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Demo“Kladivo”
Tomáš Varga
5-1 pro · Welterweight
Team Kaobon · Brno, South Moravia, Czechia
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.
4 fighters4 cards6 promotions6 gyms
Demo record. This is a clearly-labelled placeholder used to show the RISING layout — it is not a real fighter, gym or scheduled event. Real records arrive through submissions and verified sources.
Near you · this weekend
Next regional cards
No regional cards listed yet
Nothing upcoming has been submitted. If you run a local show, add your card and it appears here.
Fighters to watch
Before everyone knows the name
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Demo“The Ledger”
Ruben Oyola
3-0 pro · Bantamweight
American Top Team · Camden, New Jersey, United States
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Demo“Rí”
Aoife Brennan
5-0 am · Flyweight
SBG Ireland · Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
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Demo“Stitch”
Jesse Mahoney
3-1 am · Lightweight
Tristar Gym · Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Follow the rise
Careers being built right now
29 Aug 2023
Amateur debut
First amateur bout on the East Coast circuit.
Demo29 Jun 2025
Turned professional
Signed a multi-fight regional agreement.
Demo
29 Dec 2024
Amateur debut
Debut on a Dublin amateur showcase.
Demo
Regional events
The circuit
No upcoming cards listed yet.
Gyms on the move
Where the work happens
American Top Team
EditorialCoconut Creek, Florida, United States
Coaches · Ricardo Liborio, Din Thomas
SBG Ireland
EditorialDublin, Leinster, Ireland
Coaches · John Kavanagh
Team Kaobon
EditorialLiverpool, England, United Kingdom
Coaches · Colin Heron
Tristar Gym
EditorialMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Coaches · Firas Zahabi
American Kickboxing Academy
EditorialSan Jose, California, United States
Coaches · Javier Mendez
Kill Cliff FC
EditorialDeerfield Beach, Florida, United States
Coaches · Greg Jones
Promotions to know
The proving grounds
Feeder league
BRAVE Combat Federation
Globally touring promotion focused on developing fighters from emerging MMA markets.
Middle East · Bahrain
Regional
Cage Fury Fighting Championships
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
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
Australian regional promotion showcasing domestic amateur and professional talent.
Oceania · Australia · 1 cards listed
Feeder league
Legacy Fighting Alliance
US developmental circuit running weekly cards across multiple states.
North America · United States
Feeder league
OKTAGON MMA
Central European promotion running arena-scale regional cards.
Central Europe · Czechia · 1 cards listed
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