ANNOUNCEMENT | Karate Combat Signs Raymond Daniels
by Community Manager • 2022. Aug 03
Georges St-Pierre says
"[Raymond Daniels is] the best striker I've ever seen."
Today, Karate Combat announces the signing of Raymond ‘Real Deal’ Daniels to an exclusive multi-fight agreement.
He will debut this month as an addition to the upcoming Karate Combat 35 card taking place Saturday, August 27 at The Backlot at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest strikers in the history of combat sports, and the best-ever American karateka to enter the professional fighting circuit, Daniels has won numerous national and world championships in the course of his storied career.
Among the fellow fighters and industry figures to have lauded his skills are Georges St-Pierre, who says Daniels is “the best striker I’ve ever seen”, and noted trainer Duke Roufus, who described one of Daniels’ spinning finishes as “the knockout of the century”.
St-Pierre will be ringside for Daniels’ Karate Combat debut as he occupies the commentary booth for Karate Combat 35.
Daniels’ Unparalleled Amateur Record in Sport Karate Remains Unbeaten, with Record Number of World Championships and Major Tournament Wins.
Beginning as an amateur on the sport-karate circuit he won ten world titles and numerous tournament championships before crossing over into professional kickboxing, where he twice challenged for GLORY championships and recently won the Bellator Kickboxing World Championship, which he is now vacating as he joins Karate Combat.
A master of timing and placement, Daniels’ arsenal of unorthodox strikes have led to some of the most incredible highlight moments in combat sports, with more than 30 million views across his YouTube highlight videos alone.
Devastating kicks are Daniels’ trademark: 12 of his 22 KO wins have come by way of kicks, 8 of those via his signature spinning heel kick.
“We’re excited to welcome Daniels to the league. He’s a name I had on my hit list from day one and glad we got the deal done. His resume speaks for itself. He’s an all-time great and I am excited to see what he does in The Pit. Recently we've signed Gabriel Varga, Rafael Aghayev, several world champions from other organizations, and now Raymond Daniels. Karate Combat is becoming a world leader in stand-up fighting.”
- Adam Kovacs, Karate Combat President.
"Karate is my first love and is what has made me stand out in all the other sports I've fought in. In MMA and kickboxing I've not not even been able to use my full repertoire of karate techniques so I'm very excited to be able to show the fans things they've never seen before. I love everything about Karate Combat, from the rules to The Pit to the production. I am very excited to be here and in a way it's a homecoming for me.”
- Raymond Daniels.
News of Raymond Daniels' debut opponent will be announced in the near future.
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Karate Combat’s next event takes place Saturday, August 27 on The Backlot of Universal Studios Florida in Orlando.
Karate Combat 35 (#KC35) is headlined by a champion vs champion superfight, with welterweight champion Josh ‘The Preacher’ Quayhagen taking on lightweight champion Luiz ‘The Pitbull’ Rocha in a five-round main event.
Tickets are on sale now via karate.com/tickets and the event will air live worldwide in over 100 territories on linear television and streaming platforms. Click to Learn how to watch.
