{"id":892669,"date":"2026-09-15T08:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T08:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/892669\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T08:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T08:26:10","slug":"coker-unveils-ki-mmas-32-fighter-global-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/892669\/","title":{"rendered":"Coker Unveils Ki MMA&#8217;s 32-Fighter Global Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Scott Coker and Peter Y. Levin announced Ki MMA, a new mixed martial arts promotion set to debut in 2027 with a 32-fighter World Grand Prix spanning four continents.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament will feature a single weight division, according to a Sherdog report. Coker, the former Strikeforce and Bellator president, and Levin are positioning the venture as a global competition format rather than a traditional league structure.<\/p>\n<p>Ki MMA Adds Broadcast Veterans To Executive Team<\/p>\n<p>The promotion has brought on former ESPN and NFL Network executives to its leadership group, along with a former matchmaker whose name was not disclosed in the announcement. The hires signal an emphasis on production and fighter logistics ahead of the 2027 launch.<\/p>\n<p>Coker shared details of the format on social media with the tagline &#8220;32 FIGHTERS. 4 CONTINENTS. 1 DIVISION,&#8221; per Sherdog. No specific weight class or roster names have been confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Ki MMA&#8217;s debut date and broadcast partner are expected to be announced later this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Scott-Coker-unveils-Ki-MMA-32fighter-global-grand-prix-format-202800\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sherdog.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Scott Coker and Peter Y. Levin announced Ki MMA, a new mixed martial arts promotion set to debut&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":892670,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,785,85],"class_list":["post-892669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=892669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/892670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=892669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=892669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=892669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}