MeetFighters News

Dear Fighters,

MeetFighters Online Training Next Week!

We are happy about the strong interest in our MeetFighters online training idea!

Because of this demand, we’re running two free pilot sessions. Check out the events below for details:

• Session A - MeetFighters Online Training
  • Europe (CEST): Tuesday, 26th at 08:00
  • US Eastern (EDT): Tuesday, 26th at 2:00 am
  • US Pacific (PDT): Monday, 25th at 11:00 pm
• Session B - MeetFighters Online Training
  • Europe (CEST): Wednesday, 26th at 19:30
  • US Eastern (EDT): Wednesday, 26th at 1:30 pm
  • US Pacific (PDT): Wednesday, 26th at 10:30 am

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Group Feature: Future Opponents

Our Combat Calendar and Future Opponents feature is very popular with more than 1,000 public matches have already been organized through it!

With today’s update, you can now also organize group future opponents. Instead of just 1-on-1, you can add up to 10 opponents. A new “Invite Member” button makes this easy and helps everyone find a common time slot by suggesting and confirming availability.

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Next Week: Folsom

This is the last update before Folsom next week. We hope to see many of you at our booth in Berlin!

• Visit us at the WatchFighters & MeetFighters booth FO22
• Saturday, 30th of August – from 11:30 to 21:00
• Interested? Join the MeetFighters event to show your participation and receive updates.

Best Regards,
MeetFighters

Dear Fighters,

MeetFighters Online Training - please help us by filling out the survey below.
Perfect for your office lunch break or after work.
Hanging out in our chat room? Come over and join the session.

The Idea

Training alone is tough. That’s why we’re launching MeetFighters Online Training, guided fitness sessions for the whole community.

The first session is free, starting next week.
Our trainer focuses on mobility, injury prevention, and building fitness for both beginners and advanced members.

The Trainer

The online training will be led by Daniel.

Daniel is 24 years old, has been studying sports for over 5 years, and has been providing personal training (online and in person) for 4 years.

Education & Certifications

• BSc in Sport and Recreation Organisation, specialised in Health Promotion
• Certified Sports Rehabilitation Trainer
• Certified in Movement Stereotype & Movement Analysis
• Certified in Kinesiotaping
• Certified in Spine & Fitness

What our group training aims for

• Improve body composition
• Lose body fat
• Gain strength and muscle mass
• Increase flexibility
• Build a solid general fitness level

The First Test Training

If you, our community, are in favor of this concept, we plan to have one large training session per week, and additional small-group trainings (around 3–7 people) spread across the week. Smaller groups make it possible for Daniel to correct your exercises and provide more personalized feedback.

This is very fluid, and we will develop it together with the community.

What do you need for our first fitness training?

• A computer or smartphone that can run Zoom calls
• Ideally some dumbbells and a soft surface like a mat
• 1 hour of your time to join the training
• Water to stay hydrated
• Sports clothing, shoes, and a towel
• A camera is optional; it is up to you if you want to share your video

📅 Planned between 24th and 26th of August

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The Survey

Before we launch, we’d love to gather some input to create online training and help Daniel prepare:

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1) Would you join such an online fitness training regularly?

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2) Are you interested in personalised smaller groups (3–7 people)?

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3) Are you interested in personal 1-on-1 training?

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4) How often do you train?

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5) How would you describe your fitness level?

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6) What fitness equipment do you have at home?

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7) What’s your main training goal?

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Any other ideas or comments on how you like the idea, now that winter is slowly approaching again? - Let us know!

Stay healthy!

Best Regards,
MeetFighters

Dear Fighters, 

New App Version 3.0.0:

Two years ago, we launched our app as a proof of concept to see how many of you would use it on a daily basis. The layout was mostly technical and functional, and more components got glued on over time.

Now we took the time and invested the money to have the app professionally redesigned, and the result is now live in your App Store or Play Store with the Version 3.0 update.

But this update brings much more than better looks and improved intuitiveness. The interactive map, the first part of the What's New page with picture section, future opponents, meetup page, more search options, and many smaller changes and bug fixes are all part of it.

We also added a new authentication system behind the scenes. Now, the app will sign you in securely and seamlessly on the main site if a link points to a part of the site not yet available in the app. No more logging in again when you follow such a link.

Server Migration Complete: 

New Home for MeetFighters!

Some of you might remember the MeetFighters outage back in March 2024. 

As we promised, we took action. Performance issues you may have noticed in April to June were still happening while we were on the old provider. But that’s now behind us. Last month, we completed the move to a new provider and data center. The migration was smooth, and ever since, MeetFighters has been running perfectly. 

To ensure we’re even better prepared for the future, we’ve also set up a hot standby system, hosted by another company in another country, that mirrors the main server in real-time and can take over instantly if needed. (Well, with the push of a button, so someone still has to be awake for that.) 

New Merch!

We’ve finally updated our Merch Shop with three brand new MeetFighters-themed designs after WresteFest Berlin and before Folsom.

If you grab one, you get a cool shirt, but also support MeetFighters directly. If the usual perks of a contribution aren’t your thing, maybe we can tempt you with a cool shirt? Every shirt helps us cover rising server costs and supports the community in more ways than you might realize. 

