The Tech Bros Are Putting Swords on Robots and ‘Democratizing MMA’

Image credit: Tohamina via Magnific. Article by AJ Dellinger. Gizmodo – October 8, 2026.

If you’re still wading into the culture war about whether trans athletes should be allowed to compete, you’re living in the past. You gotta keep up; we’re onto humans fighting robots now. Meet Robot Entertainment Kombat, an upstart sports startup that pits human vs. machine… as long as the California State Athletic Commission doesn’t find out. Founded by Cix Liv, the company has apparently been hosting mixed martial arts-style fights between robots—you know, because the least interesting part of sports is the human element and the best part is the violence. […]

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