The Forge Fight League Launches With FFL:1 — January 17, 2026
Manchester, NH — The world of combat sports is about to feel the heat of a new league. Forge Fight League (FFL) announces its first major event, FFL:1, taking place on Saturday, January 17, 2026, in Manchester, New Hampshire. This marks the beginning of a professional, transparent, and fighter-first competition platform that will redefine independent fighting.
What to Expect:
FFL:1 features a mix of kickboxing and boxing matches across multiple weight classes. Each bout is organized professionally with fighter insurance, official referees, and live recording. Champions will receive the first-ever official FFL belts, establishing themselves as the foundation of this new league.
Weight Classes:
Kickboxing: 145–155 lbs, 170–175 lbs, 185 lbs
Boxing: 135–140 lbs, 155–160 lbs, 175–185 lbs
Tickets & Access:
Limited seating is available for the live event. Tickets can be purchased here. Online streaming will be available for fans across the world. https://FFL1.eventbrite.com
Why FFL:
Forge Fight League is built on transparency, professionalism, and fighter recognition. Our mission is to provide independent fighters with a platform to compete at the highest level, build their brand, and claim real titles. This is the arena where skill meets opportunity.
Step Into the Forge:
Whether you’re a fighter, fan, or sponsor, FFL:1 is your chance to witness the birth of a new era in combat sports. Fighters looking to compete can register here. Sponsors interested in joining the fight can reach out via FFL@shadowforgemedia.co or visit ShadowForgeMedia.com/ffl
The Forge is open. The belts await. Who will rise? Who will fall? Only the arena will decide.
Forging a Creative Empire: The Rise of ShadowForge Media
How audacity, craft, and community build IP across film, live sports, and transmedia — and the roadmap to scale to $1.5–3B by 2036.
Read the storyWe started ShadowForge Media as a small, stubborn studio with a simple hypothesis: original stories and live culture, when built with craft and community, can be more than art — they can be a self-sustaining creative economy. Over the last few years we've launched a collection of divisions — Forge Fight League (FFL), Forge+, ForgeyWorld, 40RUM Films, and the Hammer Index — each one a different engine in the same ecosystem: IP creation, live events, merchandising, and serialized storytelling.
Why multi-pronged IP matters
Film, live sports, and transmedia each have different economics and audiences. Film builds cultural credibility and shelf-life. Live sports (FFL) creates intense, local-to-global audience moments you can monetize repeatedly — tickets, PPV, sponsorships, merch. Transmedia (ForgeyWorld, Forge+) keeps fans inside our sandbox through serialized drops, collectibles, short-form series and community experiences. When these elements are designed to feed one another — films that spotlight a fighter, live events that seed a series, toys that make characters tactile — you get compound returns instead of one-off spikes.
How we monetize attention (and scale)
The playbook is simple, but execution requires discipline:
- Owned IP first. We own the characters, formats, and leagues we create. Ownership unlocks licensing, merchandising, and repeatable content windows.
- Multi-format launches. A film festival premiere → limited digital series → live crossover event → merchandise drop. Each step is another revenue layer.
- Community-driven product design. Fans tell us what they want; we build it fast and sustainably. That reduces inventory risk and increases LTV.
The FFL model — local roots, national reach
Forge Fight League started as small, electrifying fight nights with community gyms. Because we control production, rules, and narrative framing, a game-changing fight becomes promotional content, ticket revenue, PPV, and a brand moment for sponsors. Scale comes from repeatability: consistent events, serialized storytelling around athletes, and a clean sponsorship stack for local and national brands.
Risk-aware growth: regulatory, insurance, production
Combat sports and live events are high-touch businesses. We’ve put real infrastructure in place — legal, sanctioning compliance, insurance strategy, and venue partnerships — to manage risk while maintaining what makes the product raw and immediate.
The roadmap to $1.5–3B by 2036
Ambition without a plan is vanity. Here’s our roadmap — a multi-wave plan that composes revenue streams to reach a large enterprise valuation:
- Years 1–3 (foundation): Build repeatable live events, secure regional sponsorships, and launch 2–3 filmed projects that expand brand recognition.
- Years 3–6 (scale): National PPV distribution for FFL, licensing deals for ForgeyWorld IP, and a subscription/paid community product through Forge+ with exclusive drops.
- Years 6–11 (expansion): Global distribution partnerships, major brand licensing, TV/streaming deals across multiple territories, and scalable merchandising. Enter new verticals (games, toys, experiential touring) with proven IP.
By vertically aligning the revenue — box office/streaming, PPV/live events, recurring subscription services, product licensing, and sponsorship — we model a path to consolidate recurring cashflow and enterprise scale. Concretely: our financial modeling shows a credible path to scale to $1.5–3 billion in gross revenue by 2036 with disciplined reinvestment and solid partner distribution.
Culture, not just growth
Numbers matter, but culture is the engine. We hire storytellers who are producers, athletes who are characters, and partners who understand iterative merchandising. We prioritize creative autonomy with rigorous product cycles. Audiences sense authenticity — that’s the unfair advantage.
Call to action for collaborators
If you’re a creator, a brand, a gym, or an investor who likes building the future out loud — we’re looking to co-create. Drop us a line at ffl@shadowforgemedia.com or visit shadowforgemedia.com/contact.
