The Big Kickboxing News & Rumors Thread [2024]

[K1power]

ONE Friday Fights 73 Results

ONE Fight Night 24 Results

KNOCK OUT 2024 VOL.4 Results

[K1power]

Happening this Weekend:

Friday
- ONE Friday Fights 74

Saturday
- MFC Showdown 40

[K1power]

https://www.instagram.com/p/C-M6PIJtfkV

[Shadess]

Kunlun is starting some new line of events. Supposedly grand(er) scale events on last Saturday of every month at big arenas in big cities.

There will also be boxing on the events with IBA.

We shall see how this goes. Sounds like this would be an ongoing thing, but I could see it stop pretty quickly if and when it doesn't go so well.

[K1power]

Happy for him to get this opportunity, but hope it doesn't mess with his K-1 participation.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C-VTgHvoSp1

[K1power]

TikTok star accuses Alex Pereira of rape during UFC 302 fight week

Hope it turns out there's nothing to this, but it's not looking good.

[K1power]

KANA has left K-1. Not sure where she's going. Glory doesn't really have a women's division anymore. ONE, maybe?

[Shadess]

Must be to ONE.

[K1power]

https://www.instagram.com/p/C-Sp9cRo0Rz

[K1power]

The Kickfighting Roundup #4: Hirotaka Asahisa Outguns Zhang Lanpei, Tatsuya Oiwa Finally Claims Krush Title, Luo Chao Proves Himself Against Ulianov

[K1power]

K-1 signs business partnership with major US media company CSI SPORTS for global distribution and broadcasting



Not sure if they're a noteworthy player, but good to see steps being taken to get the product out there.

[Shadess]

Very BS press release.

This is the company that 10 years ago signed a broadcast deal with K-1 and never got a single event delivered to them. They were having legal battles for ages and finally reached a settlement very recently. Think it was essentially either K-1 pay them or (probably) finally pretty much just give them the broadcast rights.

I doubt this is a very good deal for K-1, but it should at least be the end to their broadcast woes outside Japan.

[K1power]

Urabe Koya joining his brother Hirotaka in retirement. They've both had good runs.
I'm sure they'll pop up again in trainer capacity.

[larsenator]

Aug 9, 2024 11:37:31 GMT 1 K1power said:

K-1 signs business partnership with major US media company CSI SPORTS for global distribution and broadcasting



Not sure if they're a noteworthy player, but good to see steps being taken to get the product out there.

Oh my god........!!!!!  

[shkibb]

Aug 9, 2024 13:23:04 GMT 1 K1power said:

Urabe Koya joining his brother Hirotaka in retirement. They've both had good runs.
I'm sure they'll pop up again in trainer capacity.

Koya has had his own gym and has been training fighters for several years now, since around 2020. It's called Alonza fitness. He's always there cornering his guys at K-1 and Krush events.