Over the past year, we’ve reinvested across all our platforms, putting more than $50,000 directly into community events, such as WrestleFest worldwide. These events require significant time and effort from organizers and helpers, but also need genuine financial backing to continue growing and remaining accessible to everyone. 

So if you feel like showing some love for the site, the sport, and the people behind it… 

🏪Check out our shop with the fresh designs!

 

Folsom 2025 in Berlin 

And speaking of events, as mentioned, MeetFighters & WatchFighters will be at Folsom 2025 in Berlin. Folsom is a non-profit organization that stands up for the rights and visibility of all fetishes, including our fighting fetish. We are happy that our local event organiser, SlovakLeo, has agreed to take on the entertainment coordination and help us create a performance at our booth and even on the stage. We invite all our members to come by and visit us on Saturday, August 30th, between 10:00 and 22:00 in Berlin. 

Join the MeetFighters Folsom Event if you plan to participate.

Stay Safe! 

🏪And don't forget to check out our shop, or support us directly with a contribution.

Best Regards, 

MeetFighters

PS: Enjoying the MeetFighters experience? Show your support with a 5-star rating and review on the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. Your feedback helps us grow and reach more like-minded individuals. Thank you! ❤️💪

Dear All, 

Folsom Europe is a famous annual queer festival in Berlin. And for the first time, we are attending this event and have a 9 x 3 meter stand, including 3 x 3 meters of wrestling mats! (We'll also have seating, drinks, and a punching bag.) 

   

Join Us at Folsom

We invite everyone in our community to join and visit us at the Folsom Street Fair on Saturday, August 30, 2025, from 10:00 to 22:00.  You’ll be able to wrestle, hang out, take pictures, join games and competitions, and win prizes.

Represent Our Community

In addition, we're looking for a small group of passionate members to help represent your channel, our fetish, our sport, and the MeetFighters / WatchFighters community.

The idea is to "show, not tell": let people visiting Folsom see what we do for real. In addition to wrestling, there will be opportunities to chat with fans, pose for photos, and maybe even hand out discount codes for your channel. You are also welcome to create content on the mats, film, live stream, or just play around. 

We’ll provide:

• Branded singlets, shorts, and towels (yours to keep!)

• Drinks and snacks, 

• A shower to stay fresh throughout the day

We considered a budget to hire entertainers, but honestly, we’d much rather give that opportunity to members of our community who actually understand what our platform and kink are all about.

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Take the Stage

   

Furthermore, we’re also preparing a live show on the Folsom stage and are looking for members who want to help us bring it to life. Show the world what our community is about.

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Recap: 

• 📍 Folsom Europe in Berlin: August 27–31, 2025 
• 🎪 Street Fair Festival: Saturday, August 30 (main event day!) 
• 🕙 Time: 10:00–22:00 
• ✅ We’re looking for creators, volunteers, photographers, and social media pros to bring the stand to life, showcase our fetish, assist with running the stand, and capture the day.
• 🎶 Take part in our live stage show.

If you're in, please confirm your availability for that weekend. More details will follow soon. 

👉 Questions? Ideas? Ready to say yes? Comment below or contact us over support.

Looking forward to seeing you there,

MeetFighters  

Hello Fighters,

Introducing: Improved Profile verification

Picture verification was first introduced to MeetFighters in January 2017. It received a bunch of updates, but ultimately stayed the same system.
It is one of our many steps we take at MeetFighters to keep fakers out and help you find genuine verified profiles.

With the advances of technology, this 8-year-old system reached its challenges - even for a relatively small site like ours - the criminal energy put into it by some members (or should we say, ex-members) was surprisingly high.

To counter that, we developed video verification, which replaces our picture verification, setting the bar of required criminal energy significantly higher to fake your identity.

Our dedication to your privacy

We also decided to build this system from the ground up locally on our server and not use existing 3rd party services, which harvest more data than necessary and might provide it to third parties. Instead, our solution is built in-house and only stored on our local server (following some of the strongest data protection regulations available in the European GDPR act). And we only ask and store information necessary to approve or reject your verification attempt. Of course, the data is not shared or sold.

Because we build the system completely in-house, it might not be as polished and smooth as the one from mega corporations and might even include some bugs or glitches with certain browser versions or cameras. If you stumble over such issues, please let us know so we can fix it as soon as possible, just as we did with our original picture verification system.

Despite the new name, video verification, the end result won't change. After a successful verification, your chosen picture becomes the green tick, which cascades up, making your profile verified.

Free contributor status for 30 days!

As a bonus, each member who uses the new verification for the first time (even if you are already verified!) will receive a 30-day Bronze contribution status for free. (For members who have already contributed, your contribution status will be extended by 30 days too) - I know many might think that sounds like we want to harvest your data, but in fact, we just want to get as many users as possible to use the system so we can monitor and polish our integration. And of course, we want to stay an honest site with real people; a high-quality user base is easily worth 30 days of possible missed earnings.

To help introduce this new system and provide a full overview, watch our video we created:

• Click here to (re)verify your account and grab the 30 day contribution status

If you have any questions or comments, please post them below.

Best Regards,
Admin