How To Watch and Stream Karate Combat 51

Karate Combat offers up a stacked event for its final outing of 2024. In the main event of the evening, Arturo Vergara puts his 4-0 promotional record on the line as he vies for the vacant Bantamweight Championship against the former three-time defending 135-lb champion Eoghan Chelmiah. Also, former UFC fighters Khama Worthy and Robelis Despaigne take to the famed fight pit to stake their claims as some of the top fighters on the roster.    

Guide for How to Watch Karate Combat 51

Online Streaming

You can catch the entire card on UFC Fight Pass, but you will need to subscribe in order to do so. Right now, the company is offering a monthly or yearly subscription of $14.99 and $95.99 respectively.  

Start Time and Date

The event will begin at 6 PM ET on 12/19/24 

Bout Order For Karate Combat 51

Full Fight Card

Arturo Vergara vs. Eoghan Chelmiah

Cosmo Alexandre vs. Igor de Castañeda

Rafael Alves vs. Khama Worthy

Robelis Despaigne vs. Dominik Jędrzejczyk

Gabriel Varga vs. Andres Madera

Jayden Eynaud vs. Adam Rosa

Loxbey Montalvan vs Israel Gonzalez

Jade Jorand vs Saba Nabavinejad.

Gorjan Slaveski vs. Noah Cutter

Oussama Assli vs. Michel Martinez

Alexandre de Jesus vs. Michael Sainz

Roosevelt Sousa vs. Daishi Goto

What is Karate Combat?

Karate Combat is a professional full-contact karate league founded in April 2018 to promote karate as a modern combat sport. The organization features unique characteristics that set it apart from traditional martial arts competitions:

Key Features

• Headquartered in Dubai, with a global roster of over 100 professional fighters
• Hosts seasonal championships where winners receive a golden belt
• Utilizes a 6.5 x 6.5 meter square combat pit with 45° angled walls

Competition Format

• Fights last three minutes per round
• Uses a 10-point must scoring system based on aggression and attack effectiveness
• Allows strikes from standing opponents, with specific ground fighting restrictions

Unique Aspects

• Incorporates high-tech elements like video game-style fighter analytics
• Uses CGI environments created with Unreal Engine
• Attracts celebrity involvement, including former UFC champions like Bas Rutten as an ambassador

Participant Diversity
The promotion includes karateka from various styles like Kyokushin, Shotokan, and Shito Ryu, and has also featured practitioners from Taekwondo, Kung Fu, and other martial arts disciplines

While originally focused purely on karate, the promotion has evolved to become more of a striking competition that maintains some karate-inspired elements.