GUIDES
In-depth guides covering underground fighting organizations, techniques, events, and everything you need to know about the scene.
ARE FIGHT CLUBS ILLEGAL? WHAT THE LAW ACTUALLY SAYS
The first rule of fight club may be that you don't talk about fight club, but the legal system has plenty to say. Whether underground fighting is...
AFRICAN WARRIORS FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP (AWFC): COMPLETE GUIDE
The African Warriors Fighting Championship is the organization that brought traditional African combat sports to the global stage. Through...
BACKYARD SQUABBLES FIGHTER PAY: DO FIGHTERS GET PAID?
Backyard Squabbles does not pay its fighters. The Los Angeles promotion runs gloved, amateur-rules bouts in a backyard ring, and there is no...
FROM BACKYARD TO THE BIG SHOW: HOW FIGHTERS TRANSITION FROM UNDERGROUND TO PROFESSIONAL MMA
The mythology of combat sports is full of stories about fighters who came from nothing. No gym memberships, no amateur tournaments, no coaches in...
BAD TO THE BONE FIGHTER PAY: HOW MUCH DO BARE-KNUCKLE FIGHTERS MAKE?
Bad to the Bone does not publish a fighter pay scale. The Stoke-on-Trent promotion runs professional bare-knuckle bouts under standard rounds, which...
BARE KNUCKLE BOXING PAY: SALARY, PURSES & PRIZE MONEY EXPLAINED
Bare knuckle boxing pay varies enormously by promotion. In BKFC, the largest and most-regulated promotion, prelim and prospect fighters earn roughly...
BARE KNUCKLE DFS (DAILY FANTASY SPORTS): HOW TO PLAY BKFC FANTASY
Daily fantasy sports has arrived in bare knuckle fighting. As BKFC has grown into a mainstream combat sports promotion, DFS platforms have added bare...
BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTING IN BRAZIL: THE RISE OF BKF BRASIL
Brazil gave the world vale tudo -- the "anything goes" combat format that became the foundation for modern MMA. Now the country is embracing another...
BARE KNUCKLE HAND WRAPPING: EVERY METHOD EXPLAINED
Bare knuckle fighting does not mean zero hand protection. Every major organization from BKFC to international bare knuckle promotions allows some...
BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTING INJURY STATISTICS: THE COMPLETE DATA
Understanding the real injury profile of bare knuckle fighting requires moving beyond anecdotal evidence and examining the data. This reference guide...
BARE KNUCKLE KOMBAT: WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE MYSTERY PROMOTION
Bare Knuckle Kombat is one of the most under-documented organizations in the underground fighting world. While other promotions actively court...
BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTING LEGALITY BY STATE (2026 MAP)
Bare knuckle fighting has come a long way since BKFC held its first legal event in 2018. As of 2026, the regulatory landscape continues to evolve,...
BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTING RECORDS DATABASE
This database tracks fighter records across every major bare knuckle organization. Records include wins, losses, draws, KO percentages, and...
IS BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTING SAFER THAN BOXING? WHAT THE SCIENCE SAYS
It sounds counterintuitive. How could fighting without gloves be safer than fighting with them? Yet a growing body of research suggests that bare...
BARE KNUCKLE BOXING STANCE AND FOOTWORK GUIDE
The bare knuckle stance has evolved over centuries but remains distinct from modern gloved boxing. Without the bulky padding of gloves, your guard,...
HOW TO PUNCH WITHOUT GLOVES: BARE KNUCKLE STRIKING TECHNIQUE
Punching without gloves is fundamentally different from gloved boxing. The margin for error shrinks dramatically when there is nothing between your...
THE BEST HEAVY BAGS FOR BARE KNUCKLE TRAINING
The wrong heavy bag will destroy your hands. Standard boxing heavy bags are designed for gloved impact and pack dense fillings that can fracture bare...
THE BEST MARTIAL ARTS FOR UNDERGROUND FIGHTING
Underground fighting strips away the safety nets. No unified rules. No athletic commissions. Sometimes no referee. In this environment, some martial...
THE BEST UNDERGROUND FIGHTING INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS TO FOLLOW
Instagram has become one of the most important platforms for underground fighting content. Between Reels, Stories, and traditional posts, fight...
BKB BARE KNUCKLE BOXING FIGHTER PAY: WHAT DO TRIGON FIGHTERS EARN?
BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing pays fighters a per-bout purse, but the promotion does not publish a pay scale, and no official figures sit on record....
BKFC FIGHTER EQUITY PROGRAM: HOW FIGHTERS EARN OWNERSHIP
BKFC made combat sports history by introducing a fighter equity program that gives competitors actual ownership stakes in the promotion. In a sport...
BARE KNUCKLE ICE WARS: FIGHTING BAREHANDED ON REAL ICE, EXPLAINED
Bare Knuckle Ice Wars takes the part of hockey most people actually stand up for and removes everything else. Two men in skates and jerseys, no...
BKFC INDIA LAUNCH: TIGER SHROFF & THE TEAM-BASED BARE KNUCKLE FORMAT
BKFC is not simply exporting its American model to India. It is reinventing bare knuckle boxing for a market that consumes combat sports differently...
BKFC PPV PRICE, HOW TO ORDER & STREAMING GUIDE (2026)
BKFC has become one of the most-watched combat sports promotions outside the UFC, and knowing how to access their events is essential for bare...
BKFC X RIZIN TALENT-SHARING DEAL: CROSS-PROMOTIONAL BARE KNUCKLE
In June 2024, BKFC and Rizin Fighting Federation announced a talent-sharing agreement that sent shockwaves through combat sports. The deal allows...
BKFC TRYOUTS: HOW TO APPLY, REQUIREMENTS & WHAT TO EXPECT
BKFC has grown from a niche promotion into one of the most recognized combat sports brands in the world. For fighters looking to break into the bare...
BKFC UK: COMPLETE GUIDE TO BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTING IN BRITAIN
BKFC UK is the British division of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, the world's largest sanctioned bare knuckle promotion. Since launching UK...
BKFC VALUATION: HOW A BARE KNUCKLE PROMOTION REACHED $400 MILLION
In 2018, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship held its first event in a Cheyenne, Wyoming arena. The idea of bare knuckle boxing as a licensed,...
BKFC VALUATION: IS BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTING A GOOD INVESTMENT?
