DALLAS, Texas — With blue chip sports leagues like the NFL, MLB and NCAA commanding Americans’ love and attention, it’s hard for other sports markets to squeeze their way into the homes of millions. 

What You Need To Know

  • Audrey Wolfe is a MMA fighter with a professional record of 4-1-1

  • With 22 years of martial arts experience, Wolfe trains professional fighters, amateur fighters and people just looking for a good workout at Monster Fitness Gym

  • She gave birth to her baby boy Dax four months ago and is training to get back to fighting in the near future

The UFC, however, has done so with ease, being the fastest growing sport in the world. Fighters like Chuck Liddel, Connor McGregor and Jon Jones are the faces in a male dominated combat sport like mixed martial arts. But one of the hottest names to know in the Dallas area is Audrey Wolfe. 

Wolfe started her MMA journey when she was just 7 years old. She then competed in her first boxing match at age 16 and then her first kickboxing fight at age 17. So it’s no secret she knows how to throw a punch. 

“After those first fights, I continued working at the gym. I started fighting MMA and got up to a point where I was ranked the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the state of Texas,” Wolfe said.

Now she’s teaching Texans her expertise. Wolfe trains professional fighters, amateur fighters and people just looking to work out and learn a few moves. Some of Wolfe’s kickboxing students, such as Mitz Perez, have been working with her for almost 25 years. 

“She trained me for my black belt pretty much entirely by herself,” said Perez. “She’s had a lot of influence on me, she’s inspired me and has been a great role model.”

Perez and Wolfe share a deep connection. But the two share more than a love for fighting. They’re both women in a sport that doesn’t have a lot of female representation. It’s the reality Wolfe has had to deal with her entire career.

“I’m very thankful I started training with Guy Mezger at a young age,” Wolfe said. “Guy is very welcoming to women but not a lot of trainers are. I know the first boxing coach he had me work with told me he didn’t believe women should fight because it’s unnatural.”

Her response to someone like that?

“I laugh,” Wolfe said proudly. “I do this for me. I’m not trying to prove anything to anyone else. I enjoy MMA. I’ve competed in all different disciplines. So if I was doing it to please someone else, I would’ve quit a long time ago.”

If she did quit, amateur fighter Christian Tellez wouldn’t have a trainer. He’s someone who finds a lot of value in what Wolfe brings to the table. 

“She’s got a different point of view just like everyone else,” Tellez said. “For example, I have a daughter and I would want her to look up to someone like Audrey - fighting-wise, professional-wise, even self-defense wise."

Wolfe is planning to return to professional fighting in the near future. She was just a little preoccupied four months ago giving birth to her baby boy Dax. 

“He’s had some complications. He spent over a month in the NICU and is on oxygen. But he is a fighter. Fighting is in the family,” said Wolfe. “He is strong and I know he is getting stronger. Hopefully when he gets stronger, I’ll be able to be up here more to train."