The world's premier kickboxing promotion, K-1, is set to conclude its 17th annual World Grand Prix tournament tonight in Yokohama, Japan, and BloodyElbow.com has you covered with live results and commentary. Join in the discussion as MMA heavyweight Alistair Overeem tries to topple some of K-1's living legends in the finals of this year-long tourney.
Sergei Kharitonov will make his international kickboxing debut.
via middleeasy.com PLENTY of news and rumors in Japan, so lets get started. First, Head Kick Legend reports that DREAM's Tanigawa recently stated that Sengoku/DREAM/K-1 Voltron Co-Promotion is...
K-1 MAX 2009 Tournament Final Results
DREAM event producer Keiichi Sasahara and FEG executive Sadaharu Tanigawa today formally announced "FieLDS Dynamite!! 2009" for December 31st. Tanigawa said he expects nearly 40,000 fans to pack Saitama Super Arena this New Year's Eve, and therefore will have to make "an all-star show." Dynamite!! 2009 December 31, 2009 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan Rumored Fights Main Event - K-1 Rules Masato vs. Andy Souwer III "Masato’s fight is currently the plan for main event of the night. However, it isn’t sure that the fight will be against this years MAX champion. A potential opponent is also Andy Souwer (winning the MAX GP or not), who Masato has never beaten in K-1." - Nightmare of Battle DREAM Lightweight Title Fight Shinya Aoki (22-4, 1 NC / champion) vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri (25-5-2) Super Hulk Tournament Finals Ikuhisa Minowa (43-30-8) vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (7-4) Rumored Participants Shinya Aoki Badr Hari Tatsuya Kawajiri Jerome Le Banner Alistair Overeem Kazushi Sakuraba Hayato "Mach" Sakurai Tim Sylvia Kiyoshi Tamura Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto