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship has gone from a startup holding its first event in a Wyoming arena in 2018 to a major combat sports promotion with...
BKFC WEIGHT CLASSES EXPLAINED: ALL 12 DIVISIONS
BKFC operates one of the most comprehensive weight class systems in combat sports, with 12 divisions spanning from strawweight to heavyweight. This...
BOKATOR: CAMBODIA'S ANCIENT MARTIAL ART
Bokator is a Cambodian martial art, known formally as L'bokator, meaning "to pound a lion." It is a complete battlefield system rather than a ring...
HOW TO BUILD A BACKYARD BOXING RING (DIY GUIDE)
A backyard boxing ring gives you a dedicated training space and a venue for organized sparring sessions. Building one is a weekend project for anyone...
CALCIO STORICO PRIZE MONEY: WHAT DO FLORENCE'S FIGHTERS WIN?
Calcio Storico players earn no salary. They compete as unpaid amateurs representing Florence's four historic quarters, and the reward is civic pride...
CAN YOU SUE AN UNDERGROUND FIGHTING ORGANIZATION?
You stepped into an underground fight, got injured, and now you want to know your legal options. Can you actually sue the organization that put on...
CARDIO TRAINING FOR FIGHTERS: UNDERGROUND FIGHTING ENDURANCE GUIDE
Fights are won and lost on cardio. The most technical fighter in the room becomes a punching bag once fatigue sets in. In underground fighting, where...
THE ARGUMENT FOR REGULATING UNDERGROUND FIGHTING
Underground fighting is not going to disappear. The human impulse to test oneself in combat is ancient, universal, and deeply rooted in cultures...
CELEBRITY INVOLVEMENT IN BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTING: COMPLETE GUIDE
Bare knuckle fighting has attracted an unlikely roster of celebrity investors, promoters, and advocates. From combat sports superstars to media...
COMBAT SPORTS EQUIPMENT MARKET: $9.5B INDUSTRY OVERVIEW (2025)
The global combat sports equipment market reached an estimated $9.5 billion in 2025, driven by the explosion of MMA, boxing, bare knuckle fighting,...
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO COMBAT SPORTS: UNDERGROUND TO PROFESSIONAL
Combat sports exist on a spectrum. On one end, two people settle a dispute in a backyard with no rules and no audience. On the other, world champions...
THE COMPLETE TIMELINE OF BARE KNUCKLE BOXING: 1700S TO 2026
Bare knuckle boxing is the oldest form of organized combat sport in the Western world. Before gloves, before rounds as we know them, and before...
COMPLETE TIMELINE OF UNDERGROUND FIGHTING: 1700-2026
From the bare knuckle prize rings of Georgian England to the YouTube-fueled backyard promotions of today, underground fighting has never truly...
CONCUSSION PROTOCOL IN BKFC VS UFC: HOW THEY COMPARE
How two of combat sports' biggest organizations handle brain injuries reveals much about the state of fighter safety in the industry. BKFC (Bare...
CONCUSSION RATE: 1.5% BARE KNUCKLE VS 6-12% BOXING VS 14.7% MMA
The most counter-intuitive statistic in combat sports: bare knuckle fighting -- the format that looks the most dangerous -- has the lowest documented...
CONDITIONING FOR UNDERGROUND FIGHTING: THE COMPLETE PROGRAM
Underground fights do not care about your aesthetics. They care about whether you can still throw with power in the third round while your lungs burn...
COULD CONOR MCGREGOR ACTUALLY FIGHT IN BKFC? THE PLAYER-MANAGER SPECULATION
Few search queries in combat sports generate as much sustained interest as "Conor McGregor BKFC." The speculation has persisted since McGregor...
CTE IN COMBAT SPORTS: WHAT UNDERGROUND FIGHTERS NEED TO KNOW
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is the shadow that hangs over every combat sport. This progressive brain disease, caused by repeated head...
DAMBE: NIGERIA'S ANCIENT BARE-FISTED COMBAT SPORT
Dambe is one of the oldest continuously practiced combat sports on earth. Rooted in the Hausa people of northern Nigeria, this bare-fisted fighting...
DAN HOOKER'S BACKYARD FIGHT LEAGUE: A UFC STAR CREATES HIS OWN KOTS
Dan "The Hangman" Hooker is a ranked UFC lightweight who has fought the best fighters on the planet: Islam Makhachev, Dustin Poirier, Michael...
DAWG FIGHT DOCUMENTARY: COMPLETE GUIDE & WHERE TO WATCH
Released in 2015, Dawg Fight is the most important documentary about backyard fighting ever made. Directed by Billy Corben (the filmmaker behind...
DAZN AND COMBAT SPORTS STREAMING: BKFC + DAMBE + BOXING ON ONE PLATFORM
DAZN has positioned itself as the Netflix of combat sports, aggregating boxing, bare knuckle fighting, dambe, kickboxing, and MMA onto a single...
DEATHS IN COMBAT SPORTS: UNDERGROUND VS SANCTIONED STATISTICS
Every combat sport carries the risk of death. It is the most extreme consequence of fighting, and confronting it honestly is essential for fighters,...
EAST BAY RATS FIGHTER PAY: DO FIGHT NIGHT FIGHTERS GET PAID?
East Bay Rats fighters are not paid. The Oakland motorcycle club has staged its boxing-style Fight Nights since 1996 as volunteer events, built...
THE ECONOMICS OF BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTING: A COMPLETE BREAKDOWN
Bare knuckle fighting has grown from a niche underground activity into a measurable economic force. From fighter pay to promotion revenue to the...
THE ENOCH CREE NATION APPROVES BKFC: INDIGENOUS SOVEREIGNTY AND COMBAT SPORTS
In one of the most unusual regulatory developments in combat sports history, the Enoch Cree Nation -- a First Nations community near Edmonton,...
ESSENTIAL GEAR FOR BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTING
Bare knuckle fighting strips away most of the protective equipment that defines modern boxing and MMA. There are no padded gloves to cushion the...
EVERY FIGHT CLUB YOU CAN JOIN RIGHT NOW (2026 UPDATE)
You want to fight. This page tells you exactly where, how, and what it takes to join every active fighting organization that accepts new members in...
