KBN Social & apps
The installable KBN app for fans, fighters, officials and admins, push notifications, and KBN Social, the adults-only members' network.
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QWhat is the KBN app?
One installable web app with four roles: fans get home, live, rankings, fighters and follows; fighters get their portal; officials get the referee app; admins get a mobile review queue. After login it routes you to the right place. Apps page.
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QHow do I install the KBN app?
Open the apps page and tap "Install app", or use your browser's "Add to Home Screen" on iOS or "Install app" on Android. It installs from the browser; there is no store download. Installing the KBN app.
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QDoes the app work offline?
Partly. The app shell and pages you have opened, such as rankings and profiles, are cached, and referee scoring queues rounds offline and syncs later. Live data needs a connection.
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QWhat notifications can I get?
Fans: a followed fighter's rank change or a fight starting. Fighters: application stage changes and results verified or rejected. Admins: new applications in their scope. You can switch notifications off at any time.
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QWhat is KBN Social?
The members-only network of the KBN World Federation for fighters, coaches, officials and fans of combat sports, with profiles, posts, stories, shorts, groups and messages. Open KBN Social or read the guide.
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QWho can join KBN Social?
Adults only: you must be 18 or over and verify your e-mail before you can post, follow or message. One person, one account, and no impersonation.
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QWhat are the KBN Social community rules?
Adults only, real verified members, combat sports only, respect every fighter, no hate or violence outside the sport, clean sport, protect fighter data and only post content you have the rights to. Read the rules.
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QWhat is the difference between the blue tick and the red K shield?
The blue tick shows an account is the authentic presence of a notable fighter, coach, official, journalist or creator; you apply and KBN reviews it. The red K shield appears automatically on members linked to an active KBN Fighter Licence. Neither can be bought.
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QDoes activity on KBN Social affect rankings?
No. Followers, likes and posts never affect ranking points, which come only from verified bouts.
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QHow do I report a post or account on KBN Social?
Use the ⋯ menu on the post, comment, story, message, profile or group. Moderators review reports and can remove content or warn, suspend or remove accounts; serious breaches are escalated.
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QCan I export my KBN Social data?
Yes, from your Social settings. For your wider KBN data, see data requests.
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QHow do referees use the app at events?
Officials see their assigned bouts, scan fighters' licence QR codes at check-in, record weigh-ins, score rounds and enter final results, all of which work offline. Referee app guide.
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QCan admins review applications on their phone?
Yes. Admins get a mobile review queue in the app to approve or reject results per bout, within their own scope. Branch admins still see only their own country.
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QIs my login the same for the website and the app?
Yes. The app is the website installed on your device, so you use the same account. KBN Social uses the same site but has its own sign-up and rules.
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QWhy does the app ask for camera permission?
Only the referee check-in uses the camera, to scan fighters' licence QR codes. Fans and fighters do not need to grant it.
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QWhat languages is the platform available in?
English now. The platform is built with localisation from the start, with hooks for Persian (Farsi, right-to-left) and Turkish.
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QThe app shows old data. What should I do?
Pull to refresh or reload the page when you are online: rankings and profiles are cached and refreshed in the background. If it persists, clear the site data in your browser settings and open the app again.
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