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To start a martial arts federation you need a legal entity, a written statute, elected officers, member clubs, trained officials,...

Clean national rankings depend on official result sheets from every event, a single register of events and athletes, consistent na...

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

Combat sports rankings are built in three main ways: panels of experts who vote, sanctioning bodies that publish their own lists,...

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

Movement arrows are not only about new results. Expiring results, verified appeals and multiplier changes all move the table.

A KBN fighter licence is an official document, issued only by KBN World HQ after identity and results are verified, that proves wh...

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

Athletes from the United Kingdom apply for the KBN World Ranking online; KBN United Kingdom, based in London, checks their documen...

Turkish athletes apply for the KBN World Ranking online, and KBN Turkey in Istanbul verifies their documents and results before KB...

Athletes from Russia apply online for the KBN World Ranking; KBN Russia in Moscow verifies identity and results, and KBN World HQ...

Iranian athletes apply online for the KBN World Ranking; KBN Iran in Tehran verifies documents and results, and KBN World HQ issue...

Athletes from Uzbekistan apply online for the KBN World Ranking; KBN Uzbekistan in Tashkent verifies their documents and results,...

Nigerian athletes apply online for the KBN World Ranking; KBN Nigeria in Lagos verifies documents and results, and KBN World HQ is...

Brazilian athletes apply online for the KBN World Ranking; KBN Brazil in São Paulo verifies their documents and results, and KBN W...

Rankings measure current form. Results keep 100 % of their value for a year, 50 % for a second year, then leave the active table.

A no contest (NC) is a bout officially ruled to have no winner or loser, typically after an accidental foul early in the fight or...

Under anti-doping rules you are responsible for any prohibited substance found in your body, whether or not you meant to take it....

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...

There is no universal number, but many amateur fighters compete several times a year and many professionals two to four times, dep...

At a KBN event, the officials' final result creates pending bouts for both fighters; they count in the ranking only after an admin...

Antalya, 12 Oct 2025. World Championship (×3). 18 verified results and the points they produced.

On event day a promoter needs medical cover in place before the first bout, officials briefed, fighters checked in, a clear runnin...

Tehran, 9 May 2026. KBN World Cup (×2.5). 20 verified results and the points they produced.

Dubai, 15 Aug 2026. Continental Championship (×2). 4 verified results and the points they produced.

Istanbul, 14 Jun 2025. Continental Championship (×2). 7 verified results and the points they produced.

Lagos, 2 Aug 2025. Continental Championship (×2). 1 verified results and the points they produced.

Tashkent, 20 Mar 2025. Continental Championship (×2). 6 verified results and the points they produced.

London, 5 Sept 2026. International Open (×1.5). 14 verified results and the points they produced.

Istanbul, 13 Jun 2026. International Open (×1.5). 18 verified results and the points they produced.