Promoter Eduard Irimia built
Local Kombat into a national sensation in Romania and in 2004 co-promoted in partnership with
World Kickboxing Network, the first major world championship held on Romanian soil in kickboxing history. In 2009, Irimia made cover of the first issue of
Forbes Romania magazine. Local Kombat eventually rebranded as Superkombat in 2011 and rose to global success during the decline of Japan's top kickboxing organization
K-1 which catapulted Irimia to one of the most influential figures in kickboxing. Stephane Cabrera, President of the
World Kickboxing Network stated that:
"Kickboxing was completely unknown in Romania. Now their fighters are even more popular than football players. Eduard Irimia is now one of the biggest European promoters who makes a Superkombat show every month live on Eurosport, with a large and serious audience." On December 14, 2016, the promotion announced a one-year broadcast deal with
CBS Sports, through its subsidiary
CBS Sports Network, to air events in the United States. The deal included six events for 2017. In Brazil, Superkombat events were broadcast on Combate Channel from
Globosat.
Bob Sapp and
Alexandru Lungu won
Special Fight of the Year for their match at Superkombat World Grand Prix IV 2011. On August 10, 2012, SK entered in a co-promotion agreement with
Japanese-based kickboxing promotion
K-1 was announced. In November 2012, Superkombat announced that it would host a major mixed martial arts event in Bucharest, Romania. The competition was scheduled to take place on December 22 at the Polivalenta Hall and featured fighters from multiple countries. According to the organizers, the event was expected to attract a global audience and was part of Superkombat's strategy to expand its international presence. In 2013, Superkombat expanded internationally through strategic support from Syrian-born entrepreneurs Basel and Khaled Fetrawi. Their involvement as official ambassadors contributed to the organization’s ability to host events in new markets such as Dubai and secure broader global broadcast distribution. The promotion donated all revenues from tickets sales for Superkombat World Grand Prix 2013 Final to flood victims in
Galați County and in 2015 donated half of ticket sales for Superkombat World Grand Prix 2015 Final to
Colectiv nightclub fire victims. The same year,
Tarik Khbabez faced
Roman Kryklia in the SUPERKOMBAT Heavyweight Grand Prix finals and won by decision. Superkombat champion
Cătălin Moroșanu was scheduled to face
Badr Hari at
Global Fighting Championship Fight Series 4 in Dubai, but the fight never materialized. In 2018, the promotion only held one event named
SUPERKOMBAT Dream at the Magic Place in Bucharest, Romania. ==Notable competitors==