COMBATE GLOBAL
Combate Global is a Hispanic-focused MMA sports franchise founded in 2013 that produces live televised events with a distinctive country-vs-country competition format, serving Spanish-speaking and bilingual audiences across the Americas and Spain.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- HeadquartersMiami, United States
- Headcount—
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingServices
What COMBATE GLOBAL does
Combate Global distributes content across a multi-platform footprint including YouTube (414K subscribers, bilingual live streams), EstrellaTV (Spanish-language U.S. broadcast), Samsung TV Plus (FAST channels in U.S. and Mexico), Fuse Media (exclusive English-language partner), Univision (equity partner and broadcaster), ViX, and Paramount+. Live events are held in venues such as the Burbank, California studio and aired on Saturday nights, with 18 live televised events planned for 2026. The business generates revenue through three primary streams: direct-to-consumer ticket sales starting at $30 (via Ticketon.com), broadcasting rights and licensing fees from multiple TV and streaming partners, and subscription/advertising revenue from streaming platforms. Headquartered in Miami with a primary TV studio in Burbank, the company operates across 12 countries including the U.S., Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Brazil, Spain, and others. There are no disclosed funding rounds; the company was bootstrapped and organically grown, with Univision's 2021 equity stake as the only major disclosed ownership event.
COMBATE GLOBAL firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- COMBATE GLOBAL
- Legal name
- Combate Global
- Website
- https://www.combateglobal.com
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Short description
- Combate Global is a Hispanic-focused MMA sports franchise founded in 2013 that produces live televised events with a distinctive country-vs-country competition format, serving Spanish-speaking and bilingual audiences across the Americas and Spain.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
COMBATE GLOBAL industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Combat Sports Media & Live Events
- NAICS
- Other Spectator Sports (711219), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events (7113), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities (71132)
- SIC
- Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Professional MMA Promotions (MPAKAHAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Combat Sports Event Promoters (Boxing, MMA, Wrestling) (MPAKADAF), Combat Sports Leagues (MMA, Boxing, Wrestling) (MPAKAAAI)
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Where COMBATE GLOBAL is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Miami
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
COMBATE GLOBAL business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Live Event Ticket Sales: Direct ticket sales to consumers for attendance at live MMA events held in venues such as Burbank, California. Tickets priced from $30.
- Broadcasting Rights: TV broadcasting agreements with EstrellaTV (Spanish), Samsung TV Plus, Univision, and Fuse Media for English-language distribution of live events.
- Streaming Subscriptions/Advertising: Live streaming on YouTube, ViX, and Paramount+ generating revenue through subscriptions and advertising. YouTube channel has 414K subscribers.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | General Admission Live Event Tickets |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels6 records
Marketing channels6 records
COMBATE GLOBAL product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Combate Global produces, broadcasts, and sells tickets to live televised mixed martial arts events featuring a unique World Cup-style country-vs-country competition format targeted at Hispanic and bilingual audiences. The company operates approximately 18 live events annually featuring male and female Hispanic fighters, distributed across YouTube, Samsung TV Plus, EstrellaTV, Fuse Media, ViX, and Paramount+ in both Spanish and English. The core sellable offerings include live event attendance tickets, broadcast and streaming rights to media partners, and the Copa Combate international tournament with a $100,000 prize.
Product overview
COMBATE GLOBAL is the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise offering live televised MMA events with a unique country-vs-country World Cup-style competition format. The core product is the live event platform combining Copa Combate tournaments and regular fight cards broadcast across multiple distribution channels including EstrellaTV, Samsung TV Plus, YouTube, and ViX/Paramount+. The company has recently transitioned to YouTube for primary streaming while maintaining traditional broadcast partnerships.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Live Televised MMA Events Live mixed martial arts fight cards featuring minimum four bouts per event, including flagship matchups such as Mexico vs USA, Combate Female, and various regional competitions. Broadcast across multiple platforms including EstrellaTV, Samsung TV Plus, YouTube, ViX, Paramount+, and Fuse Media. Approximately 18 live televised events are held annually, all on Saturday nights, with venues such as the Burbank, California studio. Tickets sold directly to consumers via Ticketon.com starting at $30.
- Copa Combate International MMA tournament in which fighters represent their respective countries and compete for a $100,000 prize, employing a country-against-country competition format similar to a World Cup style. A signature tournament series within the Combate Global franchise.
- Combate Global YouTube Channel Streaming Official Combate Global YouTube channel (414K subscribers) that streams live events globally with both Spanish and English language commentary options. Houses the fight archives, highlight content, and behind-the-scenes material for the franchise.
Quantifiable outcome
- 91% of viewers are not regular MMA fans - demonstrating audience expansion
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use COMBATE GLOBAL
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
COMBATE GLOBAL technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature1 record
COMBATE GLOBAL partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.
- YouTubecoreCombate Global transitioned to stream live events on YouTube in April 2026, marking a historic shift from Spanish-only content to include English language commentary. The platform serves as the primary global streaming channel for live MMA events with both language feeds.
- Samsung TV PluscorePartnership expanded to Mexico in 2026, broadcasting live events in both English and Spanish in the U.S. and Mexico. The FAST TV platform provides free ad-supported streaming of Combate Global content.
