Young Kansas athletes fight to see MMA in the Olympic games [Video]

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — The Olympics are getting closer and closer. This year, the games invited back 28 sports and welcomed in four new ones. However, there is one sport that members of our community are waiting to see on the Olympic stage: MMA.

A handful of young athletes are getting their gloves on and getting ready to represent Kansas on the MMA world stage.

You might be thinking that MMA and kids don’t mix.

“I started because my mom wanted us to do a self-defense class,” said Nora Longhauser, GAMMA Athlete.

But Fight University owner John Brown explained what makes GAMMA different from MMA.

“Some people, they watch the UFC… fighting championships and they see adults really getting down and getting dirty. The great part about this for kids is that there is no head contact,” said John Brown, Revolution Gym/Fight University founder.

In January of 2024, GAMMA USA …