Aline Pereira has her next title defense locked. The Karate Combat flyweight champion will face former Bellator champion Juliana Velasquez at Karate Combat 62 on July 24 in Miami. Pereira, the sister of UFC star Alex Pereira, is returning to Karate Combat after two straight MMA wins. Her latest MMA victory came by decision over
Winged C interrupted Karate Combat 61 by entering the pit during Curtis Millender vs. Claudio Ribeiro in Miami, forcing the referee to pause the fight while officials removed him from the fighting area. The incident happened Saturday, May 2, at the KC Apex in Miami. The card had already lost its planned Patricky Pitbull main
Larissa Pacheco returned at Karate Combat 61 and knocked out Julia Stasiuk with an overhead elbow and follow-up punches in Miami. Pacheco had not competed since her October 2024 loss to Cris Cyborg. She hurt Stasiuk with punches, forced her toward the wall, then landed the elbow as Stasiuk turned away. The finish came on
Patricky Pitbull will not fight Shahzaib Rind at Karate Combat 61 after suffering a cut over his left eye during a Friday morning brawl in Miami. The fight was scheduled for Saturday. One day earlier, Patricky and Rind had a tense faceoff that escalated when Rind pushed at Patricky’s face and threw a head kick
Patricky Pitbull and Shahzaib Rind brought extra chaos to Karate Combat 61 before the fight even reached the pit. Patricky is set to debut for Karate Combat on Saturday in Miami against Rind, the promotion’s lightweight champion. At the final staredown, the former Bellator champion stepped into Rind’s space and wrapped him up around the
Former UFC middleweight contender Uriah Hall returned to action on February 13, 2026, and delivered a fast finish at Karate Combat 59. The event took place at the Telemundo Center, where Hall stopped his opponent in the opening round. This was Hall’s second appearance in the Karate Combat pit. In his debut last year, he
The main fight at Karate Combat 59 took place in Miami and featured Valter Walker against Zion Clark. The size difference was clear right away. Clark was born without legs and has fought at much lighter weights before. Walker came in as the much bigger fighter. Early in the match, Clark managed to get behind
Chris Barnett made a loud entrance into Karate Combat competition at the KC 58 event in Miami, earning a strange but decisive result in only 61 seconds. The fight marked his first outing since parting ways with the UFC, and it ended in a manner that suited his unpredictable and energetic style. Early Exchanges Set
Robelis Despaigne claimed the vacant heavyweight championship after stopping fellow former UFC competitor Sam Alvey in the featured contest of Karate Combat 58. The event took place in Miami and concluded with a dramatic second round finish that added another highlight to Despaigne’s growing list of violent knockouts. From the opening minute, Despaigne controlled the
Karate Combat champion Sam Alvey and Cuban finisher Robelis Despaigne locked eyes during their official staredown following the Karate Combat 58 weigh in held in Miami. The meeting was brief, but the mood was unmistakably intense as both prepared for their championship fight scheduled for tomorrow night. Alvey arrives with confidence after a surprising KO
Aline Pereira won big. The Brazilian fighter claimed the Karate Combat flyweight title on July 19, 2025, at Karate Combat 56 in Miami. She beat Fani Peloumpi by unanimous decision to earn her first combat sports championship. Her brother, UFC star Alex Pereira, supported her from her corner with coach Plinio Cruz. Fight Recap and
Robelis Despaigne is making waves again. On July 18, 2025, the former UFC heavyweight won the Karate Combat 55 eight-man tournament in Miami, Florida. He scored three victories, including a brutal 20-second knockout, to secure a title shot against champion Sam Alvey later this year. The Cuban fighter’s fast hands and power have turned heads
On May 2, 2025, Sam Alvey scored a massive upset at Karate Combat 54 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, knocking out kickboxing icon Tyrone Spong in the second round to defend his heavyweight title. Streamed on YouTube and UFC Fight Pass, the main event saw Alvey, a former UFC middleweight, drop Spong with a right
On May 2, 2025, former UFC flyweight Muhammad Mokaev debuted at Karate Combat 54 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, defeating Bolat Zamanbekov via second-round knockout. The 125-pound bout, streamed on YouTube and UFC Fight Pass, ended when Mokaev landed a front kick to Zamanbekov’s body, followed by a flying knee, prompting a referee stoppage. Mokaev,
Arman Tsarukyan, a 28-year-old Armenian UFC lightweight contender, returned to action on May 2, 2025, in Dubai at Karate Combat 54. Ranked number one in the UFC lightweight division and 15th in pound-for-pound standings as of March 25, 2025, he holds a 22-3 record. After a back injury forced him to withdraw from a UFC
Caio Borralho defeated his fellow UFC middleweight contender Brendan Allen in a grappling match at Karate Combat 53 Former UFC heavyweight Robelis Despaigne knocked his opponent out in seven seconds Caio Borralho earned a decision win over Brendan Allen in a grappling match, while former UFC heavyweight Robelis Despaigne pulled off a seven-second knockout win