FACIAL LACERATIONS IN BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTING: WHAT TO EXPECT
Cuts are the most visible and common injury in bare knuckle fighting. Without the padding of boxing gloves, the sharp ridges of the knuckles slice...
FELONY FIGHTS FIGHTER PAY: DID FIGHTERS ACTUALLY GET PAID?
Felony Fights never published a fighter pay scale, and whether participants were paid at all, and how much, is undisclosed and unconfirmed. Founded...
FIGHT BITE INJURIES: THE HIDDEN DANGER OF BARE KNUCKLE BOXING
In emergency medicine, there is an injury so specific and so consistently underestimated that it has its own name: the fight bite. It occurs when a...
FIGHT CAMP SCHEDULE: 8-WEEK PREP FOR YOUR FIRST UNDERGROUND FIGHT
Eight weeks is the standard preparation window for a fighter who already has a base level of fitness and skill. This schedule takes you from general...
FIGHT CLUB TOURISM: PEOPLE WHO TRAVEL TO WATCH UNDERGROUND FIGHTS
A quiet but growing subculture has emerged around traveling to attend underground and bare knuckle fighting events. Fight club tourism combines the...
FIGHT CLUB (1999) VS REAL UNDERGROUND FIGHTING: FACT VS FICTION
David Fincher's Fight Club is the most culturally influential underground fighting film ever made. It shaped public perception of what fight clubs...
THE FIGHT TO LEGALIZE BARE KNUCKLE BOXING: STATE-BY-STATE HISTORY
The legalization of bare knuckle boxing in the United States is one of the most remarkable regulatory stories in modern combat sports. What was once...
FIGHTER CROSSOVER DATABASE: WHO HAS FOUGHT WHERE
The underground fighting world is interconnected. Fighters regularly compete across multiple organizations, building reputations in one promotion...
FIGHTER INSURANCE IN UNSANCTIONED FIGHTING: DOES IT EXIST?
One of the harshest realities of unsanctioned fighting is what happens after the fight — not the recovery, but the bill. When a fighter breaks a...
FIGHTER MENTAL HEALTH: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL COST OF UNDERGROUND FIGHTING
The conversation about fighter safety almost always focuses on the physical — broken hands, facial cuts, concussions. But there is another category...
FIGHTER WAIVERS IN UNDERGROUND FIGHTING: DO THEY HOLD UP?
Every organized underground fighting event, from Streetbeefs to larger bare knuckle operations, hands fighters a waiver before they step into the...
WHO FOUNDED EVERY UNDERGROUND FIGHTING ORGANIZATION (COMPLETE LIST)
Behind every underground fighting organization is a founder with a vision. Some are former fighters. Some are businesspeople. Some are community...
FPVS FIGHTER PAY: DO FRENCH RIVIERA FIGHTERS GET PAID?
FPVS does not pay its fighters. The French Riviera promotion stages no-rules bouts on concrete inside derelict buildings, and there is no documented...
THE FUTURE OF UNDERGROUND FIGHTING: PREDICTIONS FOR 2027 AND BEYOND
Underground fighting is at an inflection point. The sport has grown from backyard brawls filmed on flip phones to a multi-platform content industry...
GAMEBRED BAREKNUCKLE MMA FIGHTER PAY: WHAT DO FIGHTERS EARN?
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA pays fighters a per-bout purse, but the promotion does not publish a pay scale, and no official figures sit on record....
GAMEBRED BAREKNUCKLE MMA: COMPLETE GUIDE TO JORGE MASVIDAL'S PROMOTION
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA (BKMMA) is the brainchild of UFC star Jorge Masvidal, combining the full spectrum of mixed martial arts with the raw...
GLIMA: THE VIKING MARTIAL ART STILL PRACTICED IN ICELAND
More than a thousand years after the Vikings sailed across the North Atlantic, their martial art lives on in Iceland. Glima is a standing wrestling...
WHY DO GLOVES MAKE BOXING MORE DANGEROUS? THE PHYSICS EXPLAINED
It sounds backward. How could adding padding to a fighter's hands make the sport more dangerous? The intuitive assumption -- that gloves protect...
GRAPPLING IN UNDERGROUND FIGHTING: WHEN AND HOW TO USE IT
The ground is where fights get real. In underground fighting, grappling can be your greatest asset or your biggest liability depending on the...
HAND INJURIES IN BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTING: PREVENTION & TREATMENT
The human hand was not designed to punch hard objects. It contains 27 bones, numerous small joints, and a web of tendons and ligaments — all of which...
HIP-HOP AND BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTING: BLUEFACE, ANUEL AA & FIGHT CULTURE
Hip-hop and fighting have been intertwined since both emerged from the same urban American experience. But the relationship has evolved from cultural...
HOLMGANG FIGHTER PAY: IS THERE PRIZE MONEY IN HOLMGANG FIGHTING?
Holmgang has no fighter pay scale, because it is not a commercial promotion. The German medieval-weapon fighting subculture is built around armor and...
ATHLETIC COMMISSION OVERSIGHT: HOW BKFC GOT LICENSED
When Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship held its first sanctioned event on June 2, 2018, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, it marked the first legal bare knuckle...
HOW TO CUT WEIGHT FOR AN UNDERGROUND FIGHT
Weight cutting is one of the most misunderstood aspects of fight preparation. Done correctly, it gives you a size advantage over your opponent on...
HOW TO JOIN BACKYARD SQUABBLES: INSTAGRAM APPLICATION GUIDE
Backyard Squabbles is a Los Angeles-based fighting organization that has established itself as one of the most prominent backyard fight promotions on...
HOW TO JOIN KING OF THE RING MANCHESTER: SOCIAL MEDIA APPLICATION GUIDE
King of the Ring (KOTR) is a Manchester-based underground fighting organization that has carved out a significant presence in the UK fight scene. The...
HOW TO JOIN KING OF THE STREETS: APPLICATION PROCESS AND FIGHTER REQUIREMENTS
King of the Streets (KOTS) is one of the most well-known underground fighting organizations in Europe. Founded in 2013 in Sweden, the promotion...
HOW TO JOIN POWER SLAP: TRYOUTS, REQUIREMENTS & APPLICATION
Power Slap is actively seeking competitors. Unlike traditional combat sports where years of amateur competition are typically required before turning...
