Why promoters choose SHWDWN
SHWDWN isn't just another ticketing platform. It's the only platform that handles tickets, live streaming, fight cards, fighter payouts, and event management — all in one place.
SHWDWN vs Eventbrite
Great for conferences and community events, but no live streaming, no fight cards, and a higher buyer fee on a typical ticket — £2.33 on a £25 ticket versus £2.00 on SHWDWN.
SHWDWN vs Skiddle
Strong UK discovery and 17M+ tickets sold, but your event competes on their marketplace and there are zero combat sports features. Lower total fees with SHWDWN.
SHWDWN vs Fatsoma
Popular with students and nightlife, with a social fan app and rep system. But a 10% booking fee is one of the highest around — SHWDWN charges 7.5% (minimum £2) with more features included.
SHWDWN vs Bokst
The closest combat-sports competitor — Bokst does tickets, fight cards, fighter sales links, and fighter interest forms, just like SHWDWN. SHWDWN adds automated fighter payouts via Stripe Connect, PPV streaming, checkout upsells (merch, parking, add-ons), lower 7.5% buyer fees, a fan app, and non-combat events — and handles shows of any size.
SHWDWN vs Blue6
Blue6 is strong on the admin half of a fight night: interclub entries, matchmaking, bout sheets, weigh-ins and waivers. Its ticketing is a public event page. SHWDWN gives every fighter their own sales link, attributes each ticket to the fighter who sold it, pays purses out automatically through Stripe, and adds PPV streaming, checkout upsells, a fan app and an embed — with nothing for the promoter to pay.
SHWDWN vs Ticket Tailor
The cheapest option on paper, and genuinely capable for general ticketing — seating charts, buyer emails, door sales. But no combat sports affiliation, no PPV, no fan app, no discovery, and nothing for fight cards, fighter attribution or payouts. A good general box office; not a fight night platform.
Not sure which kind of tool you need?
Our guide to combat sports event software compares the whole category — general ticketing platforms, matchmaking and waiver tools, and platforms that run the commercial side — with published fees for each.
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