Fightmag

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Fightmag
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Type of site
News, Combat sport, Boxing, Mixed martial arts
Available in English
Headquarters Melbourne, Australia
EditorParviz Iskenderov
Industry Sports media
URL fightmag.com
Launched18 February 2015;9 years ago (2015-02-18)
Current statusOnline
OCLC  number 1031215241

Fightmag (stylized as FIGHTMAG) is a news website (online magazine) that covers combat sports internationally, such as boxing, kickboxing and mixed martial arts, as well as bare-knuckle fighting and professional wrestling. [1] [2] It publishes pieces including news, events, photos, videos and results.

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Fightmag has been cited in various publications and public media, including Talksport, [3] Maxim, [4] CNN Indonesia, [5] [6] The Punch, [7] International Business Times, [8] DAZN, [9] [10] Manchester Evening News, [11] Чемпионат, [12] Nur.kz, [13] Morocco World News, [14] Screen Rant, [15] Daily Express, [16] Sindonews.com, [17] EssentiallySports, [18] Boxing Scene, [19] Net.hr, [20] The West Australian, [21] GiveMeSport, [22] [23] Tribunnews.com, [24] [25] Iltalehti, [26] Akurat.co, [27] Tribuna, [28] [29] Audacy, [30] The Sporting News, [31] The Mac Life, [32] among others. [33] [34] [35] [36]

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