Dynamite Fighting Show

The Dynamite Fighting Show (DFS) is a Romanian kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts (MMA), boxing, kyokushin and taekwondo promotion company based in Bucharest, Romania, which is owned by veteran heavyweight star Cătălin Moroșanu. It is the most popular combat sports and kickboxing promotion company in Romania. Former head of media and marketing for SUPERKOMBAT Alin Huiu has been managing director since its inception.

It promoted the first sanctioned professional event in the Romanian capital on July 5, 2018, when DFS promoted the "super fight" between Moroșanu and Freddy Kemayo.

In Romania, it can be seen on Pro TV and Pro X. On 5 March 2020 DFS started airing live events on Sport Extra with the debut event on Sport Extra being Dynamite Fighting Show 7.

It has a strategic partnership with ISKA.

In May 2022, DFS signed a distribution agreement with five American networks. The partnership through UFA will have 120 broadcasts on NBC Sports, AT&T, Stadium, NSN and Ocean 7 WXVO in the United States.

History

Following the dissolution of the largest continental and popular Superkombat Fighting Championship, several new promotions started to dominate the scene in Romania. The professional kickboxing industry lacked a viable competitor to Colosseum Tournament which Cătălin Moroșanu attempted to fill with the formation of Dynamite Fighting Show.

Ratings

Also enjoying the popularity of Cătălin Moroșanu, after the dissolution of the SUPERKOMBAT it became the most popular combat sports promotion in the country.

In 2018, after Pro TV and its subsidiary Pro X ended the partnership with SUPERKOMBAT, together with the Dynamite Fighting Show they announced a multi-year broadcast deal.

The promotion's first broadcast television event was DFS 1: Moroșanu vs. Kemayo. In the main event, Cătălin Moroșanu and Freddy Kemayo met for the third time in the kickboxing ring. Moroșanu dominated the bout, leading to a unanimous decision victory.

The broadcast scored a 7.3 rating and 30 share, making it the most watched combat sports event in the past 7 years. The main event peaked with a share of 40.2 in the 18-49 demographic.

DFS Events

DFS's first event, Dynamite Fighting Show 1, took place on July 5, 2018. Each DFS event contains several fights. Traditionally, every event starts off with an opening fight followed by other fights, with the last fight being known as the main event.

Tellur Cup

Since its founding in 2019, Tellur Cup for junior kickboxers under-18 has served as a farm system (developmental territory) for DFS's future main roster. The competition takes place in the ring, but also on the tatami. The winners usually receive a scholarship consisting of participating in the ISKA World Championships. 2019 winners Ștefan Lătescu and Marko Dușinschi their professional debuts in 2020 and 2021 respectively.

Champions

DFS Heavyweight Championship

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DFS Lightweight Championship

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Notable fighters

Kickboxing

* {{flagicon, ROM Cătălin Moroșanu
* {{flagicon, ROM Andrei Stoica
* {{flagicon, ROM Bogdan Stoica
* {{flagicon, ROM Amansio Paraschiv
* {{flagicon, ROM Sebastian Cozmâncă
* {{flagicon, ROM Florin Lambagiu
* {{flagicon, ROM Ștefan Lătescu
* {{flagicon, ROM Eduard Gafencu
* {{flagicon, ROM Cristian Ristea
* {{flagicon, ROM Ștefan Orza
* {{flagicon, ROM Andrei Ostrovanu
* {{flagicon, ROM Bogdan Năstase
* {{flagicon, ROM Adrian Maxim
* {{flagicon, ROM Alex Bublea
* {{flagicon, ROM IonuÈ› Iancu
* {{flagicon, ROM Claudiu Bădoi
* {{flagicon, MDA Constantin Rusu
* {{flagicon, FRA Freddy Kemayo
* {{flagicon, FRA Diaguely Camara
* {{flagicon, SWI Daniel Stefanovski
* {{flagicon, GBR Daniel Sam
* {{flagicon, NED Chico Kwasi
* {{flagicon, POR Diogo Neves

Mixed martial arts

* {{flagicon, ROM}
Ion Pascu
* {{flagicon, ROM}
Anatoli Ciumac

Boxing

* {{flagicon, ROM Benjamin Adegbuyi
* {{flagicon, ROM Mihai Nistor
* {{flagicon, ROM}
Flavius Biea

Kyokushin

* {{flagicon, UKR Eldar Ismailov

Taekwondo

* {{flagicon, UKR}
Artem Byelov

See also

* DFS in 2021
* Colosseum Tournament
* Golden Fighter Championship
* KO Masters
* OSS Fighters

Notes

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References

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External links

*{{Official website, http://dynamitefighting.com
Dynamite Fighting Show's channel
on YouTube
Tellur Kickboxing Cup - Powered by Dynamite Fighting Show

Sport Extra

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2018 establishments in Romania
Kickboxing organizations
Mixed martial arts organizations
Professional boxing organizations
Professional Muay Thai organizations
Karate organizations
Taekwondo organizations
Sports organizations established in 2018
Companies based in Bucharest