Karate Combat

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Karate Combat
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Sport Karate
Submission grappling
Founder
  • Michael Depietro
  • Robert Bryan
CEO
  • Robert Bryan
COO
  • Asim Zaidi
Director
  • Robert Bryan
President
  • Asim Zaidi
Headquarters New York City
TV partner(s) beIN SPORTS
Official website www.karate.com

Karate Combat (KC) is a brand which promotes the first professional full-contact karate league, hosting worldwide events since April 2018. The private company is headquartered in New York and was founded by Michael DePietro and Robert Bryan. The brand also encompasses sports equipment, a worldwide Dojo network and mobile apps for viewers. Karate Combat was founded in order to promote karate as a sport and martial art. Former UFC heavyweight champion Bas Rutten hosts Karate Combat venues alongside special guests. [1]

Contents

Contestants compete in a seasonal championship in which the winner is awarded a golden belt. [2] They consist of karateka from various styles of karate like Kyokushin, Shotokan, Shito Ryu, Wado Ryu, American Karate, and Tang Soo Do. Contestants from other martial arts disciplines like Taekwondo have also participated. [3] The contestants are expected to abide by karate-do etiquette and specific tournament rules. [4]

The organization puts emphasis on innovation and technology with the use of video game-style analytics of fighter's biometrics, nutrition and DNA-based data in real-time. Fights regularly feature CGI environments created with the Unreal Engine as reported by NBC Sports. [5] Marketing and promotion include appearances of Danny Trejo, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, former UFC two-division champion Georges St-Pierre, former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and UFC top-contender Stephen Thompson. [6] [7]

In 2020 rights to Karate Combat have been acquired by beIN SPORTS. The media group broadcasts the Karate Combat seasons in 37 countries. [1]

Rules

Fighting takes place in a 6,5m x 6,5m (21'4" x 21'4") square combat pit surrounded by 45° angled walls. A match consists of 3 rounds each lasting 3 minutes with the possibility of 2 additional rounds for championship fights.

Scoring uses a 10-point must system and is based on aggression and effectiveness of attacks. Three judges evaluate each fight from a position around the combat pit. Scoring cards are omitted in case of a knock-out.

Equipment consists of 4oz gloves, mouthpieces, groin protectors for male contestants, karate belts and officially designed long karate trousers with national emblems or flags.

Wrestling, submissions, elbows are not permitted. A grounded opponent may use upkicks while the standing opponent may use ground punches. After 5 seconds any grounded opponent will be brought back to a standing position by the referee. [4]

Weight divisions and classifications

DivisionUpper weight limit
HeavyweightNo limit
Light Heavyweight210 lb (95 kg)
Middleweight185 lb (84 kg)
Welterweight165 lb (75 kg)
Lightweight150 lb (68 kg)
Bantamweight135 lb (61 kg)
Women's Featherweight145 lb (66 kg)
Women's Bantamweight135 lb (61 kg)
Women's Flyweight125 lb (57 kg)
Women's Strawweight115 lb (52 kg)

Pit Submission Series

In January 2024, Karate Combat announced that they would begin staging professional grappling matches in the pit prior to their karate fights, under the name of "Pit Submission Series." [8] The first fight under the Pit Submission Series took place on January 26, 2024.

Current championships

ChampionshipCurrent Champion(s)Date wonPrevious Champion(s)Defenses
Karate Combat Heavyweight Championship Flag of the United States.svg Sam Alvey 15 December 2023Inaugural0
Karate Combat Middleweight Championship Flag of the United States.svg Ross Levine25 June 2022 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Shahin Atamov1
Karate Combat Welterweight Championship Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Rafael Aghayev 24 June 2023 Flag of the United States.svg Josh Quayhagen 0
Karate Combat Lightweight Championship Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Victor Rocha28 May 2022 Flag of Latvia.svg Edgars Skrivers1
Karate Combat Bantamweight Championship Flag of Russia.svg Myrza-Bek Tebuev16 September 2023 Flag of Ireland.svg Eoghan Chelmiah0
Karate Combat Women's Bantamweight Championship Flag of Hungary.svg Melinda Fabian15 December 2023Inaugural0
Karate Combat Women's Straweight Championship Flag of Brazil.svg Sthefanie OliveiraNovember 3, 2023Inaugural0

Championship history

Heavyweight Championship

Weight limit: None
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses
1 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Alvey
def. Ross Levine
Karate Combat 43
Las Vegas, Nevada
December 15, 202385 days
(incumbent)

