''Fightmag'' (stylized as FIGHTMAG) is a

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(online magazine) that covers

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internationally, such as

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kickboxing Kickboxing is a combat sports, combat sport focused on kicking and punch (strike), punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is pract ...

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...

and

Muay Thai Muay Thai ( th, มวยไทย, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a combat sport that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs", as it is characterised ...

, as well as bare knuckle fighting and

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. It publishes pieces including news, video, opinion, reviews, events and blogs.

Overview

''Fightmag'' was launched in August 2005 and was originally oriented for

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. In a year time it evolved internationally and the publishing started in two languages, English and French. Since 2009 ''Fightmag'' has been based in Australia and published in English. In 2015 ''Fightmag'' marked the date of its tenth anniversary. In October 2016 FIGHTMAG was described in

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as "a leading online fight magazine out of Australia". ''Fightmag'' has been cited in various publications and public media, including Talksport,

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, Чемпионат, Nur.kz,

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, Sindonews.com, EssentiallySports, Boxing Scene, Net.hr,

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, GiveMeSport, Tribunnews.com,

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, Akurat.co, Tribuna, among others. As an affiliate, ''Fightmag'' has been partnered with such networks as:

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FITE TV Fite (stylized as FITE by Triller) is an American digital video streaming service launched on May 20, 2012, that is dedicated to combat sports-related programming (including boxing, mixed martial arts, and professional wrestling). The network dist ...

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, among others.

Authors

The team of authors at ''Fightmag'' has included former multi-weight world champion in Muay Thai

Nathan Corbett Nathan "Carnage" Corbett (born 23 October 1979) is a retired Australian Muay Thai Kickboxing, kickboxer, color commentator for Lion Fight Promotions on CBS Sports Network, CBS Sports and feature author at Fightmag. He is a former 11-time Muay T ...

, who has been a regular contributor after retiring from fighting. As well, the first Australian model to partake in Muay Thai bouts

Lilian Dikmans Lilian Dikmans (born 12 December 1985) is an Australian model, founder of Real Food Healthy Body, Muay Thai fighter and author at Fightmag from Melbourne. She has become the first Australian model simultaneously partaking in Muay Thai bouts. ...

, who has shared her experience in combat sports. Former Muay Thai fighter and WKN Australian super lightweight title challenger Parviz Iskenderov, who has also been an editor of publication.

Structure

There have been eight types of ''Fightmag'' stories, such as: news, videos, blogs, entertainment, beauty, fitness, lifestyle and press releases. In 2020 ''Fightmag'' launched the ''Fight Schedule'' website, featuring the list of upcoming combat sports events and event information.

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Australian sport websites Australian news websites Sports magazines published in Australia Boxing magazines Internet properties established in 2005 Martial arts magazines Boxing websites Mixed martial arts websites

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Authors

Structure

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