''K-1 World MAX 2010 –70 kg World Championship Tournament Final'' was a

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event to be held by the K-1 on Monday, November 8, 2010 at the

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. It will be the 9th inaugural K-1 World Max Final, the culmination of a year full of regional elimination tournaments. All fights will follow K-1's classic tournament format and be conducted under K-1 Rules, three rounds of three minutes each, with a possible tiebreaker. The qualification for the top eight fighters was held at the K-1 World MAX 2010 Final 16 Part 1 on July 5, 2010 in

and the K-1 World MAX 2010 Final 16 Part 2 on October 3, 2010 in

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Final 8 Participating Fighters

Qualifiers - Finalists

Albert Kraus Albert “The Hurricane” Kraus (born August 3, 1980) is a Dutch welterweight kickboxer. He was the first K-1 World MAX Tournament Champion in 2002 and also the first SUPERKOMBAT Middleweight Champion. Kraus has also held four separate world t ...

Yoshihiro Sato is a Japanese kickboxer competing in K-1 at middleweight (−70 kg). He is the former world champion of Muay Thai in WKA and WPKC, and he won the Japanese national tournament of K-1 twice in 2006 and 2007. His official nickname is "Mugen Sn ...

* Yuichiro "Jienotsu" Nagashima (K-1 World MAX 2010 –70 kg Japan Tournament Champion) *

Giorgio Petrosyan Gevorg "Giorgio" Petrosyan ( hy, Գևորգ Պետրոսյան; born December 10, 1985) is an Armenian-Italian kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. Nicknamed "The Doctor" and noted for his supreme technical skills, ringsmanship ...

(Reigning K-1 World MAX 2009 Champion) *

Mohammed Khamal Mohamed "Real fighter" aka Machine Khamal (born July 15, 1990) is a Dutch- Moroccan welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer who fought out of Amsterdam, Netherlands for Vos Gym. He is the K-1 World MAX 2010 West Europe champion, who competed in K-1 MA ...

(K-1 World MAX 2010 West Europe Champion) *

Mike Zambidis Michalis "Iron Mike" Zambidis ( Greek: Μιχάλης Ζαμπίδης; born 15 July 1980) is a professional Greek kickboxer and martial artist. He is an 18-time World Champion, including former World version W5, SUPERKOMBAT and in a series of ...

* Michał Głogowski *

Gago Drago Gagik Harutyunyan ( hy, Գագիկ Հարությունյան; born 8 March 1985), better known as Gago Drago, is an Armenian-born Dutch welterweight kickboxer from Alkmaar. He is known for his punch combinations and unpredictable kicking techniqu ...

K-1 World Max 2010 Final bracket

FightCard

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