The Fight that was my turning point. Kazushi Sakuraba / Rickson Gracie
At this segment, we asked the fighters, people involved which fight they fought or saw became their turning point for their career.
December 18, press conference – Fedor’s opponent to be Singh Heart Jaideep!
On December 18, a press conference was held in Okinawa to announce the opponent for Fedor Emelianenko who will be making his highly anticipated come back in RIZIN FIGHTING WORLD GRAND-PRIX 2015.
The Fight that was my turning point. Asen Yamamoto / Ikuei Yamamoto
At this segment, we asked the fighters, people involved which fight they fought or saw became their turning point for their career.
Singh “HEART” Jaideep
Born in India but moved to Japan at 3 years old. Singh made his kickboxing in 2006 and immediately showed potential utilizing his height and long reach. He won the K-1 Asia Grand-Prix and fought memorable battles against world class strikers such as Kyokushin Karate king Ewerton Teixeira and Gökhan Saki.
The Fight that was my turning point. Yuki Motoya / RENA / Yuichiro Nagashima
At this segment, we asked the fighters, people involved which fight they fought or saw became their turning point for their career.
The Fight that was my turning point. Hiroyuki Takaya / DJ.taiki
At this segment, we asked the fighters, people involved which fight they fought or saw became their turning point for their career.
“I will show what I have been working on in the ring”. An exclusive interview with Bob Sapp
Being called out by Akebono, Bob Sapp accepts the rematch after 12 years. “I promise you that I will show everybody the new Bob Sapp”
“My opponent has to be Bob Sapp, nobody else” says Akebono during the exclusive interview
Akebono will be facing Bob Sapp after 12 years since their last meeting. He confessed that he picked his opponent “I wouldn’t fight against any other opponent”.
With his opponent confirmed as Jerome Le Banner, Kaido Hoovelson had an open workout to show his skills
Kaido Hoovelson had an open workout at Takada Dojo after his opponent was identified as Jerome Le Banner.
Jérôme Le Banner
Le Banner is a hard hitter who has several nicknames such as “K-1’s gatekeeper”, ”Hyper battle cyborg”, “The uncrowned King”, and is still popular amongst many fans. He has fought several legendary battles and was one of the key fighters who sustained K-1’s popularity during its prime.