Think you know your Karate history?  Meet David Deaton —Karate Shihan and beloved champion. Named the #1 Lightweight Fighting Competitor...

Featured on the cover of Black Belt 's December 2005 issue, Christine Bannon-Rodrigues poses with grace and power. The Rhode Island...

The May 1975 cover of Karate Illustrated featured Parker Shelton , a leading competitor in judo and karate during the 1970s. Ranked as...

Featured on the cover of Karate Illustrated ’s January 1971 issue, the incredible Thomas LaPuppet stands as a defining figure in...

Featured on the cover of Karate Illustrated's December 1983 issue, Mike Shintaku —a dominant force in the Pacific Northwest karate...

Paul “Big News” Hughes returns to action in a showcase headline bout against Brazil’s Bruno “Robusto” Miranda for PFL Europe Belfast at...

All 32 First Round Matchups Unveiled for High-Stakes, Single-Elimination Tournament Beginning on April 3 2025 PFL World Tournament...

Photo credit: Scott Hirano/Combate Global Women’s MMA star Maritza Sanchez will make her return to Combate Global action in the main...

UFC makes its return to Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle for the first time since 2013 with an impressive lineup featuring former...

The UFC Apex in Las Vegas was the stage for an unforgettable night of MMA action on February 15, 2025, headlined by Jared Cannonier’s...

The UFC middleweight division is on the brink of a seismic shift, and Nassourdine Imavov stands at the epicenter of it all. After a...

The highly anticipated clash between Usman Nurmagomedov  and Paul Hughes  at the PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series  lived up to every...

The UFC’s bantamweight division is on fire, and Merab Dvalishvili is fanning the flames with his dominant reign as champion. At UFC 311 ,...

The UFC lightweight division has never looked more electrifying – or uncertain. At the top of the heap sits Islam Makhachev , a seemingly...

Columbus Becomes the Epicenter of USA Kickboxing From February 28 to March 2, 2025, all eyes will be on Columbus, Ohio, as WAKO USA...

The stakes couldn’t be higher, and Jamahal Hill knows it. As he gears up for a long-anticipated clash with former champion Jiří Procházka...

Five years. That’s how long Arman Tsarukyan has waited to rewrite the script of his UFC debut against Islam Makhachev. What started as a...

The Early Days of UFC and a Male-Dominated Arena The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) emerged in 1993 as a brutal, no-holds-barred...

You’ve seen “that guy,” right? The guy who has every latest gadget and geegaw. The one who has a thick wallet (yet quickly thinning ...)...

Full-contact combat sports, such as MMA, boxing, and Muay Thai, require athletes to push their physical and mental limits. While...

Predicting the future of UFC fighters is akin to forecasting a year-long weather pattern—you gather all available data, analyze trends,...

Meet Alice Pereira, the 19-year-old Brazilian phenom who’s taken the MMA world by storm. Known for her devastating knockout power and an...

Martial arts cinema has always held a special place in the hearts of movie lovers. With its jaw-dropping fight scenes, larger-than-life...

UFC kicks off 2025 with a bang at UFC APEX  in Las Vegas, hosting a highly anticipated strawweight rematch between No. 6-ranked Mackenzie...