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Karate Combat is a full-contact striking league that presents live karate competition inside immersive CGI environments, and karate.com is its official home. If you want to watch events, follow fighters, or take part in a fan-controlled league through the Karate Combat app, this page is the starting point. Events are described as free to watch, and the app is available for iOS and Android.

What the League Offers

Karate Combat combines full-contact karate with virtual production. According to the site, the league blends "the excitement of live-action, full-contact Karate with immersive CGI environments powered by the Epic Games Unreal gaming and virtual production engine."

That means the action is real striking competition, while the visual setting around the pit is generated rather than a traditional arena backdrop.

What You Can Do on karate.com

The official site organizes its content around a few main areas:

• Events — upcoming and past Karate Combat cards, including numbered events such as KC 54 in Dubai, described as "Karate Combat's Biggest Event in History."
• Fighters — champion profiles across divisions, including:
  • Robelis Despaigne, Heavyweight Champion
  • Luiz Rocha, Lightweight Champion
  • Ilyas Khamzin, Welterweight Champion
  • Oussama Assli, Welterweight Champion
  • Shahzaib Rind, Lightweight Champion
  • Smile'N Sam Alvey, Heavyweight Champion
  • Melinda Fabian, Women's Bantamweight Champion
  • Arturo Vergara, Bantamweight Champion
  • Sthefanie Oliveira, Women's Strawweight Champion
• News — league announcements and sponsor stories.
• How to watch — guidance on viewing events.
• Store — merchandise.
• App / WebApp — the fan participation platform.

The Karate Combat App and Up Only Gaming

The app is central to how fans participate. The site describes it as a way to "govern the first fan-controlled real world sports league." Its stated features are:

• Grow your $KARATE token stash every time your fighters win
• Vote on your fighters before each Karate Combat event
• Climb the leaderboards and compete against other fans

The site frames this as "Up Only Gaming" and states, "Best of all? You can't lose anything." It also notes that "*$KARATE price will vary."

The app is available for iOS and Android. The site does not list pricing or payment details for the app or the token, so those specifics should be confirmed directly through the app or official channels.

The UP Layer 2 Blockchain and Other Leagues

Karate Combat's Layer 2 blockchain, called UP, extends beyond karate. The site highlights that UP "welcomes a new league: A7FL," with fans able to play Up Only Gaming on the Season 11 Championship game starting June 20. A second showcase features the Underground Bowling Association, with Up Only Gaming available on nine UBA matches starting Saturday, April 19 at 10AM ET.

This indicates the fan-participation model is being applied to other sports properties, not just Karate Combat events.

Sponsorships and Prize Pools

The site notes that Origin, described as "the premier launchpad on Hedera," sponsors the main prize pool for Karate Combat KC54 in Dubai and is raffling off 15M $KARATE to celebrate.

Who Runs the League

The site footer states: "2018, Sensei Ltd, a Seychelles international business company with registration number 233778."

How to Get Started

1. Go to karate.com to browse events, fighters, and news.
2. Check the "How to watch" section for viewing options; events are described as free to watch.
3. Download the Karate Combat app for iOS or Android to vote on fighters, track leaderboards, and participate in Up Only Gaming.
4. Join the league's Discord for community updates; the site says "The league looks forward to receiving community feedback."

For fight inquiries, the site lists [email protected]; for other questions, [email protected].

The Karate Combat app lets you take part in the league's fan-governed "Up Only Gaming" system: you download it for iOS or Android, vote on fighters before each event, grow a $KARATE token stash when your picks win, and climb leaderboards against other fans. According to the site, you "can't lose anything" in the process — but note that the same page states the $KARATE price will vary, so the token's value is not fixed.

Core things you can do in the app

Based on the app section of karate.com, the main activities are:

• Download the app for iOS or Android to access the league's fan features.
• Vote on your fighters before each Karate Combat event.
• Grow your $KARATE token stash every time your chosen fighters win.
• Climb the leaderboards and compete against other fans.
• Help govern the league — the site describes it as "the first fan-controlled real world sports league."

The app is also framed as the entry point to Up Only Gaming, which the site summarizes with the line "you can't lose anything."

How the voting and rewards loop works

1. Pick fighters before an event. The app is where you register your votes ahead of each Karate Combat card.
2. Watch the results. When your fighters win, your $KARATE stash grows.
3. Track your standing. Wins also move you up the leaderboards relative to other fans.

