UnderGround Forum >> UFC buys LA Boxing chain

lifeaftrprison - Curios what will change for the franchise owner ? Who will foot the bill for the changes in marketing , signage , equipment etc

vaginal tear -

lifeaftrprison - Curios what will change for the franchise owner ? Who will foot the bill for the changes in marketing , signage , equipment etc

I was told that it's just the corporate gyms that will change over. Personal franchises will stay as is. That doesn't make any sense to me though. Who will design new shirts, will both gyms have the same holiday specials? Seems like it would be a headache.

RickStorm -

Cool... Got one of those about a mile from me. I probably wont switch though.. Im a night owl and like my 24 hour fitness

dana comes full circle...hes probably gonna fire all those managers that were mean to him!

blueheron20816 - I teach a few classes at LA Boxing on the weekend for extra money, I guess this means I am finally a UFC employee lol. Wonder if Dana will sign my paycheck.

blueheron20816 - I teach a few classes at LA Boxing on the weekend for extra money, I guess this means I am finally a UFC employee lol. Wonder if Dana will sign my paycheck.

Filo_Beto - I dont' understand how owning 5 gyms has been huge for the ufc as dana said.

Orcus Knows MMA Better Than Goku - 

wtf..i just looked it up...how come la boxing doesnt have any gyms in la?

Wonder how many LA Boxerscise instructors will get to add "MMA instructor" to their resume. 

GladiatorGannon - 

blueheron20816 - I teach a few classes at LA Boxing on the weekend for extra money, I guess this means I am finally a UFC employee lol. Wonder if Dana will sign my paycheck.

You heard it here first - Bluheron is a UFC fighter! He works for the UFC, and is in fact a fighter = no can defend.

Blueheron is a legit guy, but I smell a giant wave of posers hitting the scene. Every towelboy with 2 ammy fights will be telling people they're a UFC fighter.

eagleswhat1 - 

vaginal tear - 

If it ain't Dutch, it ain't much - I doubt LA Boxing by itself was that successful but they have the locations already and staff. Plus they have existing member database which allows the UFC to come in and grow faster. I assume the UFC will have two sized gyms, the smaller ones like LA Boxing and the larger ones which the UFC has now.

Depends on the location and management. East coast gyms charge more and therefore have a higher gross. Some west coast gyms had better management and location and did better than others.

I worked at two, Arlington, VA and Alexandria, VA. Easiest membership to sell. They brought me in via my MMA knowledge because they were starting a fight team, and wanted to have someone in the gym able to talk shop with the fighters and sell a lot of memberships. Great program for chicks...really shapes them up.
Our fight team was run by Jerome Wilson and Mark Delucca....Delucca is a monster. Our boxing trainer coached two European cats to the Golden Gloves in Washington DC/MD area and also to the regionals where they both won.
Thinking about going back to work there now that ZUFFA bought them out. Bet the perks are decent.

I am an Assitant GM at the Hillsboro Oregon location and it looks like some bad info is floating around.

Every LA Boxing is switching over to UFC gyms and the transition will begin this year starting with the coporate clubs.  After the coporate clubs are switched over then the franchises will begin the transition.

LA Boxing is a fitness gym that appeals to the average person looking to get in shape not someone training to fight.  The model has always been to employ active fighters to teach the classes but it is not a gym to train for fights.  I work at LA Boxing and I train at SportsLab with other professional fighters like Mike Pierce, Pat Healy, Ian Loveland, Dave Jansen etc.  We run jiu-jitsu classes at LA Boxing and some amature fighters represent the gym but we as empoyees have always been told to make money at the gym and find another place to train.

My opinions:

The LA Boxing model is the first successful model I have seen since beginning my fight career over 10 years ago.  The fact is that fighting is hard and a gym that just focuses on training people for fights will never appeal to the average person.  Fighters are broke and once the average person gets punched in the face they realize trying to be a fighter is not so fun. 

Working at LA Boxing is the best possible job for someone trying to make it as a professional fighter also IMO.  If you can not fully support yourself off fighting alone what better way to make a living then teaching basic boxing and kickboxing technique.

I think things will blow up for the UFC gyms now.  The model gives people a chance to train and learn basic boxing and kickboxing without getting beat up everyday.  You get in great shape and members who committ themselves see results.  It would be a smart time to invest if you have the opportunity because in a couple years the gyms will be too expensive to buy.   

Greg Soto -  I'm currently head instructor of la boxing Hoboken, NJ. I heard this was in the works over the last few months now it's official. Staff meeting tomorrow with the owners, will be interesting too see what will come of this.

whats the word?