Timeline
Start with the key dates: from the Queensberry rules of 1867 to the Olympic debut of karate. This is the framework everything else fits onto.
Collections
Collections
The magazine's content is organised into sections, but readers often find it easier to follow a question rather than a heading. In these collections we have put together short routes through the site: where to start if the subject is completely new, what to read before watching a fight night and where to look if you are interested in broadcasts, news and press releases.
A good collection saves time: it does not show everything at once, only what you need to read first.
How this section works: a collection groups magazine sections around a common reader question. We do not include third-party rankings, "best fighter" lists or predictions — only our own content, built on verifiable information.
For a first introduction
If you are taking an interest in the history and culture of combat sports for the first time.
Before watching a fight night
If you are about to watch a competition and want to understand what is going on.
Rules of different formats
A table showing how boxing, judo, sambo and mixed martial arts differ in how a bout is structured and what the judges score.
Fight day
Weigh-in, medical check, fight card and broadcast: how a day of competition works.
Who is in the ring and around it
Referee, judges, physician and cutman: who is responsible for what during a bout.
For those interested in media
If you are interested in broadcasts, news and how combat sports are covered.
How to read a press release
Who issued it, when, what is confirmed and what is advertising.
Archived address: press section (in Russian)
How to verify an announcement
Simple steps to help you work out whether an event really exists.
Archived address: event page (in Russian)
Broadcast credits
The roles of the broadcast crew and the officiating team, and how to tell them apart in the credits.
Related sections
- Articles
Magazine topics: history of the rules, Olympic combat sports, fight night from the inside, broadcasting, refereeing, sports news. Plus the article catalogue.
- History
A timeline from the Marquess of Queensberry rules of 1867 to the Olympic debut of karate in Tokyo.
- Archive
The magazine's sections and what is known about the old content on this domain.
Sources
- International Olympic Committee — history of the sports
- Encyclopaedic sources on the history of boxing and combat sports
- Association of Boxing Commissions — Unified Rules of MMA
- Encyclopaedic sources on the history of sambo
Historical information is based on open official and encyclopaedic sources. Sporting rules, weight classes and competition regulations change — check them on the official websites of federations and organisers.