MMA/UFC shop in Sydney?

[Satsok]

Is there a shop that sells the shirts and stuff like that in sydney? or will i have to get them off ebay?

i was @ ufc110 on sunday and i was going to have a look at the merchandise stuff, but there was a line about 398479327439 metres long so i said f**k that..

but im really after a wanderlei silva silver star shirt.. looks awesome..

anyone know of a place or maybe an aussie online shop that i can buy off?

 

[Satsok]

scrap that, found a place.. and its close to me as well..

for other who may also be looking, here is the place i found..

http://www.mmafactory.com.au/Locator.aspx

at wetherill park which is like 15mins from me.. CHEERING!!

 

[Carnifex]

yeah thats where i used to get my stuff....but the stock is pretty limited. Alot of silver star stuff tough.

I now get my mma gear from MMawarehouse.com. Its an american site...but it delivers with-in 6 days and has tons of shirts from every brand in the ufc. And always have really good deals ie: buy two get two free.

 

[Cupid Stunt]

I'll vote with Carniflex, bought both fight gear & fan merch from there & have always got good service. Also found if you are looking for a specific item, either old or new, & it's not on the site, if you email them they are usually helpful in either getting it or pointing you in the right direction to find it.

 

[Satsok]

i will probably end up buying from them, just a bit wary about the sizes and stuff, what if i order the wrong size?

would you recommend going to the one @ wetherill park, trying some stuff on for the right size then just ordering the stuff off mmawarehouse?

slightly off topic, but cupid how did you get into it? because im seriously contemplating getting into it, either as sparring or proper fights..

 

[Cupid Stunt]

If your only after one item & the shop near you has it I'd just go there for sake of ease.

As for me getting in to it, I did kick-boxing for a fair few years as a young'un. Long story short a friends Dad worked with a guy from Holland who had kick boxed for most his life, not in any serious sort of competitive way but more a self-defence/fitness thing. But they have inter-clubs & whatnot & apparently he did better than most. When he arrived in Aus he set some stuff up in his backyard, mini-ring, couple of heavy bags, floor to ceiling, speed ball etc. Myself & my mate were over there one day & just mucking around & he offered to train us, in an informal way, & it just went from there. He ended up with about 8 to 10 guys & that was about it. As we got older the training got a sh*te load harder but it was fun. My young'un is the one who does the MMA stuff now though. He started doing Kyokushin when he was about 5, moved on to a more MMA styled school & has just been told he can start training in a Gracie BJJ adult class. That has him excited, though at 12 I'm a bit worried.

As for starting out I think it's worth it. I wouldn't even entertain competition as a thought just yet though. The fitness, self-defence & social side alone make it worthwhile BUT be sure & do your homework on the instructors. With the sudden influx of interest in UFC over the last few years it seems any & everybody is an "MMA" instructor now. But if you get some idiot who learnt his trade off the internet trying to teach groups of people how to do crowd favourites like RNCs or Kimuras (or my fave the D'arce choke :lol you will very easily & quickly get hurt. Hell even a simple move like a key lock can go arse up if your not careful. But I would say try it for say 6 months if you have the drive atm, keeping in mind no matter how fit you are grappling uses every muscle from your neck to your toes so you will hurt like nothing else for a while... Lmao.

 

[Carnifex]

Yeah well i once ordered these dethrone shirts (they were X-large), im using large and sometimes x-large in regular clothes depending on the make etc...and the x-large dethrone shirts were huuuuge. ill prob chuck em up on ebay soon.

They will specify in the description if its "athletic fit, standard fit etc " so that gives you and idea....but i agree with CS if your only after a single item...just go to wetheril park (if they got it)...but from my experinces...they dont have a huge range.