MMA in Norway

MMA puts striking, kicking, wrestling and submissions under one rule set. Most people who train MMA in Norway never compete. They train it because it is the most complete form of martial arts to learn.

61 clubs across 41 Norwegian towns have MMA on the schedule. 37 of them say so on their own pages — the rest are inferred from the type of club, and are marked as such. The clubs that publish a price sit at 299–779 kr a month.

About the sport: MMA

What an ordinary class looks like

An MMA class trains the transitions: striking into a takedown, a takedown into control on the ground. Many clubs split the week into striking, grappling and MMA-specific sessions, so you can train the parts separately while you learn.

You do not have to compete

The vast majority of people training MMA in Norway never fight. Hard sparring is its own slot in the week that you opt into, and serious clubs ask what you want out of training before putting you in anything.

61 clubs

Bergen Bokseklubb

Bergen · Vestland (Bergen area)

Fabrikkgaten 7B, 5059 Bergen

Martial arts club
  • Kickboxing
  • Boxing
  • MMA

Dronning Margretes vei 11, 0663 Oslo

Martial arts clubFrontline Academy
  • Brazilian jiu-jitsu
  • No-gi
  • Submission grappling
  • Muay Thai
  • +5 more

Haugesund MMA

Haugesund · Rogaland

Address not confirmed

MMA gym
  • MMA

Heat Halden

Halden · Viken / Eastern Norway

Kristian Vs plass 2, 1776 Halden

Martial arts club
  • Brazilian jiu-jitsu
  • Kickboxing
  • Boxing
  • Taekwondo
  • +1 more

Karmøy MMA

Kopervik · Rogaland

Vikavegen 18, 4270 Åkrehamn

MMA gym
  • MMA

MMA Måndalen

Måndalen · Møre og Romsdal

Address not confirmed

MMA gym
  • MMA

MMA Tromsø

Tromsø · Troms and Finnmark

Address not confirmed

MMA gym
  • MMA

Spartacus MMA

Vennesla · Agder

Haakon 7. veg 1, 4706 Vennesla

MMA gym
  • MMA

Steinkjer MMA

Steinkjer · Trøndelag

Address not confirmed

MMA gym
  • MMA

Team Pammachon

Sandefjord · Vestfold and Telemark

Address not confirmed

MMA gym
  • MMA

Trysil MMA

Trysil · Innlandet

Address not confirmed

MMA gym
  • MMA

Valhall Gym

Larvik · Vestfold and Telemark

Fridtjof Nansens vei 10, 3269 Larvik

MMA gym
  • MMA
ClubCityCountyPrice
Bergen BokseklubbBergenVestland (Bergen area)—
Bergen CagefightersBergenVestland (Bergen area)—
Bergen Kickboxing KlubbLaksevågVestland (Bergen area)—
Bergen MMABergenVestland (Bergen area)—
Berserker's Team NorwayNøtterøyVestfold and Telemark—
Bodø MMABodøNordland—
Bærum Mixed Martial ArtsSandvikaViken / Eastern Norway—
Close Combat EJJOsloOslo—
DrøMMADrøbakViken / Eastern Norway—
Evolve Academy TrondheimTrondheimTrøndelag—
Fighters LabOsloOslo—
Fighting HarstadHarstadTroms and Finnmark—
Frontline Academy BergenBergenVestland (Bergen area)695 kr/mo
Frontline Academy DrammenDrammenViken / Eastern Norway—
Frontline Academy HasleOsloOslo—
Frontline Academy MajorstuenOsloOslo—
Frontline Muay ThaiOsloOslo—
Frontline Muay Thai JessheimJessheimViken / Eastern Norway399 kr/mo
Grimstad Grappling & MMAGrimstadAgder—
Hamar Kampsport SenterHamarInnlandet—
Haugesund MMAHaugesundRogaland—
Havoc MMA & GrapplingBergenVestland (Bergen area)—
Heat HaldenHaldenViken / Eastern Norway—
Herjer MMAHaugesundRogaland299 kr/mo
Hønefoss Fight GymHønefossViken / Eastern Norway—
Jessheim Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu KlubbJessheimViken / Eastern Norway399 kr/mo
KampsporthusetStavangerRogaland699 kr/mo
Karmøy MMAKopervikRogaland—
Kimura GjøvikGjøvikInnlandet699 kr/mo
Larvik Combat CenterLarvikVestfold and Telemark550 kr/mo
MMA MåndalenMåndalenMøre og Romsdal—
MMA TromsøTromsøTroms and Finnmark—
MMA TrondheimTrondheimTrøndelag—
Next Generation MMA FredrikstadFredrikstadViken / Eastern Norway—
Novus Academy LillestrømLillestrømViken / Eastern Norway—
Novus Academy LørenskogLørenskogViken / Eastern Norway—
Novus Academy MoldeMoldeMøre og Romsdal299 kr/mo
Novus Kampsport KlubbLørenskogViken / Eastern Norway—
Orion MMA AcademyTønsbergVestfold and Telemark779 kr/mo
Oslo Fight CenterOsloOslo—
Polarsirkelen KampsportklubbMo i RanaNordland—
Rørvik IL Kampsport/MMARørvikTrøndelag—
Sarpsborg Chi KickboxingYvenViken / Eastern Norway—
Sarpsborg Chi Kickboxing & MMASarpsborgViken / Eastern Norway—
Skien Fighter KlubbSkienVestfold and Telemark—
Solør Martial ArtsFlisaInnlandet—
Spartacus MMAVenneslaAgder—
Steinkjer MMASteinkjerTrøndelag—
Storm KampsportklubbStavangerRogaland—
Sunnfjord MMAFørdeVestland (Bergen area)—
Taifun Kampsport SandvikaSandvikaViken / Eastern Norway—
Team PammachonSandefjordVestfold and Telemark—
Tromsø Top TeamTromsøTroms and Finnmark—
Trondheim BJJTrondheimTrøndelag699 kr/mo
Trysil MMATrysilInnlandet—
Ullensaker KampsportforeningJessheimViken / Eastern Norway—
Valhall GymLarvikVestfold and Telemark—
Vestnes NærkampVestnesMøre og Romsdal—
Victus MMAFlisaInnlandet—
Ålesund Brazilian Jiu JitsuÅlesundMøre og Romsdal349 kr/mo
Ås KampsportÅsViken / Eastern Norway625 kr/mo

Addresses and prices are read automatically off the clubs' websites, and the organisation number is matched automatically against the Norwegian company register. All of it may be wrong, outdated, for a different class (kids, student, family), or for a different legal entity than the one running the training. The price is usually an adult membership, excluding joining fees and licences. If something here is wrong, tell us and we will fix it.

Questions about MMA

Is MMA legal in Norway?

Training has always been legal, and amateur MMA is competed in Norway under organised rules. It is professional bouts under knockout rules that have been the contested question.

Do I need a background first?

No. MMA clubs take people with no background and split the week into striking and grappling, so you learn the parts before they are put together.

Will training MMA injure me?

Ordinary training is technique and controlled sparring; injuries come mainly from hard sparring and fights, which you opt into. Fingers, noses and knees are the most common.