GUIDES
In-depth guides covering underground fighting organizations, techniques, events, and everything you need to know about the scene.
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...
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...
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 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 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 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...
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: BUSINESS MODELS EXPLAINED
The underground fighting industry has grown from a scattering of neighborhood brawl videos into a global media ecosystem generating millions of...
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...