Job Description

Who We Are:

UFC® is the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization (MMA), with more than 700 million fans and approximately 300 million social media followers. The organization produces more than 40 live events annually in some of the most prestigious arenas around the world while broadcasting to over 950 million households across more than 170 countries. UFC’s athlete roster features the world’s best MMA athletes representing more than 80 countries. The organization’s digital offerings include UFC FIGHT PASS®, one of the world’s leading streaming services for combat sports. UFC is part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO) and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information, visit UFC.com and follow UFC at Facebook.com/UFC and @UFC on X, Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok: @UFC.
TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) is a premium sports and entertainment company. TKO owns iconic properties including UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization; WWE, the global leader in sports entertainment; and PBR, the world’s premier bull riding organization. Together, these properties reach 1 billion households across 210 countries and territories and organize more than 500 live events year-round, attracting more than three million fans. TKO also services and partners with major sports rights holders through IMG, an industry-leading global sports marketing agency; and On Location, a global leader in premium experiential hospitality.

The UFC Performance Institute (UFCPI) is the world’s first Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) multi-disciplinary research, innovation, and training center, and is globally recognized for the performance infrastructures it provides to UFC and UFC Academy athletes. With world-class facilities in Las Vegas, Shanghai, and Mexico City, the mission of the UFCPI is to promote performance-enhancement through the delivery of world-class coaching, science, and medical services to the world’s best MMA and combat athletes. The core values of the UFCPI are aligned to maximizing the health and wellbeing of UFC athletes and to support fighters and coaches in optimizing their training, preparation, and ultimately performances in the octagon.

The successful candidate for this role will join a world-class interdisciplinary team of service providers with a proven track record of delivering world-leading coaching support to MMA fighters and other professional athletes. The role will be integral in supporting the delivery of core training activities at the UFC Performance Institute in Shanghai, China, as well as engaging in wider business-related initiatives on a global scale. The UFC Performance Institute encourages innovative ways of thinking and challenges team members to be accountable for their professional standards of care while providing robust links to measurable performance outcomes in all that they do.

The MMA Coordinator will deliver MMA skills training, of all types to the Shanghai Performance Institute Academy fighters, as well as contracted UFC fighters and world-class athletes from other sports. This role works with the MMA coaching staff to develop an inclusive overall MMA curriculum and will work with UFCPI interdisciplinary staff to ensure optimal delivery of services to athletes.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate MMA practices for all fight styles and disciplines.
• This role may be requested to specialize their coaching activities in a particular area of MMA (e.g., striking, grappling, wrestling).
• Contribute to delivering a comprehensive MMA curriculum to UFC Performance Institute academy athletes, as well as other UFC fighters and athletes.
• Deliver individual and group-based coaching to world-class MMA fighters and athletes.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to identify best practices for delivering MMA training sessions.
• Work with Chinese coaches and translators to ensure athletes are fully engaged and understanding of training principles, technical and tactical requirements, and expectations relating to performance standards.
• Hold pads for athletes and participate in technical drills with athletes of all sizes and backgrounds.
• As required, provide corner support to UFC Academy athletes in MMA competition.
• Oversee the delivery of clinics and seminars within the UFC Performance Institute, and travels to outside MMA gyms to deliver clinics and seminars as needed.
• Delivers an MMA curriculum to UFC Performance Institute academy class, as well as other UFC fighters and athletes.
• Work with non-UFC or Academy athletes in an appropriate capacity as required.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of UFCPI educational, certification, and learning materials.
• Contribute to additional tasks, projects, and responsibilities relating to the success and ongoing development of the UFCPI Mexico and the global UFCPI infrastructure.

Skills & Experience:

• At least three years’ experience coaching mixed martial art with athletes that compete professionally in MMA or other combat sports.
• Experience in providing corner support in a combat sports or MMA competitions.
• Must be skilled in at least one mixed martial art, with a holistic knowledge of multiple martial arts.
• Ability to integrate individual martial arts into an overall MMA program.
• Experience working effectively with athletes and coaches.
• Must have familiarity with the sport of MMA, including official rules, network of athletes and coaches, reputable gyms, and the overall culture of the sport.
• Must have the ability to travel 10% of the time.
• Experience competing in professional fighting, combat sports, or having MMA experience is preferred.
• Must have good communication skills.
• Professional combat sports experience is considered beneficial.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Requires close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Additionally the ability to distinguish letters, numbers and symbols is necessary.
• Frequently required to sit, stand, walk, bend, reach, lift, talk and hear.
• Must have the ability to hold pads and participate in MMA practices as an active drilling partner.
• Ability to reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up heavy objects and equipment.

Work Conditions:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment may be elevated at times.

The work environment is primarily indoors.

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