and fitness center is jumping on the MMA bandwagon trying to cash in on the new fad.

MMA is not new, Brazilians have been competing this way for roughly 80 years. November 12th, 1993 was the day that shocked the Martial Arts world. Royce Gracie, a skinny Brazilian, came out and shredded the competition using a devastating martial art called Gracie Jiu-Jitsu.

Mixed Martial Arts has evolved since 1993, and there are certain skill sets you have to have to compete in todays arena.

This guide will answer questions you may have, and hopefully help you to choose the correct school if your wish is to learn MMA.