Tuesday, 21 May 2013 17:31

It was a good weekend for Kickboxing fans across the globe as not only did the United States see some action with Road 2 GLORY USA, but Eindhoven, The Netherlands saw a good offering from the fine folks at Enfusion LIVE. There were some really solid fights on the card this weekend, as Ali Gunyar's team was represented in full force at the event. Well, never mind, here are the full results;

Ali Gunyar (R3 - Decision) Grega Smole

Buray Bozaryilmaz (R3 - Decision) Keng Superprosamui

Aleide Lawant (R3 - Decision) Hatice Ozyurt

Bas Vorstenbosch (R3 - Decision) David Radeff

Amansio Paranschiv (R3 - Decision) Angelo Wilkes

Tayfun Ozcan (R3 - Decision) Pajonsuk

Tuesday, 21 May 2013 17:31

Last night's Road 2 GLORY USA event went off without a hitch as famous trainer Duke Roufus teamed up with GLORY to present yet another Road 2 GLORY USA tournament, this time featuring Lightweight fighters. The tournament saw recognizable names such as Michael Manaquil, Muhsin Corbbrey and Cyrus Washington partake, with Manaquil taking the whole tournament, but it was not without surprises. Troy Sheridan was the breakaway star to emerge as he made it all the way to the Finals defeating Cyrus Washington and Jose Palacios before dropping a tough decision to Manaquil.

Manaquil went through Jameel Massouh and Muhsin Corbbrey before defeating Sheridan in the Finals.

Road 2 GLORY USA Milwaukee

Quarterfinal Round:

Michael Mananquil def. Jameel Massouh via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Muhsin Corbbrey def. Dustin Johnson via unanimous decision (28-27, 30-27, 30-26)

Jose Palacios def. Ben Yelle via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Troy Sheridan def. Cyrus Washington via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Semifinal Round:

Michael Mananquil def. Muhsin Corbbrey via KO – Round 3 (:46)

Troy Sheridan def. Jose Palacios via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Championship Round:

Michael Mananquil def. Troy Sheridan via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Reserve Bout:

Jon Henderson def. Gustavo Rodriguez via KO – Round 2 (2:20)

Tuesday, 21 May 2013 17:31

Another major win for Lion Fight came this week as they announced that they have retained the exclusive services of one Malaipet Sasiprapa, one of the most famous Thais living in the United States today. His next fight is at Lion Fight 10 where he squares off against Hakeem Dawodu on July 26th. The contract with Malaipet Sasiprapa has been announced as an exclusive, multi-fight deal, which means that Lion Fight is now Malaipet's home for the time being.

This is a big win for Lion Fight, who have been signing up a lot of the United States' best Thai fighters to their promotion, which now airs live on AXS TV. The next event is Lion Fight 10 on July 26th.

Tuesday, 21 May 2013 17:31

K-1 has seen some tumultuous times over the past few years, as we saw the FEG era come to an end in 2011 and saw former EMCOM/Jaleco bigwig Mike Kim step in and purchase the assets to K-1, creating K-1 Global. It has been an interesting ride since then, as we’ve seen the formation of GLORY, the absorption of It’s Showtime into GLORY and seen regional promoters like Eduard Irimia try to break through with brands like SuperKombat. In a way, the market is wide open while still living in the shadows of K-1’s past.

K-1 Global is probably the one who has the most work to do when it comes to overcoming the shadow of K-1’s past, as they are carrying the torch for the K-1 brand and for the sport in general after there were some major issues with K-1’s former management. Then, to top it all off, K-1 Global has seen a revolving door of failed partnerships, which shows how unstable the Kickboxing world can be as well as how K-1 Global boss Mike Kim is not looking to accept subpar deals or excuses, he just wants to put on good shows.

We sat down with a guy whose name you might not know -- but you should -- in Ned Kuruc, who serves as the Director of Regional Development & Fighter Acquisition for K-1 Global, which is a fancy title for saying that Ned works on developing events and signing fighters. If you stop to think about what goes on with the fight world, that is a pretty hefty job. Who better to talk about K-1 Global and where things are headed?

Tuesday, 21 May 2013 17:31

We all know by now that these things can change at the drop of a hat. Injuries, visa troubles, contract disputes are all very real things in the fight world, but with that being said, here is the card that GLORY have put together for GLORY 9 NYC, which goes down on June 22nd. It features the GLORY Light Heavyweight Slam Tournament, which is a one-night, eight-man tournament. To top it off, there are also a few huge super fights featuring some pretty big names.

So here is the rundown;

Light Heavyweight Tournament

Danyo Ilunga vs. Mourad Bouzidi

Brian Collette vs. Dustin Jacoby

Filip Verlinden vs. Steve McKinnon

Tyrone Spong vs. Michael Duut

Super Fights

Daniel Ghita vs. Brice Guidon

Rico Verhoeven vs. Errol Zimmerman

Joseph Valtellini vs. Francois Ambang

Brett Hlavcek vs. Paul Marfort

Daniel Sam vs. Anderson "Braddock" Silva

Wayne Barrett vs. Mike LeMaire