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The Hall of Honor.
Florida's fighters are made here. The Hall of Honor remembers the ones who built Combat Night, ruled its cage, and carried its name to the world's biggest stages.
01 The Enshrinement
Three pillars.
Champions
Every title lineage Combat Night has crowned. The fighters who held gold across Florida.
The Belts
Title picture coming soon - pending confirmation
Pioneers
The founders and early operators who built the rooms, the rivalries, and the promotion itself.
The Builders
The Launchpad
Alumni who fought here first, then carried the Combat Night name to the UFC, PFL, and Bellator.
From here to the big leagues
See the full list ↓
They started here
UFCGillian Robertson
"The Savage"
Combat Night amateur champion → UFC strawweight title challenger. The most submission wins by a woman in UFC history.
UFCRamon Taveras
"The Savage"
Combat Night 60 → the UFC bantamweight division. Out of Jacksonville.
UFCVal Woodburn
"The Animal"
Combat Night → the UFC middleweight division. Out of Apopka, Florida.
WWEValerie Loureda
"Master"
Combat Night → Bellator → WWE. The first Cuban-American woman in WWE, and a former NXT Women's Champion.
UFCRoman Faraldo
"Vicious"
Combat Night → Bellator → PFL → the UFC. Out of American Top Team.
PFLThad Jean
"The Silverback"
Broward County → 2025 PFL Welterweight Tournament champion.
PFLAusten Lane
Ex-NFL · Heavyweight
From the NFL to the Combat Night cage to the PFL & Bellator. Out of Jacksonville.
Inaugural class curated with Combat Night · honoring the legends who built Florida MMA
02 Founder's Circle
In memoriam.
Co-Founder · In Memoriam
Josh Samman
1988 – 2016. Combat Night co-founder, UFC middleweight and two-time Performance of the Night honoree. The promotion he helped start in Tallahassee carries his name forward through the Josh Samman MMA Foundation.
Original Referee · In Memoriam
Larry Folsom
Combat Night's referee since the 2012 inception, passed away September 2024 at 57. A 29-year Leon County Sheriff's Office veteran and one of Florida's most trusted MMA officials, on and off the mat.
Ring Announcer · In Memoriam
Troy Kirkingburg
1988 – 2016. "The Natural" - the voice of Combat Night. The ring announcer who opened its cards and called its fighters into the lights, from the Tallahassee years onward, and a big dreamer remembered every time the mic goes live.
The next name starts here.
Every legend on this wall took a first walk on a Combat Night card. See who's next, July 25 at Gulfstream Casino.