Super welcoming gym, I’m a beginner but no one made me feel that way. Extremely knowledgeable coaches and staff, I’m very excited to learn more with them

I found this gym when I moved to the Lacey/Olympia area in 2020. The environment is very family friendly. The coaches are MMA vets known throughout the MMA community, that are very knowledgeable. Beginner or advanced levels will find what they need to accomplish your goals, either for exciting cardio or if you want to be a professional fighter. Thank you Eddy, Lisa, Will for kicking my *ss and crafting me into a better fighter. This is a gym I would be proud to represent and fight out of. 🙏🏽👊🏽

Best gym around! The coaches are knowledgeable and motivating. Friendly environment and welcoming to all levels. UTC has helped me compete at higher levels and pushed me to be my best.

Highly recommended. Owners and coaches are very caring and humble. Work around situation that can interviene in someone missing out on great training, and the meal preps are on point!!

My entire family attends UTC. It’s a place I trust to train my children, my wife, and me. Whether you’re doing it for fitness, love combat sports, or want train for a fight, UTC is the place.

I have been training with Lisa for about 3 years now. She is patient, knowledgeable, and encouraging. I appreciate that our workouts are always unique and different from the last. She pushes me in a way that I can’t push myself. I have never seen results faster. You can tell that eddy and Lisa genuinely care about their clients well being in and out of the gym. I love supporting a local family run business. I would recommend 100%!

This gym has changed my life. Whether you want to compete to test yourself, compete at the highest levels, or just looking to get into great shape this is definitely the place to do it. Eddy, Lisa, and Will are the best coaches anyone could dream for!

Been training there for a few weeks, I missed some days, but every time Im there they try to pay attention to as many students as they can and the two people who run it are experienced fighters and one got a fight in the ufc (i dont remember how many times) and most there stuff is very active and tiring, over all great training sessions and a great workout.

Ive been training in combat sports on and off for most of my life. This is by far the best school and team Ive been a part of. My 10 y/o daughter spent over a year there learning the basics of true self defense.

Amazing facility with world class trainers, both owners (husband and wife) are professional fighters who who fought in the UFC on the Ultimate Fighter. Very friendly, Best gym to train at in Washington state.

Wonderful place to learn martial arts and bring your whole family. Reasonable prices and worth every penny.

I’ve gone only once and I will definitely keep coming back and will be joining the gym. They give you the first week free to try it out and it’s really affordable if you choose to stay. The family and training is great, they are really supportive and will definitely help you grasp it if you’re having trouble at first. They’ve earned a new member in me.

My 7 year old son loves this gym. They have this awesome program called Kids Club where they learn boxing,kickboxing,wrestling, and, jujitsu on Mondays and Wednesdays @5pm. Hes having a blast learning Martial Arts. Lisa n Eddy are amazing traniers with the kids. 🤓💪 super caring. 💜💚💙💛. Thank you Lisa.

I’ve known Eddy and Lisa for 10+ years now, they’ve worked hard and have put in countless hours to make this gym what it is now. Starting out of their garage, then into a warehouse and now in this beautiful establishment! This is a result of their passion for the sport and for the people in their community. Through my years training with Eddy and Lisa I’ve spent countless hours in their gym and have never heard Eddy or Lisa speak of someone with ill intent. They have influenced many people I know in a positive manner and do their part to help the community. This gym is like any other gym, you get what you put in, if you don’t work it, it won’t work for you. The quality of training is awesome and the support surpasses expectations. The thing that has always separated this gym from others to me is the team comradery within these walls. Eddy and Lisa have built a culture of being there for your team members when training for a fight or when they need you and that has built lifelong friendships.

I am one of the many wonderful students in kids class. Edie and Lisa have a fun activity where their are different shirts for the different levels you are on. Wene you stared out you have to get 20 to 30 stickers, which you get every day 1 sticker, and wene you do you get to test for your yellow shirt. Then you go on to get another 20 to 30 more stickers and take a the green shirt test and than one more time an you are finely you reach the maximal shirt you can get which is the blue shirt. I am a green shirt, I will be taking my blue shirt test in a couple of weeks now. Ill be the first kid to be a blue shirt. (:

Lisa Ellis the co-owner is genuinely not a good person, unfortunately as a business owner she indulges in far too much drama, is unprofessional, illiterate with spelling, and will post anything on social media for attention. This place is not a place for young children as she is verbally abusive to many people and children, her own child is rude and disrespectful. She struggles with her own image, calls many people ‘fake’ all to make herself feel better.Eventually everyone finds out the truth, but this is in hopes you don’t have to find out the hard way.She is definitely the most hated woman in that town, and her husband is weak-willed because he has nothing without her or the gym.

We love what we do and we want to teach you. “You don’t have to be a fighter to train like one” Eddy Ellis

This gym houses the most caring and knowledgeable group of people who are genuinely in business for the love of MMA and coaching. They have positively molded numerous people over the years and their enduring commitment to health and fitness as well as combat sports will encourage you to enroll and stay. Perfect for any skill level.

Wonderful gym both my kids and husband love it and the family who run it!

I waited 2 months before reviewing UTC. Choosing an MMA gym isn’t as easy as a good place to eat. MMA training is kind of personal and folks have different goals, right? Some people want to be professional fighters, some folks just want to be prepared and feel more confident, and some folks just want a fun way to get in shape cause treadmills suck. UTC can do it. Nice folks, no attitude (I try to get a little attitude from em but they are too nice). The group classes are considerate to all levels and the personal trainings are a great way to speed up skill development or just craft a program for your own needs.

I trained briefly at 3 other gyms in the Olympia/Lacey area before trying out the UTC, and Im glad I kept hunting for a better fit. Theyve got the most experience, the best training, and the best atmosphere, all at the lowest price if you go regularly. If youre looking for a place to train, check the UTC out first.

Carne asada burrito is always delicious and fresh ....

I love this place!

Eddie is the best in town!

Amazing Authentic Mexican Food!

Good burritos!

Food is good but cant say same thing about customer service. Especially the one on Martin way a cross from wincoVery good food but I can not say the same From the customer service especially in the one in front of winco