HOW TO JOIN ROUGH N ROWDY: SIGN-UP GUIDE FOR BARSTOOL'S AMATEUR BOXING EVENTS
Rough N Rowdy (RnR) is a licensed amateur boxing promotion produced by Barstool Sports. The concept is straightforward: take everyday people with...
HOW TO JOIN STREETBEEFS: SIGN-UP, ELIGIBILITY & WHAT TO EXPECT
You sign up for StreetBeefs by contacting the organization directly through its official channels — the StreetBeefs Facebook group is the quickest...
HOW TO JOIN STRELKA: REGISTRATION AND FIGHTER SIGN-UP GUIDE
Strelka is one of the most prolific amateur MMA organizations in the world. Founded in 2011 in St. Petersburg, Russia, the promotion has hosted...
HOW TO JOIN TOP DOG FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP: APPLICATION AND CONTACT GUIDE
Top Dog Fighting Championship is the largest bare knuckle fighting promotion in Eastern Europe and one of the most-watched fight organizations on...
HOW TO PREPARE FOR YOUR FIRST UNDERGROUND FIGHT
You have been watching the fights on YouTube for months. You have told yourself that you could do it. And now you have decided to stop watching from...
HOW TO START A FIGHT PROMOTION: THE BUSINESS GUIDE
Starting a fight promotion is one of the most challenging and rewarding ventures in sports entertainment. Whether you are launching a sanctioned bare...
HOW TO START YOUR OWN BACKYARD FIGHT CLUB
Every major backyard fighting organization started the same way: someone decided to give people a place to fight under real rules, in a controlled...
HOW TO THROW A PUNCH PROPERLY: THE FIGHTER'S GUIDE
Every fighter thinks they know how to throw a punch. Most of them are wrong. Proper punching technique is a full-body skill that takes years to...
THE UNDERGROUND FIGHTER'S TRAINING GUIDE
Training for an underground fight is not the same as training for a sanctioned amateur bout or a professional MMA card. The environments are...
HOW TO TRY OUT FOR BKFC: THE COMPLETE TRYOUT AND APPLICATION GUIDE
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) is the largest professional bare knuckle boxing promotion in the world. Founded in 2018 by David Feldman,...
HOW TO WATCH UNDERGROUND FIGHTS: THE COMPLETE STREAMING GUIDE
There has never been a better time to be a fan of underground fighting. A decade ago, finding footage of backyard brawls, bare knuckle scraps, and...
HOW TO WRAP YOUR HANDS FOR BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTING
Hand wrapping in bare knuckle fighting is fundamentally different from hand wrapping in boxing or MMA. In those sports, the wrap goes all the way to...
HOW UNDERGROUND FIGHTING ORGANIZATIONS MAKE MONEY (2026 BUSINESS MODELS)
Underground fighting has evolved from a purely underground activity into a multi-million dollar content industry. The business models that power...
INTERNATIONAL BOXING ASSOCIATION (IBA) AND BARE KNUCKLE: WHAT IT MEANS
In 2025, the International Boxing Association (IBA) took a step that would have been unthinkable a decade earlier: it formally recognized bare...
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING INJURY DATABASE: RATES BY ORGANIZATION
Fighter safety is the most important conversation in underground fighting. This database compiles injury data across every major organization,...
INSURANCE AND LIABILITY IN BARE KNUCKLE PROMOTIONS
Insurance is the unglamorous backbone of legitimizing bare knuckle fighting. Without it, venues will not host events, athletic commissions will not...
IRISH TRAVELLER BOXING: THE BARE KNUCKLE TRADITION
Among the Irish Traveller community, bare knuckle boxing is more than a sport. It is a deeply rooted cultural practice that serves as a system of...
IS BARE KNUCKLE BOXING LEGAL IN BRAZIL? THE HONEST ANSWER
Bare-knuckle boxing in Brazil sits in a legal gray zone, neither named as a crime nor formally licensed. No provision of the Brazilian Penal Code...
IS BARE KNUCKLE BOXING LEGAL IN FRANCE? THE HONEST ANSWER
France does not have a law that names bare-knuckle boxing and bans it, but the French system is more restrictive than the UK or Germany in practice....
IS BARE KNUCKLE BOXING LEGAL IN GERMANY? THE HONEST ANSWER
There is no German law that mentions bare-knuckle boxing by name, and none that bans it outright. Like the UK, Germany handles the question through...
IS BARE KNUCKLE BOXING LEGAL IN JAPAN? THE HONEST ANSWER
Bare-knuckle boxing in Japan occupies a gray zone rather than a clear yes or no. No Japanese statute names bare-knuckle boxing as a specific crime,...
IS BARE KNUCKLE BOXING LEGAL IN MEXICO? THE HONEST ANSWER
Bare-knuckle boxing in Mexico sits in a legal gray zone rather than under a clear rule. There is no national statute that bans bare-knuckle boxing,...
IS BARE KNUCKLE BOXING LEGAL IN POLAND? THE HONEST ANSWER
Bare-knuckle boxing in Poland operates in a legal gray zone, neither expressly banned nor formally licensed. There is no provision of the Polish...
IS BARE KNUCKLE BOXING LEGAL IN RUSSIA? THE HONEST ANSWER
Russia is the clearest "operating openly" case in this series. While Western European countries leave bare-knuckle in a consent-based gray area,...
IS BARE KNUCKLE BOXING LEGAL IN SPAIN? THE HONEST ANSWER
Spain has no law that names bare-knuckle boxing and prohibits it, and no law that authorizes it. The question is governed by general criminal law on...
IS BARE KNUCKLE BOXING LEGAL IN SWEDEN? THE HONEST ANSWER
Sweden has no law that names bare-knuckle boxing and bans it, but its general law on consensual violence is more restrictive than most, and its...
IS BARE KNUCKLE BOXING LEGAL IN THE NETHERLANDS? THE ANSWER
The Netherlands has no law that names bare-knuckle boxing and bans it, and none that licenses it. As in Germany and the UK, the question is governed...
IS BARE KNUCKLE BOXING LEGAL IN THE UK? THE HONEST ANSWER
Bare-knuckle boxing operates in the UK in a legal gray area rather than under a clear "yes" or "no." There is no specific Act of Parliament banning...
IS BARE KNUCKLE BOXING LEGAL IN UKRAINE? THE HONEST ANSWER
Bare-knuckle boxing in Ukraine operates in a legal gray zone rather than under a clear legal or illegal label. No provision of the Ukrainian Criminal...
