EARN YOUR GLORY.
GLADIATOR FIGHT ACADEMY · SOUTH SALT LAKE, UTAH
More than a fight. A stronger version of you. Build your striking, master the ground, and train with a team that puts in the work.
FIND YOUR DISCIPLINE.
MUAY THAI
The art of eight limbs. Punches, kicks, elbows, knees, clinch work and sweeps. Monday–Friday at 6 PM.
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
Connect striking, wrestling and grappling. Develop takedowns, cage work, ground striking, submissions, escapes and reversals. Monday–Friday at 7 PM.
BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU
Gi and no-gi training for every belt level. Build safe fundamentals, develop technical sequences and put your skills to work through drilling, positional sparring and live rolling.
YOUTH PROGRAM · AGES 8–15
Confidence, respect and discipline through practical self-defense. Girls and boys train Muay Thai, BJJ and wrestling. Tuesday and Thursday at 5 PM; Saturday at noon. Protective gear is provided for the first few classes. Monthly subscription, no contract; cancel any time.
PRIVATE COACHING & FIGHT CAMPS
Sharpen the details with one-on-one coaching, or prepare for amateur and professional competition with individual conditioning, skill circuits, sparring and tactical preparation.
PRIVATE COACHING → FIGHT CAMPS →
THE OBSTACLE IS THE WAY.
Confidence is built through the work. Our mission is to develop coordination, agility and resilience so the strength you build here follows you everywhere. Train for self-defense, amateur competition or the professional stage.
SHOW UP. GET BETTER.
MUAY THAI: Monday–Friday, 6 PM.
MMA: Monday–Friday, 7 PM.
BJJ: Monday–Friday, 12:30 PM. Evening sessions are listed as Monday/Wednesday/Friday at 6 PM and Tuesday/Thursday at 7 PM on the dedicated schedule. Please call to confirm evening times before visiting.
YOUTH: Tuesday/Thursday, 5 PM; Saturday, noon.
SPARRING: Saturday, 1 PM.
All times are local Utah time.
EXPERIENCE. PASSED ON.
NENAD “NED” SHUPUT · HEAD COACH
Athletic experience across Europe and the U.S., extensive Muay Thai training under Sakasam, a second-degree kickboxing black belt under Aldo Oreggia, and a BJJ black belt earned in 2025. Coaching recreational athletes, competitors and UFC-level fighters.
GUSTAVO RODRIGUES · BJJ PROFESSOR
A fourth-degree black belt who began training in Santos, Brazil in 1995 under Master Elcio Figueiredo. An early mentor to Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida, Gustavo moved to the U.S. in 2007 and founded GRBJJ.
COLE SHAFER · WRESTLING FOR MMA
A two-time state champion, three-year Iowa State starter and NCAA qualifier. Cole later coached Wasatch High School and won Steelfist’s amateur light-heavyweight title before turning professional.
INSIDE GLADIATOR.
On the mats. In the cage. In your corner. See the academy, the team and the work.
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Your first class is free. Come meet the coaches and find the right program for you.
VISIT: 3324 South 275 East, South Salt Lake, UT 84115
CALL: (801) 410-2385
EMAIL: gladiatorfightacademy@gmail.com