Darryl Verdonk

K-1 WORLD MAX 2025 takes place on February 8, 2025, at Yoyogi 2nd National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. This kickboxing event features Takumi Terada defending his Featherweight title against Takahito Niimi in the main event. Akihiro Kaneko faces Manolis Kallistis for the Super Bantamweight title, while a Women’s Atomweight Grand Prix includes fighters like Kira Matsutani and Miyuu Sugawara. Additional bouts showcase Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai vs. Hayato Suzuki and Shintaro Matsukura vs. Choong Il Park. It’s a landmark night for K-1 in 2025, kicking off the year with high-stakes action.

K-1 BEYOND took place on May 31, 2025, at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, Japan, promoted by K-1 Japan Group in collaboration with China’s Wu Lin Feng. The main event features an eight-man K-1 Super Featherweight (60kg) Championship Tournament, with confirmed fighters Tomoya Yokoyama, Leona Pettas, Yuta Matsuyama. Key title fights include Liu Ce defending his K-1 Cruiserweight title against Thian De Vries and Ouyang Feng defending his Super Welterweight title against Darryl Verdonk. The card also showcases a rematch for the Super Lightweight belt between Yodkhunpon and Shu Inagaki.

K-1 WORLD MAX 2025 -70kg World Championship Tournament Opening Round will be held in Tokyo, Yoyogi! 16 elite fighters from 15 countries battle for supremacy! All eyes are on the showdown between reigning K-1 WORLD GP Super Welterweight Champion Ouyan Feng and the 'Relentless Last Man', Kacper Muszyński. In addition to the tournament, "HERO'S" will be making a comeback for the first time in nearly 20 years! Be sure to keep an eye out to see what kind of impact these two MMA matches will make in the K-1 ring.

The K-1 WORLD MAX 2025 -70kg WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT FINAL ROUND is coming to Yoyogi, Tokyo! 16 elite fighters from 15 countries and the ultimate showdown ends today! Who will take the crown…!? Plus, all eyes on the heavyweight title match!

On March 20th K-1 World Max 2024 is live straight from Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. The event features the 1st round of the -70kg World Championship Tournament. The fight card has well over 24 bouts and in the main event of the evening Sina Karimian takes on Ce Liu for the K-1 World GP Cruiserweight Championship.

The K-1 WORLD MAX 2024 takes place on July 7, 2024, at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2 in Tokyo, Japan. This kickboxing event features an eight-man -70kg World Championship Tournament with fighters like Stoyan Koprivlenski, Buakaw Banchamek, Dengue Silva, and Viktor Akimov. Additional bouts showcase Yuki Yoza vs. Gonnapar Weerasakreck and K-Jee vs. Mahmoud Sattari. It’s a defining night for K-1 in 2024, marking the return of the MAX brand.

The K-1 WORLD GP 2024 in Osaka takes place on October 5, 2024, at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan. This kickboxing event features qualifier bouts for the year-end Grand Prix, with fighters like Jerome Le Banner, K-Jee, Sina Karimian, and Errol Zimmerman competing. K-Jee faces Le Banner in a heavyweight clash, while Sina Karimian battles Claudio Istrate in a heated matchup. Additional bouts include Stoyan Koprivlenski vs. Jinku Oda and Jordann Pikeur vs. Dengue Silva. It’s a key night in K-1’s 2024 season, determining Asia’s Grand Prix representatives.