Why CombatAI

Fighting is a pursuit of self-mastery.

We built CombatAI because we identify with that pursuit ourselves. In our work and our lives, we believe progress comes from honest reflection, continual learning, and the discipline to become better than we were before.

What we believe

Fighting is one of the purest forms of self-development.

It exposes what is understood, what holds under pressure, and what still needs work. That honesty is demanding. It is also what makes the pursuit meaningful.

We exist to help fighters keep becoming the best version of themselves.

Why it is personal

Built by people who believe in continual improvement.

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Brian Hunt, Christopher Parisi, and Tyler Sansone became friends in high school in Chester, New Jersey. Their shared interest in MMA continued through college, their professional lives, and Tyler’s active training and competition at 10th Planet.

Engineering, law, business, and combat sports demand the same habits they value in fighters: study the evidence, confront what is not working, learn, and iterate with discipline. That is why the pursuit of mastery is more than language for the founders. It is a standard they recognize in their own work.

The company began when fighters at Tyler’s gym needed better information for fight planning. The founders saw a way to uncover and organize more of the available evidence without displacing the coach who understands the athlete and owns the final plan.

How the belief shapes CombatAI

Build for learning, not dependency.

CombatAI is designed to deepen the fighter-coach conversation, make evidence easier to examine, and turn preparation into a repeatable improvement practice.

Reveal

Surface patterns, risks, and changes across the available footage.

Explain

Connect findings to the exchanges and evidence behind them.

Strengthen

Give fighters and coaches a deeper foundation for intentional preparation.

Our method

The principles behind the product.

Every feature should make preparation more aware, understandable, deliberate, adaptable, and human.

01

Awareness

Reveal what is easy to miss.

02

Understanding

Explain how and why it happened.

03

Intentional preparation

Translate knowledge into targeted work.

04

Adaptability

Prepare to recognize and solve change.

05

Conviction

Build trust justified by disciplined preparation.

06

Human judgment

Strengthen the corner; never replace it.

What CombatAI builds

Tools for shared, evidence-backed preparation.

CombatAI builds opponent and self-analysis reports, fighter and coaching portals, memberships, and shared workflows for studying footage and preparing together.

The report is the product. The pursuit of mastery is the reason it exists.

Complementary roles

Three disciplines. One standard.

The founders combine product engineering, organizational direction, and direct relationships with fighters and coaches.

Build

Brian Hunt

Co-Founder & Lead Software Engineer

Brian leads software and product engineering. His systems background shapes how complex fight information becomes a clear, usable experience.

He studied Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rowan University and has trained in combat sports.

Align

Christopher Parisi

Co-Founder & General Manager

Christopher connects CombatAI’s technical, business, and combat-sports perspectives and keeps complex product decisions understandable.

His background spans mechanical engineering and patent law, including study at Rowan University and the University of Miami.

Connect

Tyler Sansone

Co-Founder & Director of Fighter Relations

Tyler keeps the company connected to the real preparation needs of fighters, coaches, and gyms.

He is an active 10th Planet practitioner and competitor with a background in Sports Management and Legal Studies from Albright College.

The long-term vision

Build an atmosphere of greatness around every fighter.

We are building toward a future where deep, understandable, evidence-backed preparation is available throughout combat sports—and where technology earns its place by strengthening the people, relationships, and disciplined work already in the corner.

See the work

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See how CombatAI turns fight footage into structured evidence for fighters and coaches.

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