Middleweight Championship

Weight limit: 185lb
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses
1 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Shahin Atamov
def. Franklin Mina
Karate Combat The Future Episode 10
Orlando, Florida
September 2, 2021296 days
2 Flag of the United States.svg Ross Levine
def. Shahin Atamov
Karate combat Season 4 Event 2
Orlando, Florida
June 25, 2022623 days
(incumbent)
1. def. Igor De Castañeda at Karate Combat 38 on December 1, 2022

Welterweight Championship

Weight limit: 165lb
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses
1 Flag of the United States.svg Josh Quayhagen
def. Jerome Brown
Karate Combat Neo Tokyo Episode 7
Orlando, Florida
October 25, 20201001 days1. def. Dionicio Gustavo at Karate Combat Okinawa 2 on July 11, 2021
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Rafael Aghayev
def. Raymond Daniels for interim title
Karate Combat 37
Salamanca, New York
December 17, 2022~
2 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Rafael Aghayev
def. Josh Quayhagen
Karate Combat 40
Orlando, Florida
June 24, 2023259 days
(incumbent)

Lightweight Championship

Weight limit: 150lb
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses
1 Flag of Latvia.svg Edgars Skrivers
def. Luiz Victor Rocha
Karate Combat Evolution
Orlando, Florida
September, 2019980 days1. def. Myrza-bek Tebuev at Karate Combat Neo Tokyo episode 7 on November 8, 2021
2. def. Bruno Assis at Hollywood Hills Event 7 on August, 2021
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Victor Rocha
def. Edgars Skrivers
Karate combat Season 4 Event 2
Orlando, Florida
May 28, 2022651 days
(incumbent)
1. def. Bruno Souza at KC 39 on May 20th, 2023
2. def. Edgars Skrivers at KC43 on November, 2023

Bantamweight Championship

Weight limit: 135lb
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses
1 Flag of Ireland.svg Eoghan Chelmiah
def. Illies Mardhi
Karate Combat Season 3 Episode 12 on September 16, 2021
Orlando, Florida
October 25, 20201086 days1. def. Illies Mardhi at Karate Combat Season 4 Episode 4 on June 25th, 2022
2. def. Jesus Paurcarcaja Lopez at Hollywood Hills Event 7 on December, 2022
1 Flag of Russia.svg Myrza-Bek Tebuev
def. Eoghan Chelmiah
Karate Combat 41
Dominican Republic
September 16, 2023175 days
(incumbent)

Women's Bantamweight Championship

Weight limit: 135lb
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses
1 Flag of Hungary.svg Melinda Fabian
def. Omaira
Karate Combat 43
Las Vegas, Nevada
December 15, 202385 days
(incumbent)

Women's Straweight Championship

Weight limit: 115lb
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Sthefanie Oliveira
def. Christina Kavakopoulou
Karate Combat 42
Orlando, Florida
November 3, 2023127 days
(incumbent)

Karate Combat records

Longest championship reign Flag of Ireland.svg Eoghan Chelmiah 1086 days
Oldest champion Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Rafael Aghayev 38 years, 3 months
Youngest champion Flag of Ireland.svg Eoghan Chelmiah 24 years, 1 months
Most title fight wins Flag of Latvia.svg Edgars Skrivers and
Flag of Ireland.svg Eoghan Chelmiah and
Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Victor Rocha
3
Most consecutive title defenses Flag of Latvia.svg Edgars Skrivers and
Flag of Ireland.svg Eoghan Chelmiahand
Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Victor Rocha
2

Events

Overview

Karate Combat events feature male and female karateka from a roster of over 100 professional fighters. The first five events were held in front of an invite-only audience. Later events incorporate CGI effects and original music in order to achieve a modern appearance and appeal to a younger demographic. [9] Event locations favor optimal camera angles and cinematic scenery over a big live-audience. Thus locations like the 102nd floor of the One World Trade Center were chosen hosting a selected audience with black-tie dress code. [10] The events attracted the notice of American television [11] and newspaper. [12] Recordings of all events can be accessed for free via the official website. Past events have also been streamed via UFC Fight Pass. [13] [14]

Seasons

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
1 62019 (2019)
2 122020 (2020)
3 122021 (2021)
4 42022 (2022)
KC35 12022 (2022)
KC36 12022 (2022)
KC37 12022 (2022)
KC38 12023 (2023)
KC39 12023 (2023)
KC40 12023 (2023)
KC41 12023 (2023)
KC42 12023 (2023)

