Rising

Discover the fighters before everyone knows their names.

From your local gym to the world stage. RISING is the amateur, semi-pro, regional and developmental layer of MMATCHD — local cards, small promotions, gyms, results and the careers being built right now.

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Near you · this weekend

Cards this weekend

All events

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CFFC Regional Night (Demo)

Cage Fury Fighting Championships · 2 bouts

4 Sept 2026

Borgata Event Center, Atlantic City, United States

Fighters to watch

Before everyone knows the name

All fighters

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“The Ledger”

Ruben Oyola

3-0 pro · Bantamweight

Next · Marcus Rennie · 4 Sept 2026

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“Rí”

Aoife Brennan

5-0 am · Flyweight

Next · Lena Karlsen · 11 Sept 2026

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“Stitch”

Jesse Mahoney

3-1 am · Lightweight

Next · Cody Pike · 25 Sept 2026

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“Kladivo”

Tomáš Varga

5-1 pro · Welterweight

Team Kaobon · Brno, South Moravia, Czechia

Follow the rise

Careers being built right now

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Ruben Oyola

3-0 pro · Camden, New Jersey, United States

29 Aug 2023
Amateur debut
First amateur bout on the East Coast circuit.
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29 Jun 2025
Turned professional
Signed a multi-fight regional agreement.
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Aoife Brennan

5-0 am · Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

29 Dec 2024
Amateur debut
Debut on a Dublin amateur showcase.
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Regional events

The circuit

Browse cards

4 Sept 2026CFFC Regional Night (Demo)Atlantic City, United StatesDemo 11 Sept 2026Cage Warriors Academy Dublin (Demo)Dublin, IrelandAmateurDemo 25 Sept 2026HEX Fight Series Melbourne (Demo)Melbourne, AustraliaDemo

Gyms on the move

Where the work happens

All gyms

American Top Team

Editorial

Coconut Creek, Florida, United States

Coaches · Ricardo Liborio, Din Thomas

SBG Ireland

Editorial

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Coaches · John Kavanagh

Team Kaobon

Editorial

Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Coaches · Colin Heron

Tristar Gym

Editorial

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Coaches · Firas Zahabi

American Kickboxing Academy

Editorial

San Jose, California, United States

Coaches · Javier Mendez

Kill Cliff FC

Editorial

Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States

Coaches · Greg Jones

Promotions to know

The proving grounds

All promotions

Feeder league

BRAVE Combat Federation

Editorial

Globally touring promotion focused on developing fighters from emerging MMA markets.

Middle East · Bahrain

Regional

Cage Fury Fighting Championships

Editorial

East Coast regional promotion built on Atlantic City and Philadelphia fight nights.

US East Coast · United States · 1 cards listed

Feeder league

Cage Warriors Fighting Championship

Editorial

Long-running European proving ground with a deep record of graduating champions to the biggest promotions.

Europe · United Kingdom · 1 cards listed

Regional

Hex Fight Series

Editorial

Australian regional promotion showcasing domestic amateur and professional talent.

Oceania · Australia · 1 cards listed

Feeder league

Legacy Fighting Alliance

Editorial

US developmental circuit running weekly cards across multiple states.

North America · United States

Feeder league

OKTAGON MMA

Editorial

Central European promotion running arena-scale regional cards.

Central Europe · Czechia · 1 cards listed

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