ULTIMATE FIGHTING SCHOOL

What ULTIMATE FIGHTING SCHOOL does

Pahlavan Fight Promotions (the operating entity behind the ULTIMATE FIGHTING SCHOOL record) is a private, for-profit amateur combat sports promotion company founded in 2007 and headquartered at 6240 39th Street, Pinellas Park, Florida. The company organizes amateur boxing, kickboxing, and MMA events under its Amateur Fight Night (AFN) series, with documented activity from AFN #1 in 2008 through a planned AFN #53 in August 2026 — more than 40 events over approximately 18 years. Events are held across multiple Tampa Bay venues including Banquet Masters, the Vinoy Renaissance Resort & Golf Club, the St. Petersburg Marriott Clearwater Hotel, OCC Road House, and the Hilton Bayfront, with sanctioning provided by Sparta Sanctioning and previously by IKF, ISKA, USA Boxing, and Florida Combat Sports.

The company's product surface is fundamentally event-driven and consists of three revenue streams: ticket sales (with tiers ranging from $10 child admission to $100 ringside), fighter and Masters registration fees for amateur competitors, and four-tiered sponsorship/advertising packages (Heavyweight, Middleweight, Welterweight, Lightweight) that grant varying degrees of brand exposure through ring branding, banners, emcee announcements, souvenir program ads, and VIP hospitality. Ticket distribution occurs through direct venue sales, phone and email reservations, an online ticket store, and a channel partnership with Fight Fitness Center — a partner gym operated by founder Ali Tareh that also refers fighters into the promotion. Marketing relies on a mix of traditional media (newspapers, radio, posters, flyers), social media, video trailers, email newsletters, weigh-in events, and on-site signage at events.

Pahlavan's customer base comprises three primary segments: amateur fighters seeking sanctioned competition experience and a pathway toward professional careers (the primary persona), sports fans and entertainment seekers purchasing tickets at accessible price points, and local SMBs purchasing sponsorship packages for brand exposure to an engaged audience of approximately 1,500 fans per event. The company is led by founder Ali Tareh, who was inducted into the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame as Muay Thai & MMA Promoter of the Year in 2012, and operates with 1–10 employees as a single-promoter lifestyle business concentrated entirely in the Tampa Bay amateur combat sports market.

Name

ULTIMATE FIGHTING SCHOOL

Legal name

UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship)

Website

https://pahlavanpromotions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pahlavan Fight Promotions is a Tampa Bay amateur combat sports promoter organizing boxing, kickboxing, and MMA events under the Amateur Fight Night series, selling tickets and tiered sponsorship packages to fans, amateur fighters, and local businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Combat Sports Event Promotion

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities (711320), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events (7113)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Mixed-Discipline/Hybrid Combat Promotions (Multi-sport cards) (MPAKAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Regional/Local Combat Sports Promoters (Independent circuits) (MPAKAHAL), Combat Sports Event Promoters (Boxing, MMA, Wrestling) (MPAKADAF)

Keywords

• Amateur fight promotion
• Combat sports events
• Boxing kickboxing mma
• Event sponsorship packages
• Live fight events

