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If you are the owner or buyer at an MMA store, martial arts gym or sportswear retail store that includes combat sports as a category, you've likely seen a million different brands that cater to the martial arts and combat sports industry.

If you're undecided about whether our brand Athena Fightwear is a good fit for your range, here's a rundown of what we do and why that might be relevant to your customers.


More women are joining combat sports gyms

As health and fitness trends continue, the world of combat sports has expanded  enormously through the increased prevalence of women - not just in the fight circuit but all the way at the beginning of the combat sports journey. Most martial arts gyms are seeing a greater increase in female student uptake, and growing percentage of female students per class. 

 

Women now make up 15-20% of UFC fighters

As the number of women in combat sports grows, so too does the demand for more female-centric focus across every aspect that would historically have been reserved for men - from increasing all-female fight cards, to the need for women's clothing and gear.

 

 

It's not just about stocking pink things

Women want and need different things to what has existed so far for a predominantly male audience, and male-designed 'female options' are just not cutting it. Having a few smaller sizes and some designs in pink don't cut it anymore. Women have extensive needs in terms of sizing - just look at the number of sizes, cuts and fittings at any women's sportswear store.

 

To cater to women, you need a woman's brand

At Athena, everything is female owned, designed and tested, and we are the only brand in the world that makes female-specific muay thai shorts because we understand the struggles that only women experience. We design to a women's size chart, cut patterns for women's body shapes and test them on real women's bodies that go through hormonal fluctuations, menstruation and everything else.

 

  

    Next Steps: 

    1. Register your interest for a wholesale account here
    2. If you need samples, you can also request some in the form
    3. Once we have verified your account profile, we will contact you about your first order
    4. Need help choosing size runs? We can use our country-specific data to help you decide on quantities per size