For the first time, K-1 will announce the Final 16 pairings for the 2009 World Grand Prix on its official website tomorrow at 3PM Tokyo local time (2 AM ET / 11 PM PT).
Participants
Remy Bonjasky, Badr Hari, Errol Zimmerman, Peter Aerts, Jerome Le Banner, Ruslan Karaev, Ewerton Teixeira, Semmy Schilt, Keijiro "Kyotaro" Maeda, Zabit Samedov, Singh "Heart" Jaideep, Daniel Ghita, Musashi, Alistair Overeem, Melvin Manhoef
Rumored Matches
Melvin Manhoef vs. Remy Bonjasky
Musashi vs. Ewerton Texeira
Alistair Overeem vs. Peter Aerts
Daniel Ghita vs. Semmy Schilt
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Chris Nelson
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I thought Overeem will fight Mighty Mo on October? Now he has to win without injuring himself here, and fight less than a month later?
Or was the fight canceled or something?
It’s not unheard of for Overeem. He fought Badr Hari and Gary Goodridge about a month apart last year.
by Chris Nelson on Aug 31, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice to see Overeem defending his title…
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by Cory Braiterman on Aug 31, 2009 2:27 PM EDT reply actions
Kind of pointless for him to fight anyone in Strikeforce except the winner of Fedor/Rogers.
by Chris Nelson on Aug 31, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe if his last win hadn’t come over a glorified LHW who actually had him in bad positions
by Austin Martin on Aug 31, 2009 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
how can Werdum not be considered a worth while fight
considering he already beat Overeem. I think everyone is seriously underestimationg Werdum because of one fluke KO.
From the Sherdog forums:
It’s on a Saturday so the chances are pretty good it will be live on HDNet. But then again, HDNet has been delaying recent K-1 events up to 3 weeks and airing the events out of order so anything is possible. In the end, it doesn’t really matter because fans will be able to watch it live through alternative means.
From my buddy Mike:
By the way guys… we have a HEaP of LIVE stuff coming up on HDNet including all these shows LIVE:
XFC 9 from Florida
Adrenaline from Iowa
Sengoku X from Tokyo
K-1 Final 16 from Seoul
MFC from Edmonton
DREAM 11 from Tokyo
by MMASuPreMaCy on Aug 31, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions
AHA! gotcha!
you DO work for HDNet…
Look at the spelling of HEaP! that’s not mike, that’s SuPreMaCy talking! hahahahahhaahha. :P
by Anton Tabuena on Aug 31, 2009 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions












