Meet the KUMITE tournament fighters: Bantamweights

Get to know the lightweight KUMITE fighters before episode one! Aug. 17 at 7pm ET / 11pm GMT. KUMITE full episode 1: KUMITE series trailer: KUMITE rules explanation: The Kumite will serve as a platform to try new and experimental combat inside the Karate Combat Pit. Imagine if Cobra Kai Bloodsport Karate Combat had a baby... it would be KUMITE! Hosted by KC correspondent Alex Wendling, the series features a new amateur tournament format martial arts competition. Karatekas face off in The Pit with play-by-play commentator Ben “The Bane“ Davis and color commentator / Karate Combat middleweight champion Ross Levine calling all the action. Our jury panel consisting of League President Adam Kovacs, KC Chairman & UFC Hall of Famer Bas Rutten and KC lightweight fighter & social media superstar Samuel Ericsson will judge the fighters' performance to decide which fighters move on and who will receive the coveted professional fighter contract with Karate Combat. Fighters from India, Latvian training partners of Edgars Skrivers, American Top Team fighters, you name 'em - all the best up and coming fighters competing for a spot on the KC roster! Download now before our next Fight Night. Free to play and your FREE $KARATE TOKENS at - Biggest giveaway in sports history! Check out the FULL KC40 Fight Night Live Event Replay FOR FREE 🥋 KC40 - Quayhagen vs Aghayev, Ericsson vs Bouderbane, Skrivers vs Varga! Check out the stacked karateka triple header event! Karate Combat 40 features Karate Combat's Welterweight World Champion JOSH QUAYHAGEN vs the Interim Welterweight Champion RAFAEL AGHAYEV. Also on the Main Card is Sweden's social media superstar SAMUEL ERICSSON vs ALEXANDRE BOUDERBANE of France. Plus, former KC Lightweight Champion EDGARS SKRIVERS vs KC contender, multi-time kickboxing world champion, and Bellator MMA and Glory Kickboxing veteran GABRIEL VARGA. Get the Karate Combat App for iOS 📲 Watch for world class fighter matchups with expert analysts and commentators like President Adam Kovacs, KC Chairman & former UFC heavyweight champion Bas Rutten, former Strikeforce & UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold, martial arts analyst Robin Black, KC presenter Layla Machado Garry, and KC correspondent Alex Wendling bringing you all the excitement from fight night, breaking down each matchup strike by strike. Subscribe to Karate Combat on YouTube: Connect with Karate Combat Website: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: TikTok: @karatecombat Discord: Store: #kumite #karatecombat #combatsports #martialarts #karate #karateka #tournament #cobrakai #karatekid #allvalley #bloodsport #fighters #fighter #fight #fighting #fights #karatefight #combatsports #mma #mixedmartialarts #mmafight #muaythaifight #taekwondofight #onechampionship #pfl #glorykickboxing #kickboxing #taekwondo #muaythai #boxing #striking #kyokushin #shotokan #sanda #blackbelt #karatekick #karatekicks #contender #contenderseries #tuf #theultimatefighter #ultimatefighter #thecontender #amateur #realityshow #realitytv #basrutten #adamkovacs #samuelericsson #rosslevine #alexwendling #bendavis #bane #lightweight #tournament #grandprix #brackets #quartfinals #qualifiers #episode #episode2 #episodetwo #preview #sneakpeek #teaser #trailer