Who We Are

It all started with the Brawlers Ball Scholarship Fund, which provided MMA gym scholarships to Hampton Roads youth in need during the Brawlers Ball MMA shows.

The supportive response from the MMA community was resounding, especially from the retired fighters we featured during the shows. These fighters also brought to our attention some of the issues they face after their careers come to an end. After spending their best years entertaining us MMA enthusiasts and keeping the sport alive, they are often left with very little support after retiring. Medical bills pile up just as their income dries up. We saw a need and knew we had to find a way to organize and expand our impact within the MMA community for all generations, starting with our youth and our fighters, who need support the most.

This inspired us to form the Warriors Redemption Foundation: to share the benefits of learning our beloved sport with the next generation and to honor the legends who came before them. Learning MMA can create the positive momentum a young person may need to overcome struggles in life. It is an art that requires discipline of both the mind and body. We've experienced this in our own lives and witnessed it in others as members of the MMA community. The positive effect it can have on the rest of one's life is simply invaluable.

For our fighters, we intend to raise awareness about the issues they face and do our best to help resolve them, whether through debt relief, connecting them with physical or mental health therapists free of charge, or simply coming together as a community and giving them a platform to tell their stories. They spent their lives keeping this great sport alive and entertaining us all. Now, we intend to repay them with the love and support they have earned.

For both our fighters and our youth, this will create a community of people who care about them, listen to their problems, relate to their experiences, and try to help. This is bigger than WRF; it's about people coming together and caring for one another. We plan to expand into many areas of philanthropy. We intend to spread love and create opportunities and a sense of community in any way we can. As MMA fighters and enthusiasts, this is the best way for us to start.

We invite you to join us on our journey to spread something wonderful throughout our community and our world by following, interacting with, and donating to us.