This outdoor fight club in Gig Harbor delivers more than punches Casey Martin October 07, 2025 / 1:11 pm

Hidden deep in the woods near Gig Harbor is a makeshift cage lined with plywood topped by chain-link fence, where fighters and boxers face off on a square of worn artificial turf. Welcome to The Scrapyard, a backyard fight club that attracts local fighters and millions of fans online.

Curtis Muldrow is about to fight in his first mixed martial arts match. He shifts back and forth, tightening his gloves.

"I wanted to do boxing, just to work on my hands,” Muldrow said, "but I can do MMA, too. It’s cool."

Muldrow’s a heavyweight, one of the biggest guys here, but he hasn’t been in a fight for years. The 40-year-old works at a concrete company in Tacoma.

"A lot of my co-workers

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