The Roughhouse. Team Dexter Vale Tudo

The Roughhouse. Team Dexter Vale Tudo MMA gym that teaches all aspects of martial arts! Muay Thai, Boxing, Jiu Jitsu, Wrestling, etc. Come check us out! ♣️ If it works in a real fight, we train it.

We offer Teen classes and Neigong, along with our regular practice schedule, Monday - Friday. Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is the fastest growing sport in the world today. Combining the striking techniques of western boxing, muay thai, and karate with the grappling techniques of wrestling, judo, and jiu-jitsu, MMA is truly the purest expression of combat sports in existence. The ROUGHHOUSE is Southeas

tern Connecticut's only pure MMA school where professional fighters and coaches train in all aspects of Mixed Martial Arts. The ROUGHHOUSE's goal is to prepare anyone who has a passion for fighting to step into a ring or a cage and compete at the highest level that they are capable of through expert instruction on the various techniques of MMA and drills designed to prepare fighters for real fights. Training at The ROUGHHOUSE is fight specific. Our ground fighting is a true hybrid style of grappling arts from Sambo to Judo, freestyle wrestling to Jiu-Jitsu. We work through submissions, striking, defense, and ground transitions each day as a part of our ground fighting. Our stand up is trained in the same way, the style taught at the roughhouse is taken from many striking disciplines from Muay Thai to boxing, Kempo to Dutch kickboxing. Our transition and clinch fighting is also taught with our stand up. We take what works and train the hell out of it. We don't do fancy here. You will get a strong foundation of a hardcore back to basics style, you will spar every day, and train harder than you ever thought you could. Kirkor Papasian trains our BJJ, submission grappling, and ground transition. Dexter teaches striking, clinch and standup transition. Both coaches are here to ensure that you are ready when the time comes for you to enter that cage. If you are serious about learning what it takes to compete in MMA or if you just want a great workout in a friendly environment contact The ROUGHHOUSE today or just stop by and check out a class for yourself.

Our other class is offered by Coach Dexter! Not a beginners class - must have wrestled for at least 1 season! Tuesday an...
04/10/2026

Our other class is offered by Coach Dexter! Not a beginners class - must have wrestled for at least 1 season! Tuesday and Thursdays at 5:30pm!

Offering a new Beginner Striking Class! Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:45PM with Coach Billy! ♣️
04/10/2026

Offering a new Beginner Striking Class!
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:45PM with Coach Billy! ♣️

Happy Valentine’s Day from the lover gym ♣️💝
02/14/2026

Happy Valentine’s Day from the lover gym ♣️💝

02/10/2026

Teen MMA Class! Shoutout to these kids for showing up day by day despite the cold ♣️

02/09/2026

“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt⚡️.”
— Sun Tzu, The Art of War

02/08/2026
Please join us in wishing Coach Dexter a happy birthday! 🎉🤍 Because of him, the gym is full of laughter, sweat, blood, a...
02/03/2026

Please join us in wishing Coach Dexter a happy birthday! 🎉🤍

Because of him, the gym is full of laughter, sweat, blood, and tears. We couldn’t ask for a better teacher, coach, and mentor to all that have walked into the gym.

With that being said, of course there’s practice! See you tonight at 7:30pm ♣️

NAGA 2026 in the books! Coach Kevin won the Absolute final and we are so proud! Thank you to everyone who came out and s...
02/01/2026

NAGA 2026 in the books! Coach Kevin won the Absolute final and we are so proud! Thank you to everyone who came out and supported ♣️🤍

01/28/2026

With Coach Kevin!

01/21/2026

01/17/2026

Thank you to for this edit!

Ad for the gym shown at this past Reality Fighting!

01/16/2026

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Especially after such a long journey!🛣️
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Address

1083 Buddington Road
Groton, CT
06340

Opening Hours

Monday 5pm - 7pm
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuesday 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Wednesday 5am - 7pm
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Thursday 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Friday 5am - 7pm
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Saturday 10:30am - 11:30am

Telephone

(860) 705-0993

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