The year 2018 was the 25th year in the history of the
K-1, an international
kickboxing
Kickboxing is a combat sports, combat sport focused on kicking and punch (strike), punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is pract ...
event. The year started with
K-1: K’Festa 1.
List of events
K-1 World GP 2018: K'FESTA.1
''K-1 World GP 2018: K'FESTA.1'' was a
kickboxing
Kickboxing is a combat sports, combat sport focused on kicking and punch (strike), punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is pract ...
event held by
K-1 on March 21, 2018 at the
Saitama Super Arena
is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Chūō-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It opened preliminarily on May 5, 2000, and then was officially opened on September 1 of the same year. Its maximum spectator capacity is 36,500, making i ...
in
Saitama,
Japan
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.
Background
This event features six world title fights and an 8-Man Super Featherweight Tournament.
Wei Rui, came overweight at the weigh-ins and his title was vacated. By winning Koya Urabe was eligible for the title while Wei Rui was ineligible and in case of him winning the title would have become vacant.
Fight Card
K-1 World GP 2018 -60kg Japan Tournament bracket
K-1 World GP 2018: 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament
''K-1 World GP 2018: 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament'' will be a
kickboxing
Kickboxing is a combat sports, combat sport focused on kicking and punch (strike), punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is pract ...
event held by
K-1 on June 17, 2018 at the
Saitama Super Arena
is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Chūō-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It opened preliminarily on May 5, 2000, and then was officially opened on September 1 of the same year. Its maximum spectator capacity is 36,500, making i ...
in
Saitama,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
.
Background
This event will feature an 8-Man Featherweight Tournament.
Fight Card
K-1 World GP 2018 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament bracket
K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament
''K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament'' will be a
kickboxing
Kickboxing is a combat sports, combat sport focused on kicking and punch (strike), punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is pract ...
event held by
K-1 on September 24, 2018 at the
Saitama Super Arena
is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Chūō-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It opened preliminarily on May 5, 2000, and then was officially opened on September 1 of the same year. Its maximum spectator capacity is 36,500, making i ...
in
Saitama,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
.
Background
This event will feature an 8-Man Cruiserweight Tournament.
Results
K-1 World GP 2018 Cruiserweight Tournament bracket
K-1 World GP 2018: 3rd Super Lightweight Championship Tournament
''K-1 World GP 2018: 3rd Super Lightweight Championship Tournament'' will be a
kickboxing
Kickboxing is a combat sports, combat sport focused on kicking and punch (strike), punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is pract ...
event held by
K-1 on November 3, 2018 at the
Saitama Super Arena
is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Chūō-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It opened preliminarily on May 5, 2000, and then was officially opened on September 1 of the same year. Its maximum spectator capacity is 36,500, making i ...
in
Saitama,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
.
Background
This event will feature an 8-Man Super Lightweight Tournament.
Fight Card
K-1 World GP 2018 Super Lightweight Tournament bracket
K-1 World GP 2018: K-1 Lightweight World's Strongest Tournament
''K-1 World GP 2018: K-1 Lightweight World's Strongest Tournament'' was a
kickboxing
Kickboxing is a combat sports, combat sport focused on kicking and punch (strike), punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is pract ...
event held by
K-1 on December 8, 2018 at the
Edion Arena Osaka
is an indoor sporting arena located in Namba, Osaka, Japan. It first opened in 1952 and the current building was constructed in 1987. It is the venue of a professional sumo tournament (honbasho) held in March every year. The capacity of the a ...
in
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
.
Background
This event will feature an 8-Man Lightweight Tournament.
Results
K-1 World GP 2018 Lightweight Tournament bracket
See also
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2018 in Glory
The year 2018 is the seventh year in the history of the Glory, an international kickboxing promotion. The year started with Glory 50: Chicago. The events are broadcasts through television agreements with ESPN, Fight Network, and other regional ch ...
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2018 in Glory of Heroes
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2018 in Kunlun Fight
The year 2018 is the 5th year in the history of the Kunlun Fight, a kickboxing promotion based in China. 2018 started with Kunlun Fight 69.
The events were broadcasts through television agreements in mainland China with Jiangsu TV and around the w ...
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2018 in ONE Championship
The year 2018 is the 8th year in the history of the ONE Championship, a mixed martial arts, kickboxing and muay thai promotion based in Singapore.
List of events
ONE Championship: Kings of Courage
''ONE Championship: Kings of Courage'' (also ...
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2018 in Romanian kickboxing
The 2018 season was the 16th season of competitive kickboxing in Romania.
List of events
Fighters League 2
''Fighters League 2'' was a kickboxing event produced by the Fighters League that took place on January 27, 2018, at the Sala Polivalen ...
References
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K-1 events
2018 in kickboxing
2018 in Japanese sport