Where to watch robot fights: BattleBots, NHRL, REK, URKL and Extreme Robots, online and in person

Robot fighting is spread across very different formats: free online series, streamed tournaments, small fight nights in a city storefront and touring arena shows. This guide sums up, league by league, where the sources we opened say you can follow the action, online or in person. Upcoming dates are on our events calendar and live coverage on our live page.

BattleBots: free on YouTube, live in Las Vegas

The 2026 BattleBots Pro League is a 20-episode season with 24 robots. BattleBots streams it only on its own YouTube channel, free worldwide, with no streaming or cable subscription needed, according to the league's Pro League page and its February 2026 announcement. That announcement also says broadcasters outside YouTube will carry the series internationally in early 2027.

To see the robots in person, BattleBots runs a live show at its arena in Las Vegas, which has about 1,000 seats. Tickets are sold through the league's official ticket site. The next event on our calendar is Creature Combat II on 31 October 2026.

NHRL: free on DAZN

The NHRL announced a multi-year deal with DAZN on 15 May 2026. Under that deal, every World Championship Pro Tour event is free to watch on DAZN, for fans worldwide, according to Advanced Television. Still to come this season: Pro Tour Round 3 on 7 November and the World Championship finals on 5 December.

REK: San Francisco fight nights

REK stages humanoid fights in San Francisco and opened a storefront on Van Ness Avenue in July 2026. At a February 2026 night, Rest of World reported that hundreds of spectators paid around 60 to 80 dollars each. REK's clips draw large audiences on YouTube: SFist counted 8.2 million views for one video. After REK's 18 September 2026 fights, the California State Athletic Commission ordered REK to stop unapproved contests involving humans in the state; the order as quoted does not mention robot-against-robot fights.

URKL: streamed from China

The URKL opened its season in Shenzhen on 16 July 2026, broadcast live on several platforms, according to the 21st Century Business Herald, which did not name them. Group play was scheduled to start in October in Beijing, Zhengzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen, and the finals are planned between December 2026 and January 2027, IT Home reported.

Extreme Robots: live arena shows in the UK

Extreme Robots is a touring live show in which more than 30 heavyweight robots, some known from Robot Wars and BattleBots, fight for a heavyweight title in a double-walled arena. The next stop on our calendar is Gloucester, at the GL1 leisure centre, with shows on 14 and 15 November 2026; official tickets are sold through Eventim.

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