In a press conference yesterday, K-1 and Quintet announced a joint show on September 10th at the Yokohama Arena called ReBOOT. The announcement also detailed that K-1 would focus on more international expansion, as well as the announcement of a heavyweight grand prix with foreign competitors.
The grappling promotion Quintet also announced its return having not run an event since July 2021.
K-1 and Quintet Announce Joint Event for September 10th
K-1 announced a new emphasis on heavyweight kickboxing and kicking off with an 8-man tournament. The names announced so far are KOK champion Michał Turyński (42-15, 12 KO), Romania’s Valentin Bordianu (17-7, 7 KO), former Glory fighter Ariel Machado (52-12, 36 KO), 2023 Chinese National Kickboxing champion Liu Ce (5-1, 3 KO), and 2022 K-1 World GP Japan Openweight Tournament Winner Mahmoud Sattatri (20-1, 12 KO) are announced.
“Our task is to promote appeal of K-1 not only to customers but to fighters. To discover and to develop strong fighters. And to create high level fighting arena for striking,” said new K-1 producer Carlos Kikuta.
Also announced for the kickboxing portion of the…
