Sacramento State and UFC Hall of Famer, Urijah Faber, have teamed up to offer a new program that will give students opportunities for education and competition in combat sports. Combat Sports and Martial Arts University – Combat U – is a first-of-its-kind program.
Students will train under world-champion athletes and current and former MMA professionals in wrestling, muay thai, jiu jitsu, and boxing.
Combat U was developed because students train at Ultimate Fitness, one of the top MMA training facilities in the country, while taking classes at Sac State. Freshman Aranjot Kaur, who is from India and holds an amateur MMA record of 3-0, enrolled because of the University’s proximity to Ultimate Fitness and was hoping for training opportunities at Sac State.
“Now that it’s official, the main thing that I’m happy about is all the resources they’re going to offer us, and the scholarships,” Kaur said. “This is going to provide an opportunity for all the athletes around the globe who want to follow their passion and … also want to pursue their education. It’s going to change the game of MMA combat sports all around the globe.”
“I’m so excited for students and our prospective students and our community to be able to offer Combat U and combat sports to so many. To be able to offer a program that can attract prospective students from across the world is very unique to Sacramento.” -- Mark Orr, Sac State Athletics director
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