Season 1

#EventDateVenueLocationFight CardVOD
0Karate Combat: GenesisFebruary 3, 2018Secret Warehouse Budapest, HungaryRafael Aghayev - Dionicio Gustavo
Achraf Ouchen - Elhadji G Ndour
Luiz Victor Rocha - Reda Messaoudi
Lahad Cisse - Aykit Usda
Muslum Basturk - Joshua Quayhagen
Deivis Ferreras - Saeid Ahmadikaryani
Randy Cura - Alexandre Bouderbane
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1Karate Combat: InceptionApril 26, 2018 Miami Beach Miami, U.S. Elhadji Ndour - Andras Virag
Alexandre Bouderbane - Dionicio Gustavo
Abdalla Ibrahim - Joshua Quayhagen
Spyros Margaritopoulos - Mohamed Salem Mohamed
Lahad Cisse - Adham Sabry
Pedro Roman Roig - Jerome Brown
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2Karate Combat: OlympusJuly 28, 2018 Zappeion Courtyard Athens, GreeceJerome Brown - Davy Dona
Deivis Ferreras - Myrza-bek Tebuev
Achraf Ouchen - Franklin Mina
Fabiola Esquivel González - Sarah Ait Ibrahim
Fioravante Valentino - Igor De Castañeda
Wellington Barbosa - Yaser Sahintekin
Reda Messaoudi - Nikos Kosmas
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3Karate Combat: One WorldSeptember 27, 2018 One World Trade Center New York City, U.S.Abdalla Ibrahim - Dionicio Gustavo
Dimitrios Triantafyllis - Luiz Victor Rocha
Elhadji G Ndour - Adilet Shadykanov
Spyros Margaritopoulos - Jorge Perez
Joshua Quayhagen - Vitalie Certan
Adham Sabry - András Virág
Pedro Roman Roig - Jesus Paucarcaja Lopez
Gabriele Cera - Fernando Moreno Paz
Teeik Silva - Edgars Skrivers
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4Karate Combat: HollywoodJanuary 24, 2019 Avalon Los Angeles, U.S. Luiz Victor Rocha - Myrza-bek Tebuev
Elhadji G Ndour - Calum Robb
Igor De Castañeda - Milos Vukovic
Abdalla Ibrahim - Kevin Walker
Daniel Viveros - Ilies Mardhi
Alexandre Bouderbane - Willians Quirino
Nadege Ait Ibrahim - Ana Luiza Ferreira Da Silva
Teeik Silva - Kevin Kowalczik
Luis Diogo - Jonas Correia
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5Karate Combat: EvolutionSeptember 21, 2019KC-1UnknownLuiz Victor Rocha - Edgars Skrivers
Dionicio Gustavo - Joshua Quayhagen
Abdalla Ibrahim - Davy Dona
Jorge Perez - Shahin Atamov
Igor De Castañeda - Zsolt Habda
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Season 2

#EventDateVenueLocationFight CardVOD
1Karate Combat: Anger Wat I2020Mixed RealityUnknownAbdalla Ibrahim - Jerome Brown
Maximilian Mathes - Stefanos Roupakas
Deivis Ferreras - Jesús López
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2Karate Combat: Anger Wat II2020Mixed RealityUnknownIlies Mardhi - Pedro Roig Roman
Reda Messaoudi - Joshua Quayhagen
Craig Ryan - Rida Boutadout
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3Karate Combat: Anger Wat III2020Mixed RealityUnknownMyrza-Bek Tebuev - Daniel Viveros
Calum Robb - Franklin Mina
Vitalie Certan - Gabriele Cera
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4Karate Combat: Scrap Punk I2020Mixed RealityUnknownLuiz Victor Rocha - Ilies Mardhi
Stefanos Roupakas - Daniel Viveros
Bruno Assis - Gergő Horváth
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5Karate Combat: Scrap Punk II2020Mixed RealityUnknownJerome Brown - Joshua Quayhagen
Bryan van Waesberghe - Lahad Cisse
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6Karate Combat: Scrap Punk III2020Mixed RealityUnknownShahin Atamov - Franklin Mina
Dionicio Gustavo - Reda Messaoudi
Gilmarcos de Bastos Jr. - András Virág
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7Karate Combat: Neo Tokyo I2020Mixed RealityUnknownEdgars Skrivers - Myrza-bek Tebuev
Willians Quirino - Nikos Gikados
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8Karate Combat: Neo Tokyo II2020Mixed RealityUnknownChristina Kavakopoulou - Fabiola Esquivel
Andrei Grinevich - Achraf Ouchen
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9Karate Combat: Neo Tokyo III2020Mixed RealityUnknownBruno Assis - Teeik Silva
Melinda Fabian - Ana Luiza Ferreira Da Silva
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10Karate Combat: Valhalla I2020Mixed RealityUnknownDavy Dona - Nikos Gidakos
Igor de Castañeda - Shahin Atamov
Franklin Mina - Bryan Van Waesberghe
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11Karate Combat: Valhalla II2020Mixed RealityUnknownVitalie Certan - Nikita Yanchuk
Anna Laura Prezzoti - Omaira Molina
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12Karate Combat: Valhalla III2020Mixed RealityUnknownBruno Assis - Jesus Lopez
Teeik Silva - Pedro Roman Roig
Willians Quirino - Vasilii Antokhii
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Season 3