The site does not publish detailed rules on how many tokens a win yields, how votes are weighted, or what the leaderboard prizes are. For those specifics, the site points users to its FAQ, Rules & regulations, and Discord community.

Up Only Gaming extends beyond Karate Combat

The app's gaming layer isn't limited to Karate Combat events. The site notes that Karate Combat's Layer 2 blockchain "UP" has welcomed other leagues, including:

• A7FL — fans could play Up Only Gaming on the Season 11 Championship game starting June 20.
• Underground Bowling Association (UBA) — fans could play on nine UBA matches starting Saturday April 19 at 10AM ET.

So the app functions as a hub for a broader set of "Up Only Gaming" events, not just karate cards.

What the app does not appear to cover

The homepage lists separate top-level sections for Events, Fighters, Tickets, How to watch, Store, About us, Developers, FAQ, Rules & regulations, and Contact. Ticketing and general "how to watch" information sit outside the app description, so if your goal is simply to watch events, the site's "How to watch" page is the more direct route. The app is positioned around participation — voting, tokens, and leaderboards — rather than being described as the primary viewing platform.

Practical notes before you start

• Platforms: iOS and Android are both listed.
• Token caveat: the site explicitly says "*$KARATE price will vary," so treat any token accumulation as variable in value rather than a guaranteed reward.
• Corporate detail: the site footer identifies the operator as "2018, Sensei Ltd, a Seychelles international business company with registration number 233778."
• Community and rules: for mechanics the homepage doesn't spell out, the site directs users to its Discord and the FAQ / Rules & regulations pages.

If you want to vote on fights, accumulate $KARATE, and compete on leaderboards across Karate Combat and partner leagues like A7FL and the UBA, the app is the intended tool. If you mainly want to watch events, start with the site's "How to watch" section instead.

Karate Combat events can be watched free through the official Karate.com site and the Karate Combat app. The site describes itself as the official home for Karate Combat and states you can "Watch our Events, Free!" The main menu includes an Events section and a How to watch page, which is where the current viewing options are listed. If you want the interactive, fan-participation layer on top of the stream, you download the app for iOS or Android.

Ways to Watch

The site's own description is the clearest confirmation of the free part: it calls Karate.com the official home for full-contact karate fighting and says to "Watch our Events, Free!" The How to watch menu item is the page to check for the specific current options, since streaming arrangements can change between events.

What the App Adds

Downloading the app is not strictly required just to watch, but it is where the fan-controlled parts of the league live. According to the site, the app lets you:

• Govern the first fan-controlled real-world sports league
• Grow your $KARATE token stash every time your fighters win
• Vote on your fighters before each Karate Combat event
• Climb leaderboards and compete against other fans

The site frames this as "Up Only Gaming" and states, "Best of all? You can't lose anything." It also notes that the $KARATE price will vary, so treat any token-related value as variable rather than fixed.

Finding the Next Event

1. Open Karate.com.
2. Use the Events menu item to see scheduled cards — for example, the site highlights KC 54 - Dubai, described as "Karate Combat's Biggest Event in History!"
3. Check How to watch for the viewing method tied to that event.
4. Optionally open the WebApp or download the iOS/Android app to vote on fighters before the event starts.

Common Questions

Do I need an account? The site does not state that a login is required to watch. Voting and leaderboard features in the app imply some form of participation, but the page evidence does not spell out account requirements.

Is it really free? The site's own description says events are free to watch. No pricing signals appear in the available page data, so there is no paid tier documented here.

Where do I get updates? The site offers a newsletter signup ("Exclusive offers and latest news") and a Discord community, and says "The league looks forward to receiving community feedback." The footer also links to Faq and Rules & regulations if you want the formal details.

For anything that changes event to event — start times, regional availability, or new platforms — the How to watch page and the Events section on Karate.com are the authoritative places to confirm before the card begins.

Karate Combat lists its current champions by division on karate.com, and the roster includes titleholders across heavyweight, lightweight, welterweight, bantamweight, women's bantamweight, and women's strawweight. The champions named on the site are Robelis Despaigne (Heavyweight), Luiz Rocha (Lightweight), Ilyas Khamzin (Welterweight), Oussama Assli (Welterweight), Shahzaib Rind (Lightweight), Smile'N Sam Alvey (Heavyweight), Melinda Fabian (Women's Bantamweight), Arturo Vergara (Bantamweight), and Sthefanie Oliveira (Women's Strawweight).

