--- title: "Watch this knockout from a modern-day Medieval knight fight" description: "Fully armored, Medieval knight-style sword fighting is a sport in Russia now. And it's freaking incredible. Watch it on We Are the Mighty!" date: "2021-03-23" modified: "2021-03-23" authors: - name: "Blake Stilwell" job_title: "Editor-In-Chief, Air Force Veteran" link: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/blake/" url: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/watch/medieval-sword-fighting/" categories: - "Entertainment" - "Sports" tags: - "Russia" --- # Watch this knockout from a modern-day Medieval knight fight ![]() Fully armored, Medieval knight-style sword fighting is a sport in Russia now. And it's freaking incredible. --- M-1 Global is a Russian mixed martial arts company that has a Medieval "Knight Fight" circuit. The fighting began with jousting, but proved so popular, one-on-one fighting was a natural next step. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCLm4pK5orc "I liked the fans' reaction when we did it for the first time in St. Petersburg at M-1 Challenge 50," M-1 Founder Vadim Finkelchtein told [Marc Raimondi from MMAFighting.com](). "At that time, the knight fight was to fill the pause between the undercard and main card fights. If we find enough fighters to make enough fights, we will have a separate medieval show with its own weight categories, title fights and champions." That was 2015, and it's taken off since then. In August 2016, M-1 Medieval featured some hardcore head-to-head combat. Just watch one of these knights make the other one eat his shield until he passes out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlCQ2pBob5Q The modern-day knights use blunted swords, and cannot use submission holds or strikes to the back of the neck, spine, feet or ankles. And even though these are fully-armored knight fights, as you can see from the video above, knockouts are still a distinct possibility. ## Author Blake Stilwell is We Are The Mighty's Editor-in-Chief, covering military news, entertainment, and history, along with veteran education, employment and entrepreneurship. He is a former U.S. Air Force combat cameraman with degrees in Graphic Design, Television and Film, International Relations, Public Relations, Business Management and Middle Eastern Affairs. After leaving the military, he began working in film and television production in New York and Los Angeles, work that included ABC News, NBC Olympics, and HBO Sports. He then spent two years in Washington with White House Communications, before joining the Near East Foundation. At NEF he served as an International Development Fellow, then Communications Officer, and finally, Media Officer for the Middle East and Africa. Based in the Palestinian Territory, he coordinated strategic communications between eight country offices, international media, and government and NGO partners. He began a career focused on writing and editing in 2015 with We Are The Mighty. He left in 2019 for Military.com, but returned as Editor-in-Chief in 2025. Blake’s work has been seen on CBS News, Fox News, CBC, The Chicago Tribune, Task & Purpose, Military Times, Recoil, Skillset, American History, and was shockingly even used in a Supreme Court argument. He is an avid traveler and small business owner in Ohio, where he spends most of his energy fixing up a very old house. ### Author social links [Facebook]() [Twitter]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()