#EventDateFight CardVOD
1Karate Combat: Okinawa Event 01JULY 4, 2021Azouz vs Chelmiah
Lukacs vs Ameknassi
Tebuev vs Silva
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2Karate Combat: Okinawa Event 02JULY 11, 2021Hasanov vs Mardhi
Gustavo vs Quayhagen
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3Karate Combat: Okinawa Event 03JULY 18, 2021Anthokhii vs Dona
Kavakopoulou vs Linhares
Habda vs Gera
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4Karate Combat: Okinawa Event 04JULY 25, 2021Azouz vs Brito
Ferreras vs Mathes
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5Karate Combat: Hollywood Hills Event 05JULY 29, 2021Gidakos vs Bastos
Perez vs Jeknic
Ericsson vs Ramirez
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6Karate Combat: Hollywood Hills Event 06AUGUST 5, 2021Oudoud vs Chelmiah
Antokhii vs Messaoudi
Atamov vs Van Waesberghe
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7Karate Combat: Hollywood Hills Event 07AUGUST 12, 2021Molina vs Santos
Certan vs Viveros
Assis vs Skrivers
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8Karate Combat: Hollywood Hills Event 08AUGUST 19, 2021Kukulicic vs Ha
Esquivel vs Villanueva
Hasanov vs Lopez
Yanchuk vs Rocha
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9Karate Combat: Future Event 09AUGUST 26, 2021Novikov vs Lukacs
Castaneda vs Perez
Grinevich vs Levine
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10Karate Combat: Future Event 10SEPTEMBER 2, 2021Cera vs Bouderbane
Mina vs Atamov
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11Karate Combat: Future Event 11SEPTEMBER 9, 2021Zsiga vs Thorpe
Uzakov vs Ramirez
Antokhii vs Paz
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12Karate Combat: Future Event 12SEPTEMBER 16, 2021Ferreras vs Certan
Chelmiah vs Mardhi
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Season 4

#EventDateFight CardVOD
1Karate Combat: Event 1MAY 14, 2022Tommy Azouz vs Artur Gasanov
Sthefanie Oliveira vs Fabiola Esquivel
Mitchell Thorpe vs Lazar Kukulicic
Ross Levine vs Igor De Castaneda
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2Karate Combat: Event 2MAY 28, 2022Dastonbek Otabolaev vs Andres Madera
Dionicio Gustavo vs Nikita Yanchuk
Edgars Skrivers vs Luiz Rocha
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3Karate Combat: Event 3JUNE 11, 2022Damian Villa vs Gabriel Stankunas
Jesus Lopez vs Myrza-bek Tebuev
Vitalie Certan vs Bruno Assis
Rafael Aghayev vs Zsolt Habda
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4Karate Combat: Event 4JUNE 25, 2022Robbie Lavoie vs Moulay Odoud
Adrian Galvan vs Rob Buxton
Omaira Molina vs Ana Ferreira
Alberto Ramierz vs Matthew Stevens
Gabriel Varga vs Bruno Assis
Rafael Aghayev vs Davy Dona
Eoghan Chemliah vs Ilies Mardhi
Ross Levine v Shahin Atamov
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KC35

EventDateFight CardVOD
KC35AUGUST 27, 2022Deivis Ferreras vs Kevin Kowalczik
Gabriele Cera vs Jonnie Broad
Teeik Silva vs Maximo Nunez
Gabriel Stankunas vs Jesus Lopez
Bruno Souza vs Maciej Tercjak
Achraf Ouchen vs Elhadji G Ndour
Raymond Daniels vs Franklin Mina
Luiz Rocha vs Joshua Quayhagen
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KC36