Current Champions Listed on Karate.com

Note that the site lists more than one champion in some divisions (heavyweight, lightweight, and welterweight each appear twice). That reflects how the roster is presented on the page rather than a single unified title line per division, so treat the table as the site's current listing rather than a single reigning champion per weight class.

How to See the Full Fighter List

The champion names above appear alongside a "View all fighters" link on the site. If you want the complete roster beyond the titleholders, use that link to browse every fighter rather than relying only on the champion cards.

Where Else Champions Appear

Champion names are also tied to Karate Combat's fan-facing features. The site describes an app where fans can "vote on your fighters before each Karate Combat event" and "grow your $KARATE token stash every time your fighters win." So the champion list is not just reference information — it connects to the league's app-based voting and token mechanics.

Practical Notes

• Champion listings can change as events take place, so check karate.com directly for the latest titleholders.
• The site presents champions as cards with names and division labels; the "View all fighters" link leads to the broader roster.
• For event schedules and how to watch, the site's Events and "How to watch" sections are the relevant entry points.

$KARATE is the token behind Karate Combat's "Up Only Gaming" system, a fan-participation layer built on the league's own Layer 2 blockchain, called UP. Based on the site's own description, fans use it to vote on fighters before events, grow their token stash when those fighters win, and climb leaderboards against other fans. The site also states that "you can't lose anything" in Up Only Gaming, while noting that the $KARATE price will vary. That combination — a token with a fluctuating market price, used in a game described as lossless — is the key thing to understand before you engage with it.

What the site actually says $KARATE does

The Karate Combat homepage describes the app experience in four points:

• Grow your $KARATE token stash every time your fighters win — rewards are tied to picking fighters who win.
• Vote on your fighters before each Karate Combat event — voting happens before events, not during or after.
• Climb the leaderboards and compete against other fans — performance is ranked against other participants.
• "Best of all? You can't lose anything. That's Up Only Gaming" — the site's own framing of the game's risk profile.

The excerpt also carries a footnote: "*$KARATE price will vary." So the site simultaneously claims you can't lose anything in the game and acknowledges the token's price moves. Those two statements sit side by side on the same page, and the site does not explain how they reconcile.

The mechanism, as far as the site describes it

The flow implied by the page is:

1. Get the app — the Karate Combat App is available for iOS and Android, and there is also a WebApp.
2. Hold or acquire $KARATE — the token is the unit you're growing and staking on picks.
3. Vote on fighters before an event — you commit to picks ahead of the card.
4. Outcome — if your fighters win, your $KARATE stash grows; you also accumulate leaderboard position.

What the site does not state in the material available: how voting weight is calculated, whether you must lock tokens to vote, how rewards are funded, what "can't lose anything" means precisely (no token loss? no entry fee? returned stake?), or which chain or wallet the token runs on beyond the reference to "Karate Combat's Layer 2 Blockchain UP."

UP, the Layer 2 blockchain

Karate Combat refers to its Layer 2 blockchain as UP, and describes Up Only Gaming as running on it. The site also shows UP being extended beyond Karate Combat itself — it announced that "Karate Combat's Layer 2 Blockchain UP welcomes a new league: A7FL," with Up Only Gaming playable on the A7FL Season 11 Championship game starting June 20, and a second showcase with the Underground Bowling Association covering nine UBA matches starting Saturday April 19 at 10AM ET.

That matters for how you read $KARATE: the token is positioned as the currency of a multi-league fan-prediction layer, not just a single promotion's loyalty point. If UP expands to more leagues, the same token and app are the intended interface.

What you can and can't conclude

Practical takeaways before you participate

• Treat "can't lose anything" as a claim about the game mechanic, not about the token's value. The same page says the price will vary, so holding $KARATE carries normal market exposure regardless of how the game is structured.
• Voting is event-timed. Picks are made before each Karate Combat event, so participation is periodic rather than continuous.
• The app is the entry point. iOS, Android, and a WebApp are all listed; the site also mentions Discord for community updates and a newsletter for "exclusive offers and latest news."
• Check the rules yourself. The site links to "Rules & regulations" and an FAQ in its footer — those are the places to confirm reward mechanics, eligibility, and any regional restrictions, none of which are spelled out in the homepage material.

If your goal is simply to watch Karate Combat, the site states events are free to watch and the app is not required for that. $KARATE and Up Only Gaming are the optional participation layer on top.