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Virginia backyards to Moscow bare-knuckle rings. We track the organizations, the fighters, and the rule sets behind the world's rawest combat sports.

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FeaturedCOMPLETE GUIDE TO STREET FIGHTING ORGANIZATIONS WORLDWIDE
Complete Guide to Street Fighting Organizations Worldwide
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COMPLETE GUIDE TO STREET FIGHTING ORGANIZATIONS WORLDWIDE

The underground fighting scene is not a single entity. It is a sprawling global network of independent organizations, each with its own rules, culture, history, and audience. From the no-rules concrete fights of Scandinavia to the hay-bale rings of Moscow, from the backyards of Virginia to the...

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STREETBEEFS

USA
ACTIVE

The Virginia backyard operation that turned street disputes into supervised sport, and became a YouTube phenomenon.

EST 2008 · USA · 4.2M SUBS

KING OF THE STREETS

Sweden
ACTIVE

Anonymous fighters. Concrete floors. No rules. Sweden’s most controversial fight promotion.

EST 2013 · SWEDEN · 1M SUBS

TOP DOG FC

Russia
ACTIVE

Moscow’s bare knuckle juggernaut where professional production meets raw violence.

STRELKA

Russia
ACTIVE

Russia’s amateur street fighting series that launched a global movement.

EST 2011 · RUSSIA · 2.5M SUBS

BKFC

USA
ACTIVE

The promotion that brought bare knuckle boxing back to America — legally.

EST 2018 · USA · BARE KNUCKLE

MAHATCH FC

Ukraine
ACTIVE

Kyiv’s answer to bare knuckle boxing. High production. No gloves.

EST 2020 · UKRAINE · 226K SUBS

Global coverage

FIGHTS AROUND
THE WORLD

The underground fight scene runs on every continent. Concrete arenas in Stockholm, backyards in South LA, professional bare knuckle promotions in Moscow, amateur bouts across Eastern Europe.

We cover scenes in the United States, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine, the UK, Thailand and 14 more.

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22 organizations tracked across 20 countries · 216 fighter profiles

  1. United States1629 orgs · 109 fighters · Sanctioned
  2. Russia472 orgs · 42 fighters · Grey area
  3. United Kingdom414 orgs · 28 fighters · Grey area
  4. Sweden181 org · 14 fighters · No framework
  5. Ukraine111 org · 8 fighters · Grey area
  6. France91 org · 3 fighters · No framework
  7. Canada70 orgs · 3 fighters
  8. Germany71 org · 2 fighters · No framework
  9. Australia60 orgs · 2 fighters
  10. Denmark61 org · 3 fighters · No framework
  11. Ireland40 orgs · 1 fighter
  12. Spain40 orgs · 0 fighters
  13. Brazil30 orgs · 1 fighter
  14. Italy31 org · 0 fighters · No framework
  15. Poland30 orgs · 0 fighters
  16. Japan20 orgs · 0 fighters
  17. Mexico20 orgs · 0 fighters
  18. Netherlands20 orgs · 0 fighters
  19. South Africa10 orgs · 0 fighters
  20. Thailand11 org · 0 fighters · Grey area

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No athletic commission tracks these fights. No salary database lists these fighters. So we built the tools ourselves. Every figure is sourced, dated, and free to use.

MONEY

FIGHTER PAY DATABASE

What underground and bare-knuckle fighters really earn, with a source behind every figure.

LEGALITY

IS IT LEGAL?

Check whether unsanctioned and bare-knuckle fighting is legal in your state or country.

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FIGHT CLUB FINDER

Filter and compare every tracked underground fighting organization worldwide.

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WHAT IS UNSANCTIONED FIGHTS?

Unsanctioned Fights is a reference for underground fighting, bare knuckle boxing, and backyard combat, built by people who actually follow the scene.

We cover every major organization worldwide, from the sanctioned bare knuckle rings of BKFC to the raw street fighting operations of King of the Streets, with full profiles, legality breakdowns, where to watch, and hundreds of documented fighters.

Nobody else had put it all in one place. So we did.

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