IS POWER SLAP DANGEROUS? CTE CONCERNS AND MEDICAL ANALYSIS
Power Slap has faced intense scrutiny from the medical community since its launch. The central question is straightforward: is a sport where...
IS UNDERGROUND FIGHTING LEGAL IN AUSTRALIA? THE LEGAL VERDICT
No. Underground fighting is illegal in Australia. Combat sport is regulated by each state and territory rather than nationally, and any fight held...
IS UNDERGROUND FIGHTING LEGAL IN CANADA? THE LEGAL VERDICT
No. Underground fighting is illegal in Canada, and the prohibition is unusually explicit compared with the UK gray area. Section 83 of the Criminal...
IS UNDERGROUND FIGHTING LEGAL IN IRELAND? THE HONEST ANSWER
Underground fighting in Ireland sits on legally shaky ground rather than in a comfortable gray zone. There is no statute that names "underground...
JUSTIN THORNTON CASE: FIGHTER DEATH AND LEGAL LIABILITY IN BARE KNUCKLE
Justin Thornton died on October 11, 2021, approximately two months after being knocked out in a BKFC bout at BKFC 20. The 38-year-old fighter...
KING OF THE RING FIGHTER PAY: HOW MUCH DO KOTR FIGHTERS MAKE?
King of the Ring does not publish a fighter pay scale. The Manchester promotion runs under amateur boxing rules, with gloves and a foam-wrapped fence...
KNUCKLE (2011): THE 12-YEAR IRISH TRAVELLER DOCUMENTARY
No film has captured the reality of bare knuckle fighting with more patience, authenticity, or emotional depth than "Knuckle." Director Ian Palmer...
KOTS 2026: WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT UPCOMING EVENTS
King of the Streets enters 2026 as the undisputed champion of underground fighting production. After a landmark 2025 that included Blood Money,...
KING OF THE STREETS PRIZE MONEY: HOW MUCH DO KOTS FIGHTERS MAKE?
King of the Streets pays prize money to the winner of each bout only. The loser walks away with nothing. The promotion has never published a purse...
LAAMB WRESTLING: SENEGAL'S NATIONAL COMBAT SPORT
In Senegal, the biggest sports stars are not soccer players. They are Laamb wrestlers. This traditional wrestling style, also known as "Lutte...
WHAT IS LETHWEI? THE ART OF NINE LIMBS EXPLAINED
If Muay Thai is the "Art of Eight Limbs," then Lethwei is the art that adds one more. Myanmar's traditional bare-knuckle fighting art permits the use...
LETHWEI FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP: COMPLETE GUIDE
Lethwei is the most brutal striking art on the planet. Known as "the art of nine limbs," Burmese boxing adds headbutts to the fists, elbows, knees,...
MAHATCH FC FIGHTER PAY: HOW MUCH DO MAHATCH FIGHTERS MAKE?
Mahatch FC does not publish a fighter pay scale. The Kyiv-based promotion runs semi-professional bare-knuckle bouts inside a sandbag-bordered ring,...
HOW UNDERGROUND FIGHTING IS COVERED BY MAINSTREAM MEDIA
The relationship between underground fighting and mainstream media is complicated. Major outlets oscillate between moral panic, fascination, and...
MEDICAL PROTOCOLS AT UNDERGROUND FIGHTING EVENTS
The difference between a fighter walking away from a bout and a fighter suffering lasting harm often comes down to medical protocols. Across the...
MENTAL PREPARATION FOR UNDERGROUND FIGHTING: FEAR, ADRENALINE, AND PRE-FIGHT MINDSET
The physical preparation for a fight gets all the attention. The training camps, the conditioning protocols, the sparring sessions, the weight cuts...
MISFITS BOXING AND THE INFLUENCER-TO-BARE KNUCKLE PIPELINE
KSI's Misfits Boxing has done something no traditional boxing promotion could: it has made combat sports culturally relevant to Gen Z. But beyond the...
MMA IN THE 2026 ASIAN GAMES: A MILESTONE FOR COMBAT SPORTS
Mixed martial arts will make its debut as an official medal sport at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. This is not a demonstration event...
MUSANGWE: SOUTH AFRICA'S VHAVENDA BARE KNUCKLE TRADITION
In the far north of South Africa's Limpopo province, the Vhavenda people maintain one of the continent's most remarkable fighting traditions....
MUTUAL COMBAT LAWS BY STATE: WHERE CONSENSUAL FIGHTING IS A DEFENSE
The concept of mutual combat — the idea that two consenting adults should be free to fight each other without criminal liability — is one of the most...
NUTRITION FOR UNDERGROUND FIGHTERS: FIGHT WEEK DIET GUIDE
Most underground fighters do not have nutritionists. They do not have personal chefs or supplement sponsorships. They train after work, fight on...
KIRKPINAR OIL WRESTLING: TURKEY'S 660-YEAR FIGHTING TRADITION
The Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Festival in Edirne, Turkey, holds a distinction that no other sporting event on earth can claim: it has been held...
ONLYFANS FIGHTERS: HOW COMBAT ATHLETES EARN MORE OUTSIDE THE RING
When Paige VanZant revealed that she earned more in her first day on OnlyFans than in her entire UFC career, it exposed a financial reality that the...
PEHLWANI/KUSHTI: INDIA'S TRADITIONAL WRESTLING
Pehlwani, commonly known as Kushti, is India's traditional wrestling art. Practiced in earthen pits called akharas for centuries, this grappling...
PFL ACQUIRES BELLATOR: IMPACT ON FIGHTER PIPELINE TO BARE KNUCKLE
When the Professional Fighters League completed its acquisition of Bellator MMA in late 2023, it was the largest consolidation event in MMA history....
HOW TO RECOVER FROM A BARE KNUCKLE FIGHT: POST-FIGHT CARE
The fight is over. Win or lose, your body has been through one of the most intense experiences a human being can endure. What you do in the hours,...
POWER SLAP 2026 RESULTS TRACKER
Every Power Slap result from the 2026 season, updated after each event. This tracker covers all TBS broadcasts and streaming events, including...
POWER SLAP X VECHAIN: HOW CRYPTO SPONSORS ARE ENTERING COMBAT SPORTS
When VeChain, a blockchain platform focused on supply chain management and sustainability, became a sponsor of Power Slap, it signaled something...
