Try MMA in Miami — 30 Days Free at South Florida’s First MMA Gym
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The free lesson and the 30 days are for South Florida residents, at our Miami location.
Freestyle Fighting Academy was the first MMA gym to open in South Florida, and we have taught mixed martial arts, Muay Thai kickboxing and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the same address on SW 107th Ave since October 2001. Every program has a beginner section as well as an advanced one, so you start among people at your level.
Looking for your child? Classes start at age 2.
I have never trained before. Is this gym for me?
Yes — that is who this gym is built for. Most of our students are everyday people, and competitors are a very small part of what happens here. Every program runs a beginner section and an advanced section, so nobody is put in front of a room of experienced fighters on their first night.
Adults with no martial arts background start in the Intro Program, which is the beginner track for adult MMA. Students who progress can be invited into the Combat Athlete Program — the advanced track, entered by invitation rather than by signing up for it. You will not find yourself in the advanced room by accident.
Children can start at age 2, and the kids’ classes are split into four age groups — Tiny Ninjas, Little Ninjas, Kids and Teens MMA — so a five-year-old is never training alongside a fifteen-year-old. The kids’ programs have an advanced track of their own as well, the Black Belt Club (BBC). See how the classes are grouped by age.
What happens when you get in touch?
You send the form, or call or text 305-225-4610
All three reach the same people. The form asks for a first name, an email and a phone number, and nothing else.
We call you back within 24 hours
A member of staff calls to find a time that suits you. If you have a spouse or children you would like to bring along and have take part, you are welcome to.
You come in for a free private lesson and a tour
A one-to-one MMA lesson with one of our instructors, plus a look around the gym. In the lesson you learn the basics: the jab, the cross, the hook, the roundhouse kick, the closed guard, the rear naked choke and the armbar. It also comes with 30 days of group classes, a uniform and online video access, at no charge.
Here is everything you get, at no charge:
- Train mixed martial arts for 30 days
- Get a FREE uniform
- Get a FREE private lesson
- Get instant access to FREE MMA and self-defense instructional videos
The free lesson is for South Florida residents and is available at our Miami location only. It stays open for one month from the date we send it to you.
What do you teach, and who is it for?
Kids from age 2, teenagers, and adults at every level, all at one location. Class times are not published online — we will go through the timetable with you when you visit.
Kids and teens
Tiny Ninjas, ages 2–3
The youngest class. Two-year-olds are welcome, and this is where most of our kids start.
Little Ninjas, ages 4–7
The second bracket, and the one most parents of school-age children ask about.
Kids, ages 8–12
Older children train in their own group rather than being folded in with the little ones or with teenagers.
Teens MMA, ages 13–17
A dedicated teen program, taught by Emmanuel Lokolo — the only coach who runs the teen classes.
Adults
Adult MMA — the Intro Program
The beginner track for adult mixed martial arts. Start here if you have never trained.
Adult MMA — the Combat Athlete Program
The advanced adult track. Entry is by invitation, so it is something you are asked into rather than something you buy.
Muay Thai kickboxing
Striking, with beginner and advanced sections like everything else here.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Grappling and submissions. Our owners have competed at the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships.
Read more about each class and how the age groups work. If you are here because you want to be able to defend yourself, here is how self-defense training works at this gym.
Who will actually be teaching you?
Every one of our coaches has completed our 12-week Instructor Program and holds a diploma in it. It is a course in the science of teaching itself — how to deliver a lesson, handle problems, and run a room. We don’t just hire good martial artists. We train them to teach.
The course is pass or fail, and it is about pedagogy rather than technique — which is the part that matters if you are a parent wondering who is supervising your eight-year-old, or an adult worried about being embarrassed in front of a room of strangers.
The gym behind the beginner classes
The reason to care about the credentials is not that you will be training like a professional. It is that the people who built the curriculum have competed at the top of the sport, and the standard filters down.
- The first MMA gym to open in South Florida, in operation since October 2001 at the same location.
- Has trained UFC fighters including Jorge Masvidal, Charles McCarthy and Kimbo Slice.
