The inaugural FISU University World Cup Combat Sports took place in Samsun, Türkiye in 2022 welcoming 943 athletes from 46 countries. This unique event for FISU saw six sports come together to feature their top university-athletes in boxing, karate, muaythai, SAMBO, wrestling and wushu.
Each of these sports previously featured individually as FISU World University Championships, or in some cases as part of past FISU World University Games. FISU University World Cups feature athletes representing their universities rather than their countries, as is the case at FISU World Championships and FISU Games.