STRIKE! news history

Strike! is honoured to inducted it's first members into its Hall of Fame. We enter in 4 fighters and also 7 managers - 5 to be inducted at a later date.

Fighters:

Beta Tua - The King of KT
Triggered automatic inclusion into the Strike! HOF by reaching the threshold criteria of 8 title fight wins. But let’s be honest, Tua would have been included regardless of winning his 8th title, he was that dominant for his career.
Will go down as one of, if not, the Greatest KT fighter of all time!


Bardia Farrokhzad - 9 Title Fight Wins at Strike!
Triggered Strikes! Policy of 8 Title Fight Wins = HOF induction.
Late comer to KT, doesn’t have the same longevity as the other HOF inductees but his performances since joining Strike! are second to none! Took KT by force, instantly claiming 8 title victories in a row- becoming the first fighter to activate Strikes! 8 title fight wins = HOF induction policy.
Now boasting a Strike! record 9 title fight wins, and not done yet.

Nikolai Magomedov - 8 Strike! title fight wins
Pure dominance at 265+ won 16 title fights in a row spanning 3 different organisations. Not just one of the most dominant KT fighters but also one of the most relied upon, having stepped up on numerous occasions to headline events at Strike!
One of KT’s finest.

Kenny Smith - 8 Strike! title wins
Also triggered the auto HOF inclusion. Finished his time at Heroes as a dominant 170 champion, before moving up to 185 at Strike! and becoming the organisations GOAT at 185. Looking to reclaim his belt and win his 9th Strike! title fight.

Managers:

Buff Minion
Sporting 2 dominant champions (Herbert Kreischer & Bardia Farrokhzad) has helped Buff Minion to a record 14 Strike! title fight wins! Without his champions being able to backup in short notices, Strike! may still not be doing PPV events - his 2 champion fighters have been integral to Strike!’s success.

Malikoy Muza
No one else has won titles with more than 2 fighters - Malikoy Muza has done so with 5! for a total of 7 titles. His Chai fighters have been a constant force since Strike’s inception. Without the Chai’s, Strike!, and KT in general, wouldn’t be where it is!

The following will be inducted officially at a later date (Org capped at inducting 1 inducutee per 10 events)

P J Jones
Won titles with 2 different fighters, and another in contention. Perennially at the top of KT (and MMAT) One of Strike!'s ,ost relied upon managers.

Bradley Burns
Sustained KT success over many years. Hard pressed to find a manager thats been asked to save an event as much as Bradley Burns. His Magomedov has stepped in on many occasions to headline a card on very late notice. Strike! and KT are forever in debt.

Crazy Horse
Winner of the most Strike! titles in the 170 division. Always heads the call when asked to step up on short notice. Has saved many a Strike! events in the past.

Majid Ali
Sporting one of Strike!’s most successful fighters (Kenny Smith). His fighters have headlined many Strike! events. Huge part of Strike! growing as big as it has.

Napoleon Bonaparte & Meyer Lansky
These two managers embody the spirit of Strike! Their influence goes beyond wins and losses. No two managers have accepted as many fights as underdogs as these two fine gentlemen. They are the essence of anyone, anytime. Never rejected a fight, even when the odds heavily outnumbered them and it usually did. Bonaparte and Lansky were crucial in Strike!’s early days when it wasnt always easy to find two evenly matched opponents. For these guys, it didn’t matter. The stepped up. Always. It isnt an understatement to say that Strike! and even KT, wouldn’t be where we are without them. Today, we say thanks.

Strike! took a major step forward last event and ran its first PPV. We weren't quite sure what the results would be given KT PPV's havnt been attempted in a very long time, but considering all PPV's lose money in their first attempt (we did too), the results were very positive.
Many people believe the PPV model doesnt work with KT, and its potential hype issues, but after the success of the first one we're quietly confident we can make it work.
We'll know more after our next event, but so far so good.
The end game here is obviously for the org to make PPV type money in the hope we can offer contracts somewhere closer to what the best MMA fighters make - which is what the best KT guys deserve.

Stay tuned!

After another banger STRIKE! event where we handed out 5 x $10k performance bonuses, along with the usual KO award and FOTN.

Some events ago we implemented our version of a Performance Bonus Award for fighters who produce entertaining fights. Being a KT org we are limited to only being able to offer 1 x KO award and 1 x FOTN for each event but are often left wishing we could offer multiple awards per event as our fighters continually produce entertaining fights.
We decided to take things into our own hands and send out Performance Bonuses. We do this by sending a re-negotiation contract and add the bonus as a signing bonus.

We’ve been handing them out at every event since it’s inception, often times we hand out multiple, as was the case with the last event where we handed out 5!
Our motto here is simple: If you produce entertaining fights, you’ll be rewarded.
The goal at Strike! Isn’t to become the most profitable fighting org, our plan is to attract the best fighters we can to keep KT going strong! We’re more than happy to see the majority of our profits headed to fighters who help make/keep this a reality.

There may be a misconception by some folks who think fighters can’t make money in KT - this I wrong. Orgs struggle to make big money but the right type of fighter can certainly make a decent amount at Strike!

So, if you have an MMA fighter who you think may do well in KT - please consider us as an option when their contracts are up!

Couldn't have asked for a better start with Strike! With the fighters kicking ass, growing the org bigger and better with every event.

Come and join the KT fun, we're not going anywhere!

Every skill and age is welcome, we want to accomodate everyone.
Currently there doesn't seem to be a home for the lower weight KT youngsters (135-170), we're hoping to change that. So, if you have any young KT fighters around those weights and are looking for some fights, please contact us

KT only divisions - 135-265 /// MMA fights will be held under 265+ - but all fighters will be matched up with equal weight opponent /// Only accept fights you're happy with /// Come and go as you please