Editorial Policy
Accuracy, fairness, and transparency.
The principles governing HanPunch reporting, sourcing, corrections, opinion content, advertising relationships, and editorial decision-making.
Covering combat sports responsibly.
HanPunch Media provides accurate, fair, and informative coverage of Korean MMA, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Asian combat sports, martial arts culture, athlete development, and industry news.
These standards apply to HanPunch staff members, editors, guest contributors, and other individuals producing editorial content for the publication.
Editorial Independence
HanPunch Media maintains editorial independence from promoters, athletes, teams, sponsors, advertisers, affiliated organizations, and other outside parties.
Advertising, sponsorship, personal relationships, event access, and commercial partnerships do not determine editorial conclusions or prevent appropriate reporting.
Accuracy and Verification
We strive to verify material information before publication using reliable and relevant sources.
Sources may include:
- Official event organizations and promotions
- Athletic commissions and governing bodies
- Athlete representatives
- Coaches, teams, and gyms
- Direct interviews
- Public records and official statements
- Firsthand reporting and event results
When information cannot be independently verified, its status should be made clear to readers. Content may be identified as analysis, opinion, rumor, preliminary information, or developing news when appropriate.
Corrections Policy
When a possible factual error is brought to our attention, HanPunch will review the relevant information and make an appropriate correction when warranted.
Material corrections may include an editor’s note or other disclosure explaining what was changed. Minor spelling, formatting, or grammatical edits may be corrected without a separate notice when they do not alter the meaning of an article.
Include the article URL, the information you believe is inaccurate, and any supporting documentation.
Opinion Content
Opinion articles, editorials, predictions, reviews, and analysis pieces reflect the views of their respective authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of HanPunch Media, its editors, or its other contributors.
Opinion-oriented content should be clearly labeled and should not present personal interpretation as independently verified fact.
Sponsored Content
Sponsored content, paid partnerships, advertising relationships, affiliate relationships, and promotional material will be disclosed to readers when applicable.
HanPunch maintains a separation between advertising and editorial content. Sponsors and advertisers do not receive approval rights over independent news coverage unless content is explicitly identified as sponsored or promotional.
AI-Assisted Content
HanPunch may use artificial-intelligence-assisted tools to support research, translation, transcription, organization, editing, and content production.
AI-generated output is not treated as an independently reliable source. Material facts should be reviewed against appropriate sources, and all published editorial content is reviewed by a human editor before publication.
Source Transparency
Whenever reasonably possible, HanPunch cites original sources and provides attribution to interviews, athletes, teams, promotions, organizations, publications, videos, and official statements.
Anonymous or confidential sourcing should be used carefully and only when there is a legitimate editorial reason to protect the source’s identity.
Commitment to Readers
HanPunch aims to serve the combat sports community through responsible reporting and respectful coverage of athletes, coaches, teams, promotions, and other industry participants.
We continuously review our editorial standards as HanPunch grows and as the needs of our readers and the combat sports community develop.