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Q: Have there ever been any MMA vs. K-1 events?
The PRIDE: Shockwave event held on August 28, 2002 pitted MMA fighters against K-1 fighters in a series of matches featuring rules from each organization in certain fights. Inoki Bom Ba Ye is another annual show held by Antonio Inoki on New Year's Eve, in which K-1 fighters face off against MMA fighters. Usually these events result mainly in mismatches.
Q: Have any K-1 fighters fought in MMA?
Yes. Maurice Smith, Mirko Filipovic, Cyril Abidi, Jarrel Venetiaan, Jerome LeBanner, Jan Nortje, Bob Sapp, Branko Cikatic, Mike Bernardo, and Sam Greco have all fought in MMA to some extent.
Q: Have any MMA fighters fought in K-1?
Igor Vovchanchin, Gary Goodridge, Don Frye, Semmy Schilt, Gilbert Yvel, Quinton Jackson, Frank Shamrock, Shannon Ritch, Gerard Gordeau, and Genki Sudo have all fought under K-1 rules with differing degrees of success.
Q: Did Silva fight Filipovic under K-1 rules?
No. Silva and Filipovic faced off at PRIDE 20 under a set of hybrid rules which favoured neither the MMA fighter nor the K-1 fighter. The fight was five three minute rounds, with limited ground fighting allowed. The result was inconclusive and went to an automatic draw after five rounds.
Q: Have any pro boxers fought in K-1?
Not to my knowledge, no. However some K-1 fighters do have boxing records, including Jerome LeBanner, Mirko Filipovic, Mike Bernardo, and Josh Dempsey.
Q: Have any TKD fighters ever entered K-1?
A few TKD fighters have fought in K-1, with less than spectacular results. Pierre Guenette fought Andy Hug in 1997 and was KO'd. Pat Smith also had some TKD background, but never demonstrated much of it.
Q: Have any Savate fighters competed in K-1?
Yep. Ernesto Hoost has some background in Savate, in fact he was a European Champion. Hoost uses a lot of Muay Thai in his style though, and he no longer fights in a Savate style. Jerome Turcan is another Savate fighter who made it to the finals of K-2, but lost to Kaman. A French Savate champion named Rob Zanqifo
also fought in that tournament.
Q: What's the knockout rate in K-1?
ESPN reported in 2002 that the KO rate in K-1 was 80 percent.
Q: What is a "Brazilian Kick"?
The Brazilian kick is used by the Brazilian Kyokushin fighters such as Fransisco Filho and Glaube Feitosa. It's a deceptive, whippin kick in which the fighter bends their knee and kicks in a high arc halfway through the motion.
Brazilian Kick Thread
Q: How did Andy Hug die?
Sadly Andy became suddenly and badly afflicted by leukemia, which led to his death on August 24, 2000.
Andy Hug Biography
Andy Hug Photo Tribute
Q: Why does Aerts' gear say "666"?
At some point when Aerts had an upcoming fight with Bernardo, who is very religious, he decided to put "666" on his attire as a rib towards Bernardo.
Q: Where is Fransisco Filho these days?
For all intents and purposes, Filho seems to have retired from K-1 in order to focus on Kyokushin Championships.
Q: What happened in the ending of LeBanner vs. Pettas?
Pettas got knocked down by LeBanner, and got up again quickly, but he was quite dazed. Apparently out of confusion Pettas approached LeBanner with a punch even though the ref had already stopped the fight, but he hesitated to throw the punch. LeBanner then knocked him out cold.
Q: What happened to Sam Greco?
Greco is retired from K-1 after struggling with injuries for the last few years. Word is that he has been training for MMA but he is still plagued with injuries. His debut in PRIDE is still greatly anticipated by many fans.
Q: Who is Mirko Tigar?
Mirko Filipovic. For some reason he used a different name in his first few K-1 matches, in 1996.
Q: What does Cro-Cop mean?
It stands for "Croatian Cop". Filipovic is a member of the Croatian special forces, in an anti-terrorist unit.
Q: Mark Hunt won in 2001? Where the hell did he come from?
Mark Hunt's story is one of the most compelling tales in K-1 history. Apparently a bouncer saw him KO somebody in a street fight, and was impressed - to the degree that he suggested Hunt try out K-1. The rest is history.
Mark Hunt Article
Q: What race is Mark Hunt?
He's Samoan.
Q: How about Ray Sefo?
Sefo is Samoan/German.
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MISCELLANEOUS K-1 LINKS
King Of Champions - Complete fighter profiles, wallpapers, lots of great stuff here.
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