Articles & Q&A

To sanction an event with KBN, work through your national branch: submit the event as a draft with venue, officials, medical cover...

The KBN event level should match the real field and standard of an event: National for one country, International Open for multi-c...

Branches create events as drafts. HQ sanctions them and sets the level. Applicant-submitted events have no level until HQ decides.

A sustainable fight career usually starts with two or three years of amateur competition to build experience safely, followed by a...

Most amateur fighters find bouts through their club, their national federation's championships and open tournaments, and through m...

An MMA fighter gets a KBN world ranking by submitting official, verifiable bout results; every approved bout earns base points (wi...

Muay Thai fighters are ranked by KBN in their own tables, separate from kickboxing, using points from verified official bouts only...

Boxers get a KBN ranking by submitting verified official bouts; amateur and professional boxing are ranked in separate tables by g...

Every KBN-recognised event has a level with a multiplier: National ×1.0, International Open ×1.5, Continental Championship ×2.0, K...

You climb the KBN rankings by adding verified results at higher-level events, staying active so new results replace ageing ones, a...

A fight card lists the bouts at an event in running order, usually ending with the main event, and shows each fighter's corner, di...

Sponsors and partners can support events, athletes and education, and receive visibility in return, but they can never influence r...