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Post by K1power on Feb 16, 2016 9:21:05 GMT 1
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Post by K1power on Feb 16, 2016 9:24:42 GMT 1
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Post by Shadess on Feb 16, 2016 16:40:02 GMT 1
Well it is something that should have  Kind of rooting for K-1 on this. K-1 Global is still K-1 and they should own all their footage. |
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Post by K1power on Feb 16, 2016 18:26:50 GMT 1
I don't disagree at all, just that they were pretty much dead for a year and didn't care to inform anyone about any - if at all - upcoming plans. All we got were some rumors from Dave. I want updates on any future plans, their relationship with K-1 Japan etc. Not just them resurrecting for the topic of content ownership.
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Post by dvewlsh on Feb 17, 2016 0:36:01 GMT 1
I kinda want to see them go all-in on K-1 Japan, but to add Heavyweight back into the mix or something. Then again, they have most of the best at their weight classes right now and if they couldn't get the top heavyweights it would be pretty worthless.
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Post by fartsmeller on Feb 17, 2016 1:06:46 GMT 1
I feel like K-1 Japan has found its niche, and it's a fucking excellent one at that. I could see the odd single heavyweight fight on their cards, but introducing a whole division and all it entails would probably spoil the broth and/or kill the company.
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Post by K1power on Feb 17, 2016 9:38:31 GMT 1
Well, Uehara is fighting a heavyweight bout in their upcoming show in two weeks and it kinda looks like they're making a pretty big deal out of it. I think they're definitely interested in adding more weightclasses, but simply lack funds to go after big names.
I agree with Dave though that I'd like to see K-1 Global putting all their money - both literally and figuratively - on K-1 Japan so that they can introduce heavier weightclasses to increase their global appeal and relevance.
They can go about it in a relatively cheap way as well: Get some up and comers both from Japan and overseas and throw in a handful of affordable names like a Londt, Gerges etc.
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Post by Shadess on Feb 17, 2016 16:21:12 GMT 1
Alex Pereira, Fabio Pinca and Enriko Kehl in China for the WLF press conference tomorrow. April event looking promising.
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Post by K1power on Feb 17, 2016 18:32:23 GMT 1
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Post by dvewlsh on Feb 18, 2016 1:57:59 GMT 1
What's funny to me is that K-1 Global initially wanted to keep their distance from K-1 Japan, but K-1 Japan has better name fighters, better fighters period and more awareness than any of the K-1 Global shows ever had.
No, K-1 won't be what it used to be, but put your all into this really amazing product that you do have in Japan right now.
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Post by Shadess on Feb 18, 2016 3:51:07 GMT 1
Pinca, Jauncey, Kehl vs. Yi Long shown so far.
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Post by Shadess on Feb 18, 2016 3:51:41 GMT 1
Pereira.
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Post by Shadess on Feb 18, 2016 4:38:43 GMT 1
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Post by Shadess on Feb 18, 2016 4:41:26 GMT 1
Oh so the Yi Long, Kehl, Jauncey and the one Chinese dude who's name is escaping me now is a tournament I guess. Assuming it'll then be 2nd group of their 16man tournament that starts next month with Souwer in it.
e: Xu Yan.
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Post by Shadess on Feb 18, 2016 5:18:26 GMT 1
Buakaw, Petrosyan, Kyshenko, Marcus, Souwer, Kraus, Amrani, Kulebin mentioned for later events too. Then on the more wtf hypehype!!!111 -front they had pics of Yod, Kaew, Schilling, RvR, Levin and Ristie at the end too  Levin said a while ago he won't be fighting in China at least before 2017 so take at least those last names with some healthy skepticism. The WLF Glory of Heroes events will be in April, May, July, August, October and finals in Jan 2017. |
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