That led to the UFC and Despaigne parting ways, with the rangy Cuban heading to Karate Combat, where their striking-first ruleset has been a much better fit for the 36-year-old's skills.

The promotion announced several big names for its Karate Combat 52 event, which is set to go down on Jan. 24. Some of the notables include UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira's sister ...

Despaigne (2-0-0) put his undefeated record in Karate Combat on the line against a debuting Roggers Souza at the Karate Combat 53 event in Denver, Colo. Despaigne gave Souza the rudest of welcomes ...

Former flyweight contender Muhammad Mokaev has signed with Karate Combat, almost a year after parting with the UFC.