Headquarters

HQ city

Pinellas Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Event Ticket Sales: Primary revenue from selling tickets to amateur fight events (AFN events) at various price tiers including General Admission ($35-$40), VIP ($50-$80), and Ringside ($80-$100).
2. Sponsorship and Advertising Packages: Tiered sponsorship packages (Heavyweight, Middleweight, Welterweight, Lightweight) providing brand exposure through event branding, signage, banners, round cards, emcee announcements, and VIP passes.
3. Fighter Registration Fees: Revenue from fighter registration fees for amateur fighters participating in sanctioned events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Pahlavan Fight Promotions organizes amateur boxing, kickboxing, and MMA fight events, branded as Amateur Fight Night (AFN), hosted multiple times per year at venues in the Tampa Bay area. The company sells event tickets at tiered pricing (General Admission $35-$40, VIP $50-$80, Ringside $80-$100, Kids $10-$20) and offers tiered sponsorship packages (Heavyweight, Middleweight, Welterweight, Lightweight) providing brand exposure through ring branding, signage, banners, and emcee announcements. It also collects fighter registration fees from amateur fighters participating in sanctioned events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Amateur Fight Night (AFN) Events Sanctioned amateur boxing, kickboxing, and MMA fight events held multiple times per year at venues in the Tampa Bay area, including Banquet Masters, Vinoy Renaissance Resort, St. Petersburg Marriott Clearwater, and OCC Road House. Open to spectators via ticket purchase and to amateur fighters via registration.
• AFN Event Tickets Seating tickets for spectators at Amateur Fight Night events, offered at tiered pricing (Kids 12 and under $10-$20, General Admission $35-$40, VIP $50-$80, Ringside $80-$100), with venue-specific price variations.
• Sponsorship and Advertising Packages Four-tiered sponsorship packages (Heavyweight, Middleweight, Welterweight, Lightweight) sold to local businesses for brand exposure at AFN events, including ring branding, corner posts, banners, round cards, emcee announcements, program ads, and VIP/hospitality passes.
• Fighter Registration Registration service for amateur fighters wishing to compete in sanctioned AFN events, accompanied by a fighter registration fee.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40+ amateur fight events held over 12 years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sparta SanctioningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCurrent sanctioning body for Pahlavan Fight Promotions amateur fights. Provides official sanctioning and regulatory oversight for events.
• IKF (International Kickboxing Federation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPreviously sanctioned Pahlavan Fight Promotions events. International kickboxing sanctioning body providing credibility and regulatory framework.
• USA BoxingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPreviously sanctioned Pahlavan Fight Promotions boxing events. Major boxing sanctioning organization.
• ISKA (International Sports Kickboxing Association)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPreviously sanctioned Pahlavan Fight Promotions kickboxing events.
• Combat Sports Athletic CommissionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPreviously sanctioned Pahlavan Fight Promotions events. State-level combat sports regulatory body.
• Florida Combat SportsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPreviously sanctioned Pahlavan Fight Promotions events.
• Fight Fitness CentercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner gym that sells Pahlavan Fight Promotions tickets and refers fighters to the promotion. Logo prominently displayed on Pahlavan website as partner. Founder Ali Tareh runs Fight Fitness Center.
• Colletto BluminorOthersPartner brand/logo displayed on Pahlavan Fight Promotions website.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Cage Titans: New England regional MMA promotion that runs a recurring card series with sponsorship tiers and amateur-to-pro development focus. Comparable to Pahlavan on regional scale, multi-event cadence, and sanctioning-body-driven format.
• Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA): Regional MMA promotion that runs a multi-city circuit of sanctioned amateur/professional cards in the U.S. Comparable to Pahlavan as a regional event-series combat-sports operator focused on developing talent and selling local sponsorships.
• King of the Cage: Long-running regional MMA and combat-sports promotion that stages events across multiple U.S. cities and disciplines. Comparable to Pahlavan as an independent regional combat-sports promoter running regular cards in local venues.
• Xtreme Fighting Championships (XFC): Regional combat-sports promotion that has run amateur and pro MMA cards in multiple U.S. markets. Comparable to Pahlavan as an independent promoter operating outside the UFC/Bellator tier with a regional venue-leased model.
• Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC): East Coast regional MMA promotion staging frequent events with sponsorship tiers and ticketed amateur/professional cards. Comparable to Pahlavan on event cadence, sponsorship packaging, and venue-leased model.
• Fury Fighting Championship: Regional U.S. MMA promotion holding regular amateur and professional events with sponsor packages. Comparable to Pahlavan as a smaller-circuit independent promoter running cards at leased venues.
• Shamrock Fighting Championship (Shamrock FC): Independent regional MMA promotion staging multi-bout cards at third-party venues in the U.S. Comparable to Pahlavan on independent promoter structure, tiered ticket pricing, and local sponsorship sales.

Regional players

• Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW)/Regional Combat Promotions: Long-running independent combat-sports brand focused on a single region with recurring event series. Comparable to Pahlavan in spirit as a regional independent promoter running a long-lived series of cards, though in a different discipline.

Broad incumbents

• Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC): Larger national bare-knuckle boxing promotion with a tiered event series, sponsor packages, and PPV/streaming revenue. Comparable to Pahlavan as a higher-tier combat-sports promoter operating a sanctioned multi-event series with tiered sponsorships.

Others

• Fight Fitness Center: Partner gym and fighter-referral feeder run by Pahlavan's founder. Listed because it is an integral channel partner for ticket distribution and amateur fighter supply, more than a true peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PahlavanFightPromotions
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pahlavanpromotions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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