What a strange time for “kickboxing” (K-1 rules fighting). The husk that appeared to be K-1 Rising may perhaps be living up to its initial hype as a phoenix-from-the-ashes, as their anticipated Los Angeles event WILL in fact take place, and they have signed a huge television deal on Spike TV in America to boot! […]

American Romie Adanza goes from one rematch to another. The hotly contested decision in his first fight with Andy Howson of Leeds, England was set to be put to the test with a rematch under K-1 rules under the banner of the biggest “kickboxing” promotion in the world. But the broken nose and foot Howson […]

The latest instalment of the K-1 phoenix from the ashes! Having resurrected as a brand under the “K-1 Rising” banner, we were treated to what amounted to “It’s Showtime: K-1 Edition”, complete with Vinny Shoreman on commentary, a bunch of predominantly Showtime fighters, and It’s Showtime style presentation and production. In short, in that Madrid […]

Yes, the It’s Showtime takeover by newly established #1 powerhouse GLORY may still run events under its banner, but it’s not the same. Yes, more top fighters will now undoubtedly fight under one banner, but let’s talk turkey; there’s something special about seeing “K-1″ in writing with an event on the way. And as K-1 […]

Having chalked off world titles in K-1 and Shootboxing’s S-Cup, Andy Souwer just completed the Grand Slam by adding the It’s Showtime championship title to his collection. The new 70kg king took on flying knee specialist Chris Ngimbi, who had promised as far back in December that this – his first It’s Showtime 70MAX title […]

The heavyweight showdown of 2012. The fight we need to see. Ghita was once subordinate to Stefan Leko on Romanian event Local Kombat, fighting for the European version of the WKN title while the Croat-German who engaged in a memorable 1-1 duology with Hari, won its “world” version in the main-event. Those days seem very […]

K-1 returned! The World MAX 2012 began in earnest with a solid showing in Spain, whose capital Madrid hosted some of the world’s finest stand-up fighters for the world’s most exciting light-middleweight tournament, and some heavyweight superfights thrown in for good measure! Badr Hari may have gotten the main billing, and between his and Artur […]

Hello, hello, it’s good to be back it’s good to be back! Liam Gallagher’s dulcet tones alone are worthy to herald the return of the world’s finest kickboxing promotion and one of the most consistently entertaining, high octane martial arts events in the history of professional combat sports. After financial mismanagement, bankruptcy and changes of […]

K-1 Rising: Madrid! The world’s finest kickboxing promotion return tomorrow. Now, just to wet your whistle, here is the video for the weigh ins, due to begin at 11:00am Spanish time (which is one hour ahead of GMT (England), and thus five hours behind Thailand, six hours ahead of USA East Coast, and nine hours […]

Madridistas, prepare for a dose of bombastic combat sports via doorstep delivery, as the phoenix of Japan’s #1 worldwide “kickboxing” promotion hits Spain for it’s rise from the ashes. As we prepare for the awesome spectacle that is K-1 World MAX – despite being bereft of such names as Buakaw Banchamek, Giorgio Petrosyan, Saiyok, Jordan Watson, […]