- Fuse MediaflagshipExclusive English language broadcast partner beginning February 2024, broadcasting 8 live events between spring and summer, plus 12 exclusive shows and 500+ hours of library content on El Rey Rebel FAST channel. Celebrates Latino sports with minority-targeted companies partnership.
- EstrellaTVcoreSpanish-language TV broadcasting partner in the United States, airing live MMA events at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT.
- ViXcoreStreaming platform broadcasting live MMA events in Spanish in the United States at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) as part of Paramount+'s Spanish-language offering.
- Ticketon.comminorOfficial ticket sales partner for live event attendance. Tickets for events starting from $30, available for purchase through the Ticketon.com platform.
- Paramount+coreStreaming partner for live MMA events available on Paramount+ platform, with content also airing on ViX Spanish-language service.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights5 records
COMBATE GLOBAL competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- TKO Group Holdings: The publicly traded parent company of UFC and WWE, providing a broader benchmark for combat sports valuation and media economics. Relevant as the incumbent that owns the dominant MMA competitor to Combate Global and exemplifies how a combat sports property can be scaled into a multi-billion-dollar media asset.
Direct peers
- Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC): A bare-knuckle combat sports promotion with PPV and broadcast distribution. Comparable as a non-UFC combat sports property competing for mainstream and Hispanic combat sports viewership, sponsorship, and pay-per-view dollars.
- ONE Championship: A global combat sports promotion headquartered in Asia with a multi-discipline offering (MMA, kickboxing, Muay Thai, submission grappling). Comparable to Combate Global as an internationally distributed combat sports property targeting a culturally specific fan base beyond the U.S. mainstream.
- Professional Fighters League (PFL): A season- and league-format MMA promotion competing for the same global MMA viewer and advertising pool as Combate Global. PFL's structured league format is a closer parallel to Copa Combate's tournament-style competition than UFC's event-based model.
- Bellator MMA: A U.S.-based MMA promotion (now operating under PFL) that historically competed directly with UFC and PFL for MMA viewers and talent. Highly comparable as a second- or third-tier MMA promotion seeking to carve out distinct audience segments.
- GLORY Kickboxing: A leading kickboxing promotion with international events and broadcast distribution. Comparable to Combate Global as a stand-up combat sports property with a tournament-and-event format and global media partnerships targeting combat-sports enthusiasts outside the UFC ecosystem.
- Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC): The dominant global MMA promotion and the most direct competitor for combat sports viewership, sponsorship dollars, and Hispanic/Latin American audiences. UFC competes head-to-head with Combate Global for fighter talent, broadcast partners, and advertiser budgets, but operates at vastly greater scale and brand recognition.
- Karate Combat: A combat sports promotion built around striking-only matchups with a streaming-first, social-video-native distribution strategy similar to Combate Global's YouTube-led approach. Comparable as a digitally native combat sports property targeting younger, globally distributed fan bases.
Emerging players
- Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA): A developmental U.S. MMA promotion that serves as a feeder pipeline to the UFC. Comparable to Combate Global as a smaller-scale MMA promotion, though LFA focuses on talent development rather than culturally segmented fan engagement or country-format IP.
- Invicta FC: An all-women's MMA promotion operating at a smaller scale. Relevant as a niche MMA peer targeting a specific audience segment, similar to how Combate Global focuses on Hispanic viewers; both rely on streaming and targeted distribution rather than UFC-scale broadcast deals.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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COMBATE GLOBAL leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
COMBATE GLOBAL funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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COMBATE GLOBAL M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about COMBATE GLOBAL
What does COMBATE GLOBAL do?
Combate Global produces, broadcasts, and sells tickets to live televised mixed martial arts events featuring a unique World Cup-style country-vs-country competition format targeted at Hispanic and bilingual audiences. The company operates approximately 18 live events annually featuring male and female Hispanic fighters, distributed across YouTube, Samsung TV Plus, EstrellaTV, Fuse Media, ViX, and Paramount+ in both Spanish and English. The core sellable offerings include live event attendance tickets, broadcast and streaming rights to media partners, and the Copa Combate international tournament with a $100,000 prize.
Is COMBATE GLOBAL a public or private company?
COMBATE GLOBAL is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was COMBATE GLOBAL founded?
COMBATE GLOBAL was founded in -1.
Where is COMBATE GLOBAL based?
COMBATE GLOBAL is headquartered in Miami, United States, in the North America region.
How does COMBATE GLOBAL make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Live Event Ticket Sales are the primary driver. The others are broadcasting Rights and streaming Subscriptions/Advertising.
Who are COMBATE GLOBAL's main competitors?
TKO Group Holdings is listed as a broad incumbent. Direct peers are Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), ONE Championship, Professional Fighters League (PFL), Bellator MMA, GLORY Kickboxing, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Karate Combat. Emerging players are Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) and Invicta FC.
Does COMBATE GLOBAL have an API?
No public API is recorded for COMBATE GLOBAL.
What industry is COMBATE GLOBAL in?
COMBATE GLOBAL's product category is Combat Sports Media & Live Events. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAKAHAB, Professional MMA Promotions, with a secondary code of MPAKADAF, Combat Sports Event Promoters (Boxing, MMA, Wrestling). Its NAICS code is 711219 and its SIC code is 7900.