COUNTRIES
Underground and bare knuckle fighting by country. Explore the fight scenes across 15+ nations worldwide.
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING IN AUSTRALIA: THE COMPLETE GUIDE
Australia has a fighting culture that runs deeper than its reputation as a land of beaches and barbecues might suggest. Beneath the surface of one of...
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING IN BRAZIL: THE COMPLETE GUIDE
Brazil is where it all began. Before there was MMA, before the UFC, before Strelka or King of the Streets or Streetbeefs, there was *Vale Tudo* --...
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING IN CANADA: THE COMPLETE GUIDE
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UNDERGROUND FIGHTING IN DENMARK: THE COMPLETE GUIDE
Denmark is not the first country that comes to mind when people think about underground fighting. A Scandinavian welfare state with a population of...
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING IN FRANCE: THE COMPLETE GUIDE
France is not the first country that comes to mind when most people think of underground fighting. The nation's combat sports identity is...
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING IN GERMANY: THE COMPLETE GUIDE
Germany occupies a singular position in the European underground fighting landscape. It is the only country where fighters settle disputes with...
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING IN IRELAND: THE COMPLETE GUIDE
Ireland has one of the oldest and most culturally embedded bare knuckle fighting traditions in the world. Long before BKFC staged the first legal...
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING IN ITALY: FROM CALCIO STORICO TO MODERN FIGHT CLUBS
Italy's relationship with organized violence is older, deeper, and more culturally embedded than that of almost any other European nation. While most...
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING IN JAPAN: THE COMPLETE GUIDE
Japan's relationship with fighting is paradoxical. On one hand, it is one of the most orderly and law-abiding societies on earth, a country where...
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING IN MEXICO: THE COMPLETE GUIDE
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UNDERGROUND FIGHTING IN THE NETHERLANDS: THE COMPLETE GUIDE
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UNDERGROUND FIGHTING IN POLAND: THE COMPLETE GUIDE
Poland has one of the most intense and deeply rooted underground fighting cultures in Europe. The country's hooligan scene -- widely regarded as the...
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING IN RUSSIA: THE COMPLETE GUIDE
Russia is the epicenter of the global underground fighting movement. No other country produces more unsanctioned combat content, supports more...
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING IN SOUTH AFRICA: THE COMPLETE GUIDE
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UNDERGROUND FIGHTING IN SPAIN: THE COMPLETE GUIDE
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UNDERGROUND FIGHTING IN SWEDEN: BIRTHPLACE OF NO-RULES FIGHTING
Sweden is not the first country that comes to mind when you think of underground fighting. It is known for ABBA, flat-pack furniture, generous social...
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING IN THAILAND: THE COMPLETE GUIDE
Thailand is synonymous with fighting. Muay Thai -- the "Art of Eight Limbs" -- is not merely a sport in Thailand; it is a national institution, a...
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING IN UKRAINE: THE COMPLETE GUIDE
Ukraine's underground fighting story is one of rapid ascent, sudden interruption, and uncertain future. In the span of just two years -- from January...
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM: THE COMPLETE GUIDE
The United Kingdom did not adopt underground fighting as a modern trend. It invented the tradition. The history of organized bare knuckle combat on...
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING IN THE UNITED STATES: THE COMPLETE GUIDE
The United States is the undisputed epicenter of the modern underground fighting movement. From the sun-scorched backyards of Miami where Kimbo Slice...