Editor-in-Chief
Dan Kuhl has been following MMA since the first Ultimate Fighting Championship in 1993. He holds belts in multiple martial arts disciplines, including a second-degree brown belt in Kenpo and a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under two-time world champion Matt Jubera. Dan has an M.B.A. in Finance and Investment Management and a B.S. in Horticulture. Prior to joining Combat Press, his work appeared on The MMA Corner.
Editor
Matt is a lifelong fan of martial arts who, like many others, caught MMA fever after watching Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar during the first season of The Ultimate Fighter. Since then, his passion for combat sports has grown to include Muay Thai, kickboxing, boxing and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. A lifelong East Coast resident, Matt has lived in Philadelphia, Boston and now resides in his home state of Maryland.
Staff Writer
Timothy Wheaton is a combat sports writer who covers MMA, Kickboxing, and Muay Thai. He has been an avid follower of these sports since 2005. In addition to interviews and articles, Tim has covered the UFC, GLORY Kickboxing, and Bellator in person. Tim also works with a host of other media sites such as Calf Kick Sports, MuayThai, Fighters First, The Fight Site, and Beyond Kickboxing. Tim is the authority on kickboxing and MMA journalist who has covered K-1 Kickboxing, RISE Kickboxing, RWS Muay Thai, PRIDE FC, UFC, GLORY Kickboxing, Bellator, ONE Championship, and plenty more.
Staff Writer
Jake's focus is talking about MMA in the most entertaining way. His work has appeared on Overtime Heroics and MMA Island.
Staff Writer
Andrew is a lifelong follower of combat sports. His passion began as a child and has only grown as an adult. Andrew holds a bachelor's degree from Pepperdine University and a master's from Texas A & M University. Outside of combat sports, Andrew currently works as a program manager for an aerospace manufacturing company. He has trained Muay Thai for seven years and continues to spar and train on the weekends when time permits.
Staff Writer
Riley Kontek is a Chicago-land native that has been an addict of mixed martial arts since the first Chuck Liddell-Tito Ortiz encounter. He is a Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report MMA. In addition to that, he used to host a weekly radio show on MMA. His work has also appeared on The MMA Corner. Though he has no formal training in mixed martial arts, Riley is a master in the art of hockey fighting.
Anton Tabuena has been covering MMA, boxing, jiujitsu, basketball and other sports since 2009. He is the former Managing Editor for Bloody Elbow, with other work appearing in SB Nation, MMA Fighting and others. He has also fought various times in Muay Thai, MMA and kickboxing.
Staff Writer
A professional journalist since 1990, Guido Colombo reports of combat sports for www.gazzetta.it, the most viewed all sports news site in Italy. He also writes for multiple Italian fight blogs. Guido is a former member of Bellator Italy press office and an MMA, kickboxing and grappling coach. He manages professional fighters in Italy, as well as other countries.
Photographer
Phil has been capturing the world with a lens over the last decade. He has shot numerous sports including ice hockey, motocross and rodeo. However, Phil's true calling has come in the form of shooting combat sports.
Staff Writer
Ruslan is a sport journalist from the Ukraine. More than a decade of Muay Thai practice and kickboxing observation has given him the passion and inspiration to write about kickboxing for Combat Press.
Tim Bissell has been covering combat sports since 2014. He was a longtime writer, editor and deputy site manager for Bloody Elbow. Tim has also written for MMA Mania and OutSports. Tim also owns and operates Sumo Stomp! on Substack. Outside of MMA writing, Tim also makes table-top games and is training to become a social worker.