Access changes everything.
Fight Forward Foundation helps athletes, coaches, and officials cover the costs that stand between preparation and competition.
Helping remove the barriers between athletes and competition.
Fight Forward Foundation expands access to competitive opportunities in combat sports by reducing the financial barriers that keep committed athletes from training for, and competing in, the events that matter to them. We believe lack of financial resources should never be the reason an athlete can't compete, prepare safely, or progress in their sport. Our support reaches three groups that make competition possible.
Athletes
Grants that cover travel, lodging, registration, and licensing so financial need never decides who gets to compete.
Coaching & training
Support for competition-specific coaching, training camps, and mat access, so athletes arrive prepared and safe, not just present.
Officials
Grants for the referees and judges who make competitions possible, covering travel, certification, and training for those working sanctioned events, and support for officials developing their skills at any level.
Through need-prioritized grants, we make sure determination and hard work decide who gets to step on the mat, not money.
"Our first grant cycle is pending, but the need is clear: access can change how far preparation takes an athlete."