POWER SLAP DEATH: ARTUR WALCZAK AND THE FATAL BRAIN BLEED
In 2021, Polish slap fighting competitor Artur Walczak suffered a fatal brain hemorrhage following a competitive slap fighting event. He was 46 years...
POWER SLAP FIGHTER PAY: HOW MUCH DO SLAP FIGHTERS MAKE?
Fighter pay in Power Slap is one of the most discussed topics in combat sports. The league operates under the Zuffa umbrella alongside the UFC, and...
POWER SLAP FIGHTERS: COMPLETE ROSTER & CHAMPIONS LIST (2026)
Power Slap has built a roster of competitors who have become legitimate combat sports celebrities. From viral knockout artists to iron-chinned...
POWER SLAP SCHEDULE 2026: EVENTS, DATES & WHERE TO WATCH
Power Slap continues its expansion in 2026 with a packed schedule of events across the United States. This page tracks every confirmed event,...
POWER SLAP ON YOUTUBE: BROADCASTING STRATEGY & VIEWERSHIP NUMBERS
Power Slap's YouTube strategy may be the most important business decision the league has made. While traditional combat sports fight over...
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF UNDERGROUND FIGHTING: WHY PEOPLE FIGHT
From the outside, the decision to fight in an unsanctioned event — no insurance, no commission oversight, limited medical coverage — can seem...
PUNCHDOWN TO SLAP FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP: POLAND'S ROLE IN CREATING SLAP FIGHTING
Before Dana White launched Power Slap on TBS and before Americans debated whether slap fighting was a sport or a spectacle, Poland was already...
RECOVERY BETWEEN ROUNDS: WHAT UNDERGROUND FIGHTERS DO
The 60 seconds between rounds can determine the outcome of a fight. While casual fans focus on the action, experienced fighters and coaches know that...
REDDIT COMMUNITIES FOR UNDERGROUND FIGHTING FANS
Reddit is one of the most active platforms for underground fighting discussion, video sharing, and community building. From dedicated bare knuckle...
ROUGH N' ROWDY FIGHTER PAY: DO RNR FIGHTERS GET PAID?
Rough N' Rowdy fighters receive nominal pay or none at all. The event is a Barstool Sports-owned amateur boxing spectacle, not a professional...
THE SCRAPYARD FIGHT CLUB: COMPLETE GUIDE
The Scrapyard Fight Club is a grassroots fighting promotion based in Gig Harbor, Washington. Named for its industrial venue aesthetic, it has grown...
SEAN STRICKLAND'S DESERT BARE KNUCKLE SPARRING: WHEN UFC MEETS UNDERGROUND
In May 2025, videos surfaced of former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland engaging in bare knuckle sparring sessions in the Nevada desert. No...
SLAP FIGHTING BRAIN DAMAGE: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY & NEUROSCIENTIST WARNINGS
When Power Slap debuted on TBS in January 2023, it was not just fight fans who took notice. Neuroscientists, brain injury researchers, and eventually...
EVERY SLAP FIGHTING ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD (COMPLETE LIST)
Slap fighting has exploded from a viral internet curiosity into a global competitive phenomenon. What started with Russian strongmen at county fairs...
SPARRING ETIQUETTE: HOW TO TRAIN FOR UNDERGROUND FIGHTING SAFELY
Training for underground fighting does not mean training unsafely. The best underground fighters come from disciplined gym environments where...
SPARTAN BK FIGHTER PAY: HOW MUCH DO SPARTAN BARE-KNUCKLE FIGHTERS MAKE?
Spartan BK does not publish a fighter pay scale. The North England promotion runs bare-knuckle bouts inside a small 8-by-8-foot hay-bale pit, a...
SPONSORSHIP IN UNDERGROUND FIGHTING: HOW BRANDS ARE GETTING INVOLVED
Sponsorship has transformed underground fighting from a passion project into a viable business. As audiences have grown and demographics have become...
THE STATE OF BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTING: 2026 MID-YEAR REPORT
Bare knuckle fighting has completed its transformation from outlaw curiosity to legitimate combat sports segment. As of early 2026, the industry...
WHICH STATES HAVE BANNED SLAP FIGHTING? (2026 LEGAL MAP)
The legal landscape for competitive slap fighting in the United States is a patchwork of prohibitions, refusals to sanction, active regulation, and...
STREETBEEFS 2026: BIGGEST FIGHTS & NEW DEVELOPMENTS
Streetbeefs enters 2026 as the world's largest grassroots fighting organization, with over 4 million YouTube subscribers and a legacy that has shaped...
STREETBEEFS BRANCH LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS, TIDEWATER & GIG HARBOR
Streetbeefs started in a single backyard in Harrisonburg, Virginia. By 2026, it has expanded to multiple branch locations across the United States,...
STREETBEEFS FIGHTER PAY: DO STREETBEEFS FIGHTERS GET PAID?
Streetbeefs pays its fighters nothing. There is no purse, no win bonus, and no prize money of any kind, and the organization charges no admission to...
STREETBEEFS VENUES: WHERE THE FIGHTS ACTUALLY HAPPEN
Most pages that answer "where is StreetBeefs" stop at the city. The city is Harrisonburg, Virginia, and that is correct but not very useful, because...
STREETBEEFS WEST COAST: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
Streetbeefs West Coast brings the "Guns Down Gloves Up" philosophy to the Pacific Northwest. Operating primarily in Washington and Oregon, this...
HOW MUCH MONEY DOES STREETBEEFS MAKE ON YOUTUBE? REVENUE ANALYSIS
Streetbeefs is one of the most successful underground fighting channels in YouTube history. With over 4.2 million subscribers and hundreds of...
STREETBEEFZ UK: COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE BRITISH EXPANSION
StreetBeefz UK is the British arm of the backyard fighting movement inspired by the original American Streetbeefs. Launched in 2024, it adapts the...
STREETBEEFZ UK FIGHTERS: WHO'S WHO IN BRITISH BACKYARD FIGHTING
StreetBeefz UK has assembled a growing roster of British fighters since its 2024 launch. From complete beginners to experienced martial artists, the...
