A big weekend of competitive violence kicks off today and tonight. After Cage Warriors 175 signs off from BEC Arena, Karate Combat takes center stage inside the United States. While Nashville, TN is known as the birthplace of country and western music, tonight, it’s the host city for Karate Combat 48.
Live coverage begins this evening at 6:30 pm ET/ 3:30 pm PT on YouTube with the countdown show before the card itself kicks off at 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT on both YouTube and UFC Fight Pass.
Between karate fights and submission-only grappling, tonight’s show features a full slate of 15 fights.
Main Event
At the top of the bill tonight is a battle for the Karate Combat Heavyweight Championship in the Karate Combat 48 main event. Incumbent champion Sam Alvey (36-18-1, 2 NC combat sports, 2-0, 1 NC Karate Combat) meets challenger Antonio Arroyo (12-6, 1 NC combat sports, 2-0, 1 NC Karate Combat.) This is a five-round fight at three minutes per round to close the show.
Co-Main Event
Immediately before that, the co-main event sees a welterweight contest between Cristian Perez (13-1 MMA, Karate Combat debut) and John Marquez (2-2 MMA, Karate Combat debut.)
Rest of the Card
Also tonight, you’ll see a catchweight affair between Efrain Escudero (32-18 combat sports, 0-1 Karate Combat) and Brandon Jenkins (19-11 combat sports, 2-0 Karate Combat), a lightweight fight pitting Peter Caballero (14-8 combat sports, 0-1 Karate Combat) against Weber Almeida (8-2 combat sports, 1-0 Karate Combat), a catchweight contest versing Jordan Winski (12-5 MMA, Karate Combat debut) with Eoghan Chelmiah (5-2 Karate Combat), a bantamweight affair between Safar Akhmedov (6-2-2 combat sports, 1-0 Karate Combat) and Gustavo Oliveira (10-3 combat sports, 0-1 Karate Combat), a catchweight fight matching Elijah Everill (2-0 Karate Combat) against Briven Sullivan (Karate Combat debut), a catchweight between Dylan O’Sullivan (Karate Combat debut) and Conor Bracken (Karate Combat debut) and a catchweight pitting Adrian Weathersby (9-0 combat sports, Karate Combat debut) against Irvin Jones (Karate Combat debut).
Karate Combat 48 Results: (Card: 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT, UFC Fight Pass and YouTube)
Influencer Fight Club (After Main Event)
Nic Carter def. Coty Kuhn by KO (Right Hook) at 1:40 into Round 1.
Phil Russel def. Bama by Split Decision.
Lauren Sweeney def. Lisa Bechina by Unanimous Decision.
Main Event: Sam Alvey def. Antonio Arroyo by TKO (Ground and Pound) at 2:33 into Round 4, defends Karate Combat Heavyweight Championship.
Co-Main Event: John Marquez def. Cristian Perez by Unanimous Decision. (Fight extended into Round 4.)
Pit Submission: Aljamain Sterling def. Jay Jay Wilson by Point Decision.
Efrain Escudero def. Brandon Jenkins by Unanimous Decision. (Fight extended into Round 4.)
Weber Almeida def. Peter Caballero by TKO (Ground and Pound) at 1:09 into Round 3.
Eoghan Chelmiah def. Jordan Winski by KO (Punches) at 0:11 into Round 1.
Gustavo Oliveira def. Safar Akhmedov by TKO (Ground and Pound) at 1:51 into Round 1.
Briven Sullivan def. Elijah Everill by Split Decision. (Fight extended to Round 4.)
Pit Submission: Roosevelt de Souza def. Alexandr Romanov by Submission (Heel Hook) at 5:21 into Round 1.
Pit Submission: Patrick Gaudio def. Diego Ramalho by Unanimous Decision.
Dylan O’Sullivan def. Conor Bracken by TKO (Punches) at 2:30 into Round 1.
Adrian Weathersby def. Irvin Jones by TKO (Left Hook) at 1:36 into Round 1.
