Duke
Roufus started training in
martial arts at the
age
of 4 and is the younger
brother of legendary
Kickboxer Rick “The Jet”
Roufus under the tutelage of
their father Patrick. His
professional kickboxing and
Muay Thai career saw him
collect a number of titles
including the WKA World
Super Heavyweight Champion
Stan "The Man" Longinidis,
WKA North American Super
Heavyweight Championship and
defeating Australia’s WKA
World Champion, Grant “The
Bomber” Barker.
After
an impressive fight career,
Duke opened Roufusport
Kickboxing Academy in 2002.
Roufusport MMA Academy is
one of the world’s most
well-known Mixed Martial
Arts School. The school is
run by Duke Roufus, Scott
Joffe, and Anthony Pettis.
They have expanded and just
opened their second school
in Hartland, WI on October
15th, 2013 with a Special
Grand Opening November 2nd.
They offer
specialized group classes in
MMA, Muay Thai, Boxing,
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Gi &
No-Gi), Wrestling, and Youth
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Their
modern, academic style
program, is designed to
accommodate students of all
levels and ability. In
addition to their schools,
Roufusport has an extensive
Online University that
allows you to learn
technique from Duke Roufus
and Roufusport Academy
professionals from any
computer.
Roufusport
has turned out notable
fighters such as Anthony
Pettis, Alan Belcher, Pat
Barry, Erik Koch, Matt
Mitrione, Ben Askren, Jens
Pulver, Stephan Bonnar, K-1
Fighters Giuseppe "The
Godfather" DeNatale & Jason
Johnson. Former students
Jason Strout teaches
atChurch St Boxing in NYC,
Derek Yuen at AKA in San
Jose & Harvey Grasse in
Virginia Beach.