STREETBEEFZ UK RULES & HOW TO APPLY
Want to fight at StreetBeefz UK? This guide breaks down every rule, requirement, and step in the application process. Whether you are a complete...
STRELKA FIGHTER PAY: HOW MUCH DO STRELKA FIGHTERS MAKE?
Strelka Street Fight Championship rewards the winners of its bouts and publishes no purse figures, so the exact pay is unconfirmed. The St....
HOW TO STRENGTHEN YOUR HANDS FOR BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTING
Your hands are your primary weapons in bare knuckle fighting, and they are alarmingly fragile. The human hand contains 27 small bones connected by a...
TELEGRAM FIGHT CHANNELS: HOW UNDERGROUND EVENTS STAY SECRET
While YouTube is where underground fighting reaches the masses, Telegram is where the truly underground operations live. The encrypted messaging...
TIKTOK FIGHT CONTENT: HOW SHORT-FORM VIDEO CHANGED UNDERGROUND FIGHTING
TikTok did not create underground fighting, but it fundamentally changed how people discover, consume, and share it. The platform's short-form video...
TINKU: BOLIVIA'S ANNUAL FESTIVAL FIGHTING
High in the Andes of Bolivia, an ancient ritual transforms ordinary villagers into fighters once a year. Tinku, which translates roughly to...
TOP DOG FC FIGHTER PAY: HOW MUCH DO TOP DOG FIGHTERS MAKE?
Top Dog FC reportedly pays its fighters a purse rather than running on a winner-takes-prize basis, which sets it apart from much of the underground...
UBKB FIGHTER PAY: HOW MUCH DO ULTIMATE BARE KNUCKLE BOXING FIGHTERS MAKE?
UBKB does not publish a fighter pay scale. Ultimate Bare Knuckle Boxing is a professional, WSBKB-sanctioned promotion based in Warrington, UK, and...
UNDERGROUND COMBAT LEAGUE FIGHTER PAY: DID UCL FIGHTERS GET PAID?
Underground Combat League fighters were not paid. The invite-only New York City Vale Tudo and MMA events, run by Peter Storm since 2003, were...
UNDERGROUND FIGHT BETTING: THE ILLEGAL GAMBLING BEHIND UNSANCTIONED FIGHTS
Where there are unsanctioned fights, there is gambling. The two have been inseparable since the earliest bare knuckle boxing matches in 18th century...
UNDERGROUND FIGHT CLUBS AS EXTREMIST FRONTS: THE TELEGRAM CONNECTION
In 2023, Bloomberg Businessweek published an investigation that pulled back the curtain on a troubling intersection: white nationalist groups in the...
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING BY THE NUMBERS: 2026 ANNUAL REPORT
This annual report compiles the most significant data points from across the underground fighting industry in 2026. From revenue growth to safety...
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING CONTENT CREATORS: TOP YOUTUBERS & PODCASTS
The underground fighting content creator ecosystem has grown from a handful of channel operators filming backyard brawls to a sophisticated media...
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING DISCORD SERVERS & ONLINE COMMUNITIES
Discord has become the real-time gathering place for underground fighting fans. While Reddit serves as the forum and Telegram handles content...
EVERY UNDERGROUND FIGHTING DOCUMENTARY EVER MADE (DATABASE)
This is the complete database of every documentary, docuseries, and feature-length film covering underground fighting, bare knuckle boxing, and...
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING: THE COMPLETE A-Z ENCYCLOPEDIA
This is the single most comprehensive reference on underground fighting ever assembled. From backyard brawls to bare knuckle promotions, every major...
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING EVENTS CALENDAR 2026 (ALL ORGS)
Never miss a fight. This calendar tracks every scheduled underground and bare knuckle fighting event across all major organizations for 2026. Events...
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING AND THE LAW IN RUSSIA
Russia has become the global epicenter of organized underground fighting. Events like Top Dog Fighting Championship and the now-legendary Strelka...
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING AND THE LAW IN THE UK
The United Kingdom has a long and complex relationship with bare knuckle fighting. From the bare knuckle prizefights of the 18th century to modern...
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING MERCHANDISE: THE BEST FIGHT GEAR & BRANDS
The merchandise game in underground fighting has exploded from homemade screen-printed t-shirts to a genuine retail ecosystem. Organizations,...
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING SCHEDULE: WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS MONTH
Keeping track of underground fighting events can be challenging. Unlike mainstream combat sports with centralized schedules, events are announced...
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING MUSIC: SOUNDTRACKS AND WALK-OUT SONGS
Music and fighting are inseparable. The right walk-out song can shift the energy of an entire venue. The right soundtrack can define a fight event's...
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING ORGANIZATION COMPARISON TABLE (ALL ORGS)
Choosing which organization to follow or fight for requires understanding how they differ. This page compares every major underground and bare...
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING PHOTOGRAPHY: THE BEST FIGHT PHOTOGRAPHERS
Behind every iconic underground fighting image is a photographer who understood that capturing a fight is about far more than documenting punches....
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING STATISTICS: EVERY NUMBER YOU NEED (2026)
This is the most comprehensive collection of underground fighting statistics available. Every number has been compiled from public data,...
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING TATTOO CULTURE
Tattoos and fighting have been intertwined for centuries. From Maori warriors to Russian prison fighters, body art has served as armor, identity, and...
UUF DENMARK FIGHTER PAY: DO WAREHOUSE FIGHTERS GET PAID?
Ultimate Underground Fights Denmark publishes no fighter pay. The promotion runs anonymous, no-formal-rules fights inside warehouses, and it keeps...
VALE TUDO: THE BRAZILIAN ROOTS OF NO-RULES FIGHTING
"Vale Tudo" means "anything goes" in Portuguese, and for decades, that is exactly what happened in the fighting pits and arenas of Brazil. Long...
VALOR BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTER PAY: WHAT DO BOUT CIRCLE FIGHTERS EARN?
Valor Bare Knuckle pays fighters a per-bout purse, but the promotion does not publish a pay scale, and no official figures sit on record. Founded in...
UNDERGROUND FIGHTING WEIGHT CLASSES ACROSS ALL ORGANIZATIONS (TABLE)
Weight classes vary wildly across underground fighting organizations. Some use traditional boxing divisions, others use simplified systems, and many...
