14/08/2026
BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION — ONE EXPERIENCE AT A TIME
A look at one of our Teen MMA bouts from our recent Infinite MMA In-House Competition.
These bouts are about building confidence, composure and experience in a safe, controlled environment.
We want them to experience the entire process of competition:
👉The backstage nerves.
👉The warm-up.
👉Hearing their music start.
👉Making the walk to the competition area with a small crowd cheering them on.
👉Listening to their corner.
👉Competing in front of people.
👉Managing the adrenaline.
👉And putting the skills they’ve developed in training into practice under pressure.
The bouts are contested under a modified MMA ruleset with limited head contact, allowing our teens to experience the different phases of MMA while keeping the focus firmly on development.
We also want them to get as much actual competition experience as possible.
That’s why a submission doesn’t necessarily mean their day is finished.
If a submission occurs, the athletes are given a one-minute rest (just as if the round had ended) before coming back out for the next round.
At this stage, the more positive experience these young athletes can accumulate, the better.
Just as importantly, they weren’t left to figure any of this out themselves.
Our teens were stepped through the entire process by two of our top professional fighters, “Diamond” Luke Dally and Harry “The Human Highlight Reel” Webb, alongside members of our adult amateur fight team.
From the backstage warm-up, to preparing to make the walk, to corner advice during the bout and coaching between rounds - our experienced competitors were there beside them every step of the way.
That experience and mentorship is invaluable.
Today it’s an in-house bout in front of a small crowd.
Tomorrow it might be their first external competition.
And years from now, some of these kids may be the ones making the walk under the bright lights.
Confidence comes from experience... and experience has to start somewhere.
