Karate Combat News

Harry Kettle - September 12, 2024

Karate Combat president Asim Zaidi has revealed that James Vick was unconscious for a few days after his knockout loss in the promotion. For James Vick, he’s been on a downward trajectory for quite some time. During a horrific five-fight stretch at the end of his UFC run, he was knocked out four times in devastating fashion. Then, earlier this summer, he took on Rafael Alves, attempting to improve on his 1-1 record with Karate Combat.

Josh Evanoff - July 26, 2024

Former UFC contender Michelle Waterson is interested in training Hailey Welch for a Karate Combat fight. In 2024, going viral and becoming a celebrity is easier than it has ever been. That’s best seen by the fast rise of Hailey Welch. Earlier this summer, the girl was seen in a social media post that quickly went viral, where she used the term “hawk tuah” to describe a sex act. Many thought the video was hilarious, and Welch shot into the mainstream.

Harry Kettle - June 29, 2024

Former UFC fighter James Vick suffered a brutal knockout defeat to Rafael Alves at Karate Combat last night. Back in the day, James Vick was seen as a genuine contender in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. However, following a vicious knockout defeat to Justin Gaethje, everything changed. He fell down the ladder of relevancy pretty quickly until eventually, he was released from his contract. He proceeded to test the waters outside of the promotion but for whatever reason, he’s never really been able to get back on his feet.

Josh Evanoff - April 25, 2024

Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping is down to fight Luke Rockhold one final time. ‘The Count’ had many, many rivals in his historic career. However, there were few bigger and more important to his career than Luke Rockhold. In November 2014, Michael Bisping faced the future UFC middleweight champion in Australia. In their first meeting, Rockhold largely dominated, scoring a second-round submission win.

Josh Evanoff - November 29, 2023

Karate Combat is now in talks with former UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till. ‘The Gorilla’ has been out of action since a third-round submission loss to Dricus du Plessis in December. Surprisingly, that defeat might go down as the last fight of Darren Till’s UFC career. Post-fight, he requested his release from the company but vowed to return.

Josh Evanoff - August 28, 2023

Former UFC middleweight contender Sam Alvey is heading to Karate Combat. ‘Smilin’ had a lengthy and high-profile stint in the UFC from 2014 to 2022. Early in his tenure, Sam Alvey proved his place as a middleweight contender, defeating names such as Rashad Evans, Nate Marquardt, Dan Kelly, and more. However, things took a turn for the worse in 2018.

Josh Evanoff - March 30, 2022

Georges St-Pierre and Stephen Thompson have created a hilarious Will Smith-Chris Rock parody days after their Oscar incident. Last weekend, the comedian hosted the 94th Academy Awards. During the show, Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s haircut and compared her to GI. Jane. The 57-year-old was seemingly unaware of the fact that the actress’s lack of hair is due to her having the disease alopecia.

Tom Taylor - January 10, 2019

Next time we see Danny Trejo on our screens, it won’t be as an actor. The Hollywood star, who has appeared in films like Heat, Con Air, Blood In Blood Out, Anaconda and Machete, will be moonlighting as a special guest commentator at Karate Combat: Hollywood, which is scheduled for January 24 at 10pm. This Karate Combat card will air on UFC Fight Pass.