WEIGHT CUTTING IN UNDERGROUND FIGHTING: DANGERS AND ALTERNATIVES
Weight cutting — the practice of rapidly losing weight before a weigh-in to compete at a lower weight class — is one of the most dangerous things a...
WHAT IS POWER SLAP? DANA WHITE'S SLAP FIGHTING LEAGUE EXPLAINED
Power Slap is a professional slap fighting league founded by UFC CEO Dana White. Launched in early 2023, it transformed an internet novelty into a...
WHERE TO WATCH BACKYARD SQUABBLES: TRILLERTV, INSTAGRAM & STREAMING
Backyard Squabbles is a Los Angeles-based underground fighting organization founded in 2020 by Damian Gutierrez and Joshua Brito during the COVID-19...
WHERE TO WATCH BKB BARE KNUCKLE BOXING: TV, STREAMING & LIVE EVENTS
BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing is one of the largest professional bare knuckle promotions in the world, formed from the merger of BYB Extreme Fighting...
WHERE TO WATCH BKFC: EVERY STREAMING PLATFORM AND PPV OPTION
BKFC (Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship) is the largest professional bare knuckle boxing promotion in the world. Co-owned by Conor McGregor and...
WHERE TO WATCH BAD TO THE BONE (BTTB): LEAPFROG FIGHT TV & LIVE EVENTS
Bad to the Bone is one of the biggest bare knuckle boxing promotions in Europe, founded by Stefan Hanks in Stoke-on-Trent. Events are billed as...
WHERE TO WATCH CALCIO STORICO: FLORENCE'S BRUTAL ANCIENT SPORT
Calcio Storico Fiorentino is one of the oldest and most violent organized sporting traditions in the world, originating in 16th-century Florence....
WHERE TO WATCH EAST BAY RATS FIGHT NIGHT: IN-PERSON GUIDE
East Bay Rats Fight Night is one of the oldest and most legendary underground fight events in the United States. Running since 1996 at the East Bay...
WHERE TO WATCH FPVS FRENCH UNDERGROUND FIGHTS: TIKTOK & SOCIAL MEDIA GUIDE
FPVS is a French underground no-rules fight club founded by two young men, Leon and Victor, both around 20 years old. Fights take place on concrete...
WHERE TO WATCH HOLMGANG MEDIEVAL FIGHTING: LIVE EVENTS & YOUTUBE GUIDE
Holmgang Fighting revives the Scandinavian and Germanic tradition of holmgang -- a medieval judicial duel used to settle disputes. Modern events...
WHERE TO WATCH KING OF THE RING (KOTR): YOUTUBE & SOCIAL MEDIA GUIDE
King of the Ring is Manchester's most famous underground boxing club, founded in 2021 by Remdizz. Starting in a back garden with foam-wrapped fence...
WHERE TO WATCH KING OF THE STREETS (KOTS): PPV, YOUTUBE & STREAMING
King of the Streets is the most notorious underground fighting organization in Europe. Founded in 2013 in Gothenburg, Sweden by the anonymous Hype...
WHERE TO WATCH MAHATCH FC: STREAMING & LIVE EVENT GUIDE
Mahatch Fighting Championship is Ukraine's premier bare knuckle boxing promotion, co-founded by Andriy Limontov in Kyiv. Known for its unique format...
WHERE TO WATCH ROUGH N' ROWDY: PPV STREAMING & PRICING GUIDE
Rough N' Rowdy is Barstool Sports' amateur boxing PPV phenomenon, featuring untrained bar brawlers, street fighters, and everyday people stepping...
WHERE TO WATCH SPARTAN BARE KNUCKLE FIGHT CLUB: AMAZON PRIME & LIVE EVENTS
Spartan BK Fight Club is the UK's only fully licensed and legal bare knuckle hay bale fight club, featuring an 8x8 foot pit bordered by hay bales...
WHERE TO WATCH STREETBEEFS: EVERY PLATFORM AND STREAMING OPTION
Streetbeefs is the most-watched backyard fighting organization on the planet. Founded in 2008 by Chris "Scarface" Wilmore in Harrisonburg, Virginia,...
WHERE TO WATCH STRELKA STREET FIGHTS: YOUTUBE & STREAMING GUIDE
Strelka is the world's largest amateur street fight championship. Founded in 2011 in St. Petersburg, Russia, Strelka has hosted over 10,000...
WHERE TO WATCH TOP DOG FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP: YOUTUBE, PPV & STREAMING
Top Dog Fighting Championship is the first and largest bare knuckle boxing promotion in Eastern Europe. Based in Moscow, Top Dog FC features fighters...
WHERE TO WATCH UBKB ULTIMATE BARE KNUCKLE BOXING: PPV, TV & LIVE EVENTS
UBKB (Ultimate Bare Knuckle Boxing) is the UK's premier bare knuckle boxing promotion, owned by Shaun Smith -- known as "the UK's Scariest Debt...
WHERE TO WATCH UUF ULTIMATE UNDERGROUND FIGHTS: YOUTUBE & TIKTOK GUIDE
Ultimate Underground Fights is one of Europe's most secretive underground fight clubs, operating in Denmark with bouts staged in abandoned...
WHERE TO WATCH VALOR BARE KNUCKLE: FREE STREAMING & PPV GUIDE
Valor Bare Knuckle is a professional bare knuckle boxing organization founded by MMA legend Ken Shamrock. Known for its signature Bout Circle -- a...
WHY UFC FIGHTERS ARE SWITCHING TO BARE KNUCKLE: MONEY, FREEDOM & SECOND CAREERS
The pipeline from the UFC to bare knuckle fighting has become one of the most significant talent movements in combat sports history. What began as a...
THE YOUTUBE ALGORITHM AND UNDERGROUND FIGHTING: HOW IT WORKS
YouTube's recommendation algorithm is the single most powerful distribution mechanism for underground fighting content. It determines what gets seen,...
YOUTUBE VS TIKTOK BOXING: HOW INFLUENCER FIGHTING CHANGED COMBAT SPORTS
On February 3, 2018, two British YouTubers named KSI and Joe Weller climbed into a boxing ring at the Copper Box Arena in London. The fight was...
YOUTUBE VS PPV VS TELEGRAM: WHERE UNDERGROUND FIGHTS ARE STREAMED
The underground fighting world has a distribution challenge that traditional sports never faced. Where do you stream content that exists in a legal...