- Three owners: brothers Marcos and David Avellan, and Rima Avellan — who founded our women-only fitness bootcamp. Marcos teaches on the regular adult roster; David is a founding member who still visits to teach.
- Both brothers have competed worldwide in MMA and grappling, and both have competed at the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships. David Avellan is an ADCC Bronze Medalist and has beaten Robert “Cyborg” Abreu, Rafael Lovato Jr., Rener Gracie, Pablo Popovitch and Alexandre “Xande” Ribeiro.
- They have coached and trained with UFC, MMA and BJJ world champions including Dominick Cruz, Brandon Vera, Sean Strickland, Jake Shields, Jan Błachowicz, Glover Teixeira, Gordon Ryan and Nicholas Meregali.
What members say about training here
“You learn at your own pace right alongside professional fighters without any of the stresses one might imagine. In fact, they are the best at making you feel at home and are always willing to teach you all they know.”
“I am 48 years old and training MMA at FFA is the best and most enjoyable way I have found to stay in shape. It is a great, welcoming atmosphere at FFA, everyone is very helpful and friendly.”
“This gym not only took my daughter from being bullied to bully proof, it also raised her grades. I brought my wife here postpartum and she’s in the best shape she’s ever been in. I myself lost 50 pounds on top of how I feel.”
And from this year: Delana, after three years in a wheelchair, is two months into the Intro to MMA classes and doing private lessons with Coach Brian (her post). Melanie expected an intimidating environment and found supportive coaches and friendly teammates instead; she is training for the police academy (her post).
Where are we, and when can you come in?
Freestyle Fighting Academy is at 1423 SW 107th Ave, Miami, FL 33174, across the street from FIU in the Publix Shopping Center, and we have been here since 2001.
The facility is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and staffed, with over 70 classes a week running from 6AM until 1:45AM. We go through the timetable with you when you visit, so you start in the class that fits your week.
There is free parking at the address. It is a strip mall lot with plenty of spaces, so you can park directly outside before your first lesson.
Is there a catch?
There is, and it is this: we have been in business since 2001 and have run the 30 Day Free Trial since 2004, and the large majority of people who take us up on it end up joining — most of them after that very first private lesson. That is the whole strategy. We would rather you judge the gym from the mats than from a page about it.
There is nothing to sign and nothing to buy to start. If the gym turns out not to suit you, you walk away at the end of the thirty days and the uniform is still yours.
And if you do join, you have our 60-day money-back guarantee. Attend all of your classes in the first 60 days, and if you are unsatisfied, get your money back.
What does it cost after the free trial?
We go through prices in person, at your visit, once you have seen the gym and we know what you are looking for. The first 30 days cost nothing either way, and the guarantee above covers you if you join.
Ready when you are
Every person training here today walked in for the first time not knowing anybody, and most of them had never trained before. Come in for the free lesson, meet the coaches, see the place, and decide afterwards.
I am looking forward to training together.
David Avellan — co-owner, Freestyle Fighting Academy
P.S. The 30 Day Free Trial is a private lesson, 30 days of classes, a uniform to keep and our online videos, at no charge, and it stays open for one month from the day we send it to you. Send the form below, or call or text 305-225-4610.
Start your 30-Day Free Trial
Leave your details and we will call you within 24 hours to arrange a time. The appointment is a free private MMA lesson with an instructor and a tour of the gym.
Here is everything you get, at no charge:
- Train mixed martial arts for 30 days
- Get a FREE uniform
- Get a FREE private lesson
- Get instant access to FREE MMA and self-defense instructional videos
In your private lesson you learn the basics: the jab, the cross, the hook, the roundhouse kick, the closed guard, the rear naked choke and the armbar.
And if you join, you have our 60-day money-back guarantee: attend all of your classes in the first 60 days, and if you are unsatisfied, get your money back.
Call or text 305-225-4610. The gym is staffed 24 hours a day, so someone picks up. Prefer not to talk on the phone? Text us and we reply within 24 hours.
For South Florida residents, at our Miami location. The offer stays open for one month from the date we send it. Bring a spouse or your children along if you would like them to take part.