TOKYO, March 14, 2008 — Dreams do come true. After years of anticipation, tomorrow, thousands of fans will pack the Saitama Super Arena and millions more will watch on television across Japan as the world’s best mixed martial arts fighters meet in FEG’s DREAM.1 Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round. The card features seven qualification […]
TOKYO, February 13, 2008 — It’s a dream come true for Japanese mixed martial arts fans — one the world’s premier mixed martial arts fighters, Mirko CroCop, will be returning to Japan to fight in a newly-created, star-studded production. “DREAM,” organized by K-1’s governing body FEG, which will replace the organization’s HERO’s production, it was […]
Last year, K-1 expanded westward from its Japanese home and found great success in Korea.BUDAPEST, February 9, 2008 — Swiss karate stylist Bjorn Bregy beat Poula Mataele in the Main Event, and Hungarian Kempo fighter Attila Karacs brought the crowd to their feet with his penultimate bout victory over Petr Vondracek tonight at the K-1 […]
BUDAPEST, February 8, 2008 — Last year, K-1 expanded westward from Japan and met with great success in Korea. Now, K-1 heads eastward from Holland, bringing a World Grand Prix event to Central Europe for the first time. Tomorrow’s K-1 Europe GP ’08 Final Elimination at the Budapest Sports Arena will qualify fighters for the […]
Held before a sellout crowd at the historic Nippon Budokan, the event featured an eight-man elimination tournament fought under K-1 Max Rules TOKYO, February 2, 2008 — Twenty-five year-old kickboxer Yasuhiro Kido rose from relative unknown to Japan Champion tonight at the K-1 World Max ’08 Japan. Held before a sellout crowd at the historic […]
TOKYO, February 1, 2008 — The K-1 World Max ’08 season kicks off tomorrow with the World Max Japan Tournament. Set at the historic Nippon Budokan, the event features an eight-man elimination tournament fought under K-1 Max Rules (70kg/152lbs weight class; 3min. x 3R Ex.1R). There will also be a couple of Superfights and a […]
TOKYO, January 30, 2008 — In a press conference at the Fuji Television Bldg. in Tokyo’s seaside district of Odaiba, K-1 organizing body FEG today unveiled the format and provisional schedule for the K-1 World Grand Prix ’08. The K-1 World GP is fightsport’s most prestigious event, attracting the world’s best fighters and televised in […]
OSAKA, December 31, 2007 — Veteran Japanese fighter Kazushi Sakuraba, 36, beat Masakatsu Funaki in the Main Event tonight at the K-1 Premium Dynamite!! Also victorious at the New Year’s Eve fightsport extravaganza were Kid Yamamoto, Bob Sapp, and 16 year-old karate stylist Yudai.OSAKA, December 31, 2007 — Veteran Japanese fighter Kazushi Sakuraba, 36, beat […]
Schilt’s third-consecutive WGP Championship is unprecedented in K-1 history.YOKOHAMA, December 8, 2007 — Semmy Schilt of Holland turned aside all challengers tonight to win the K-1 World Grand Prix 07 Final at the Yokohama Arena. Schilt’s third-consecutive WGP Championship is unprecedented in K-1 history. Along with fightsports’ most coveted belt, the 34 year-old seidokaikan karate […]
TOKYO, December 7, 2007 — On a cool and sunny afternoon, from high atop an outdoor stage in Tokyo’s seaside Odaiba, the eight men who would be K-1 World Grand Prix 07 Champion met the media and fans on the eve of fightsports’ ultimate showdown.TOKYO, December 7, 2007 — On a cool and sunny afternoon, […]
