Karate Combat de ESPN Deportes
The second season of Karate Combat, the full-contact karate league, will air on ESPN Deportes starting Thursday, Oct. 22. The 12 week season begins on October 22 at 10pm ET / 7pm PT, with new fight cards weekly. Karate Combat features a diverse roster of male and female athletes from over 32 nations including many of Latin America’s top fighters, who deliver highlight-level knockouts again and again.
Season 2’s bouts take place in four virtual worlds rendered real-time using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine, the video game engine behind Fortnite. Throughout the season, color commentator Bas Rutten, play-by-play commentator Josh Palmer, and British-Brazilian presenter Layla Anna-Lee will be joined by a series of guest stars including NFL Super Bowl champion Marshawn Lynch and a surprise guest from the series Game of Thrones.
“We’re proud to present our full contact entertainment in Spanish in the U.S. for the first time with ESPN Deportes,” said Rob Bryan, CEO of Karate Combat. “We’ve brought one of the world’s most practiced sports to pro-level for the first time, and we’re making it incredibly entertaining.”
