The event featured all World Max Champions, top contenders past and present and a number of exciting emerging fighters keen to stake their claim to a spot at this year’s World Max Final Elimination, set for June 28 at the Nippon Budokan.YOKOHAMA, April 4, 2007 — Masato and Andy Souwer rose to the occasion and […]
TOKYO, April 3, 2007 — With the best of the best scheduled to face-off in 11 bouts, tomorrow’s K-1 World Max Elite Showcase event promises to be a night to remember. The Defending and Former World Max Champions will be joined in the ring by the best Max fighters from the past and a number […]
Middleweight Japanese mixed martial arts sensation Hideo Tokoro confirmed his status as an elite Hero’s fighter by submitting Kazuya Yasuhiro in the Main Event tonight at the Hero’s 2007 in Nagoya.NAGOYA, March 12, 2007 — Middleweight Japanese mixed martial arts sensation Hideo Tokoro confirmed his status as an elite Hero’s fighter by submitting Kazuya Yasuhiro […]
Yokohama, March 4, 2007 — Defending K-1 World Grand Prix Champion Sammy Schilt of Holland KO’d veteran slugger Ray Sefo of New Zealand tonight to become the first fighter to wear the new K-1 Super Heavyweight Title Belt. Schilt further distinguished himself as the first K-1 fighter to ever knock Sefo out.With a star-studded card […]
Held at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo’s seaside district of Odaiba, the event kicked off the ’07 World Max season with an abundance of thrilling bouts and a couple of stunning upsets. pics “Courtesy FEG”TOKYO, February 5, 2007 — Appearing in his K-1 debut, Murat Direkci needed just 87 seconds to defeat former World Max […]
TOKYO, January 25 — K-1 announced today it will launch its World Grand Prix 2007 season with an All-Star event in Yokohama. The fightsport organization also outlined plans to create a new weight class, as well as a program to kickstart the development of young Japanese fighters. Joining K-1 Event Producer Sadaharu Tanikawa in the […]
OSAKA, December 31, 2006 — Yoshihiro Akiyama defeated Kazushi Sakuraba in the Main Event, Hideo Tokoro upset mixed martial arts legend Royler Gracie, and Defending K-1 World GP Champion Semmy Schilt beat Peter Graham to notch his sixth-straight win tonight at the K-1 Premium Dynamite ’06 event at the Kyocera Dome Osaka.OSAKA, December 31, 2006 […]
TOKYO, December 2, 2006 — Seidokaikan karate fighter Semmy Schilt dispatched three challengers at the Tokyo Dome tonight en route to victory in the K-1 ’06 World Grand Prix Final. pics “Courtesy FEG” TOKYO, December 2, 2006 — Seidokaikan karate fighter Semmy Schilt dispatched three challengers at the Tokyo Dome tonight en route to victory […]
Jerome LeBanner: “I Will Win!TOKYO, November 30, 2006 — The K-1 World Grand Prix ’06 Final is just two days away, and already the spotlight is focused on the tournament’s first bout between Defending WGP Champion Semmy Schilt of Holland and French kickboxer Jerome LeBanner. The man who be this year’s Grand Champion must of […]
Schilt Seen as Favorite in K-1 World GP Final Pics Courtesy FEGTOKYO, November 27, 2006 — The K-1 World Grand Prix Final is the planet’s premier fightsport event, the annual culmination of scores of elimination tournaments held round the world. Hundreds of hopefuls have fallen by the way, outclassed by the eight elite fighters who […]
