Building MMA Cage
How to Build an MMA "Mixed Martial Arts" Cage:
We have provided detailed description on the design, cost and construction of a full size cage. We know it is hard to find information on this topic, se we thought it may help if we posted our journey though this unique project. We have provided information on size, parts, dimensions, and who to contact for affordable corner pads, rail pads and mats. Posted on on the bottom of this page is our contact for who custom built and constructed our pads (1/2 as expensive as name brands). Good luck and have fun!
1- Figure out what design you want.
We wanted an octagon shaped ring based on how much space we had available at our facility. We could have made other styles but the octagon seemed like the most practical for our space. And it looks cool.
2- Decide how much actual space that you have to build within. We had close to 20 feet or so to play with so we moved to have an 18ft octagon.
3- Get a program to do the math for you. From that we got all the angles and measurements that we would need to build the shape correctly.
4- Get a plan for all your materials. We will list all the stuff that we used to build ours and you can decide how you would like to modify it on your own. Search around for who you can shop from. We used Lowe's quite a bit. But some of our stuff we had to really search around for at different places. Try to make sure that the places allow you to return extra stuff. The plan changes as you go, so you want to be able to return unused material.
5- Plan on a couple long days and get it done. The total time we spent on this was closer to a month and a half. But we didn't do a good job of scheduling things out. And we had limited people to assist.
6- Build your skeleton.
a. Make a basic outline of where everything should line up.
b. Drill your holes for your side posts and placed them in. Now your basic shape is made and you need to make everything fit to their shapes.
c. Cut and fit your bottom rails together with joints.
d. Cut and fit your sides posts
e. Tack weld and use set screws for both your bottom rails and side posts.
7- Put on the fence
8- Pad it
9- Fight like Hell!
Our Items and Costs:
· Top Posts 8' long,
· Bottom Posts 8' long,
· Rotohammer for drilling into the concrete
· Concrete bolts and washers
· All the nuts, bolts and washers for the joints used between the terminal posts (side posts) and the top and bottom rails.
· Power Strip
· Terminal Posts 2 3/8 x 8'
· Tension Bar 6'
· Post Cap 2 3/8
· Brace Bands
· Tie Ties
· Bolts and washers
· 6' Chain link fence with black vinyl coating
· The name of the Gentleman that can make the custom pads is Joe Veale 509-951-2220 he can take care of all your pads and matting.
Hope this helps give you an idea of how to get your own cage started.