Overview

• The nation-versus-nation season assembles 48 competitors from Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, the Philippines, Thailand and Turkey into eight six-person teams.
• National squads are fronted by combat-sports stars including Manny Pacquiao for the Philippines, Robert Whittaker for Australia, Yushin Okami for Japan, Superbon for Thailand and UFC pioneer Kim Jong-hyun for Korea.
• Notable team members include Olympic gold medalist Yun Sung-bin, Physical: 100 Season 2 winner Amotti, Dong Hyun Kim, Kana Watanabe, Mongolian wrestling standout Orkhonbayar Bayarsaikhan and Turkish oil wrestling champion Recep Kara.
• The competition blends tests of strength, strategy and teamwork with cultural events such as Korean ssireum, Mongolian wrestling, Turkish oil wrestling and muay Thai.
• Reporting notes uncertainty over whether the named team leaders will compete directly or serve as non-competing captains.