Could Karate Combat overtake the UFC in popularity?

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Is this just hyperbole or is the sport getting really big? People keep writing how the UFC is suffering... Could Karate Combat make MMA obsolete???

Since debuting publicly in 2018, Karate Combat has become one of the world's fastest growing sports franchises. It has television broadcast distribution in more than 100 countries through partnerships with leading media properties including CBS Sports, Globo, Eurosport, BeIN Sports and ESPN Deportes.

 

[kingmob6]

yes it could.

Sam Alvey is driving the train, so anything is possible.

 

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yes it could.

Sam Alvey is driving the train, so anything is possible.

Are there still mainly karate guys in there or has the sport been swallowed up by kickboxers and MMA fighters?

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

They go as far as President Awesome can take them

 

[HHJ]

HELL NAW

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Hopefully

 

[Human Bass]

I wish the pit would replace the cage, much more dynamic for grappling/wrestling

 

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I wish the pit would replace the cage, much more dynamic for grappling/wrestling

No fence wrestling. Less risk of a stalemate, although that is rarely a problem.

 

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Hopefully

Watch out! This is an MMA forum. Might get banned for posting that.

 

[TheBulge]

It could get huge because the owner is very wealthy and has a lot of influence. He's the very tall guy with the pony tail. He does have a dubious past though, he got into trouble for running scams where his business dropped toxic waste in random places.

 

[KID Yamamoto]

It has to beat K-1, Glory and ONE in that market first. Throw RIZIN in while we are at it.

 

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It could get huge because the owner is very wealthy and has a lot of influence. He's the very tall guy with the pony tail. He does have a dubious past though, he got into trouble for running scams where his business dropped toxic waste in random places.

President Awesome?

 

[mkt]

Is this just hyperbole or is the sport getting really big? People keep writing how the UFC is suffering... Could Karate Combat make MMA obsolete???

I don't know, but with the limited grappling it would be much easier for karate and other traditional martial arts competitors to cross over. I imagine Machida, Wonderboy, Pettis and Cung Le would've done very well in KC in their primes. I wish I had a time machine and could make Royce Gracie fight Gordeau, Pat Smith, Keith Hackney and a few others in KC.

 

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It has to beat K-1, Glory and ONE in that market first. Throw RIZIN in while we are at it.

Why not?

 

[ricc505]

I've caught a few shows. It's clearly not marketed to me. I enjoyed some of the fights

 

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I wish I had a time machine and could make Royce Gracie fight Gordeau, Pat Smith, Keith Hackney and a few others in KC.

He might get beat up by Hackney with gloves on. Hackney was a karateka who knew wrestling.

 

[joy2day]

Professional Pickleball will overtake the UFC before that does.

 

[FlowchartRog]

Any day now IMO. Dana will be begging for cross promotion.

 

[Thy]

I'd watch if they used weapons and went full mortal kombat. Dunno how they'd revive dudes though. Maybe in the future when u could sew peoples heads back on with super science lasers or something.

 

[Black Blood]

I mean, maybe? Probably not though.