A private pre-season event held in a secret warehouse in Budapest, Hungary, the inaugural Karate Combat: Genesis event took place on February 3, 2018. The event showcases the incredible depth of the fight roster highlighting many karate legends in various weight classes, competing for the first time ever in this new sporting league. This event features multiple fights including Elhadji Ndour vs. Achraf Ouchen, Reda Messaoudi vs. Luiz Rocha and the main event with Dionicio Gustavo vs. Rafael Aghayev.

Reda Messaoudi (Morocco) and Luiz Rocha (Brazil) show real courage in this fight where both fighters shine.

In the Genesis Co-Main Event, Achraf Ouchen (Morocco) and Elhadji Ndour (USA) collide in a tough contest.

TMain Event: The Amazing Dionicio Gustavo (Dominican Republic) vs. Legendary Rafael Aghayev (Azerbaijan).

Deives Ferraras (Dominican Republic) is a good match for Saeid Ahmadi (Iran) in this Karate Combat bout.

Joshua Quayhagen (USA) squares off against Muslum Basturk (Turkey) in an explosive bout in the Pit.

French Senegalese karateka, Abdou Lahad Cisse is matched with Turkey's Aykut Usda in a fast-paced contest.

Randy Cura from the USA takes on France's Alexandre Bouderbane in the very first fight of the Genesis event.

Genesis

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Randy Cura from the USA takes on France’s Alexandre Bouderbane in the very first fight of the Genesis event.

ALEXANDRE BOUDERBANE v RANDY CURA

DEIVIS FERRERAS v SAEID AHMADI

Genesis - Budapest, Hungary

French Senegalese karateka, Abdou Lahad Cisse is matched with Turkey’s Aykut Usda in a fast-paced contest.

GENESIS

GENESIS EVENT

GENESIS FIGHTS GALLERY

BEST OF KARATE COMBAT GENESIS