EventDateFight CardVOD
KC36OCTOBER 29, 2022Maximiliano Larrosa vs Damian Villa
Abdessalam Ameknassi vs Kalvis Kalnins
Nikos Gidakos vs Kenji Grillon
Elvin Aghayev vs Chayil Calaway
Tommy Azouz vs Mitchell Thope
Fernando Paz vs Diego Avendano
James Vick vs Jorge Perez
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KC37

EventDateFight CardVOD
KC37DECEMBER 17, 2022Rafael Aghayev vs Raymond Daniels
Eoghan Chelmiah vs Jesus Lopez
Gabriel Varga vs Tommy Azouz
Samuel Ericsson vs Tarek Khelifi
Rob Buxton vs Sasha Palatnikov
Andres Madera vs Maciej Tercjak
Maximo Nunez vs Gabriel Stankunas
Gabo Diaz vs Samy Ennkhaili
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KC38

EventDateFight CardVOD
KC38APRIL 2, 2023Ross Levine vs Igor de Castaneda
Eoghan Chelmiah vs Jesus Lopez
Bruno Souza vs Bruno Assis
Sasha Palatnikov vs Adrian Hadribeaj
James Vick vs Gabriele Cera
Erica Santos vs Melinda Fabian
Shahzaib Rindh vs Gabo Diaz
Kenji Grillon vs Jorge Perez
Robbie LaVoie vs Damian Villa
Davy Dona vs Dionicio Gustavo
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KC39

EventDateFight CardVOD
KC39MAY 20, 2023Luiz Rocha vs Bruno Souza
Raymond Daniels vs Sasha Palatnikov
Shahzaib Rindh vs Tommy Azouz
Cody Jerabek vs Antonio Arroyo
Alberto Ramirez vs Maciej Tercjak
Elijah Everill vs Rahul Bhowmick
Ana Luiza da Silva vs Nathalia Dinis
Adam Rosa Ramos vs Zakaria BenBouchta
Gabriel Stankunas vs Ignacio Capllonch
Jonathan Broad vs Will Esparza
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KC40

EventDateFight CardVOD
KC40JUNE 25, 2023Josh Quayhagen vs Rafael Aghayev
Edgars Skrivers vs Gabriel Varga
Samuel Ericsson vs Alexandre Bouderbane
Kenji Grillon vs Shahin Atamov
Jesus Lopez vs Ilies Mardhi
Marcel Ritter vs Kai Calaway
Fernando Paz vs Jeremy Payet
Deivis Ferreras vs Mitchell Thorpe
Jo Miyahara vs Leo Valdivia
Maximo Nunez vs Damian Villa
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KC41

EventDateFight CardVOD
KC41SEPTEMBER 16, 2023Eoghan Chelmiah vs Myrza-Bek Tebuev
Tim Ha vs Deivis Ferreras
Antonio Arroyo vs Reynaldo Acevedo
Jorge Perez vs Gabriele Cera
Sam Alvey vs Adam Rosa
Maximo Nunez vs Moulay Oudoud
Ana Villanueva vs Rafaela Bernardo
Erica Santos vs Sarah Ait Ibrahim
Vinicius Bareta vs Antonio Molloy
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KC42

EventDateFight CardVOD
KC42NOVEMBER 3, 2023Luiz Rocha vs Edgars Skrivers
Sthefanie Oliveira vs Christina Kavakopoulou
Jorge Perez vs Jo Miyahara
Bruno Assis vs Tim Ha
Elias Santos vs Mitchell Thorpe
Kenji Grillon vs Vasilii Antokhii
Oscar Sosa vs Elvin Aghayev
Jeremy Payet vs Zhang Kui
Lazar Kukulicic vs Artur Gasanov
Alejandro Brugal vs Diego Avendano
Ariano Gavino Diaz vs Li Lishan
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KC43

EventDateFight CardVOD
KC43DECEMBER 15, 2023Anthony Pettis vs Benson Henderson
Ross Levine vs Sam Alvey
Omaira Molina vs Melinda Fabian
Raymond Daniels vs Bruno Souza
Gorjan Slaveski vs Brandon Jenkins
Freddy Masabo vs Batgerel Danaa
Omar Morales vs. Armus Guyton
Shahzaib Rind vs. Federico Avella
Shannon Hudson vs Chinzo Machida
Saidyokub Kakhramonov vs. Gabriel Stankunas
Elijah Everill vs Javier Arteaga
Loxbey Montalvan vs Gabriel Diaz
Jordan Lee Barker vs Damian Villa
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