Kunlun Fight (KLF) (Chinese: 昆仑决; pinyin: Kūnlún Jué), is a kickboxing promotion headquartered in Beijing, China. It debuted in 2014 and is regarded as one of the top kickboxing promotions in the world. Events are broadcast on
Jiangsu Television
Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation (JSBC) () is China's third biggest television network after China Central Television (CCTV) and Hunan Broadcasting System (HBS). The television network is owned by the Jiangsu provincial government. The network is ...
domestically and on various regional and international channels.
The first event was held in
Pattaya
Pattaya ( th, พัทยา, , ) is a city in Thailand. It is on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about southeast of Bangkok, within, but not part of, Bang Lamung district in the province of Chonburi province, Chonburi. Pattaya City ( ...
,
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
on January 25, 2014. The promotion has since held over 20 events each year.
History
Inaugural event
The first event in Pattaya, Thailand on January 25, 2014 included super fights and a 4-man kickboxing tournament with
Andrei Kulebin
Andrei "Bullet" Kulebin (born 14 May 1984 in Neustrelitz, Germany) is a Belarusian Muay Thai welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Minsk, Belarus for Gym "Kick Fighter". He is an 18 time Muay Thai and kickboxing world champion who has won int ...
, Petsanguan Luktupfah, Guo Dongwang and
Umar Semata
Umar Semata (born 20 May 1987) is a Ugandan middleweight and super middleweight Muay Thai fighter and the former World Boxing Council Muay Thai Interim Super Middleweight Champion, a title he has held since 14 June 2013.
Biography Early car ...
. After the inaugural event the promotion has held events in Thailand two more times.
Signing Buakaw Banchamek
On June 7, 2015 it was announced that Kunlun Fight had signed one of the most successful and famous 70 kg kickboxers in history, 2 time K-1 World Max Champion
Buakaw Banchamek
Sombat Banchamek ( th, สมบัติ บัญชาเมฆ, born May 8, 1982) a.k.a. Buakaw Banchamek ( th, บัวขาว บัญชาเมฆ, links=no, Buakaw meaning "white lotus") is a martial artist from Thailand of ethnic ...
to an exclusive 6-fight contract. Buakaw has continued fighting in the promotion beyond the original 6-fight contract.
Business
In March 2016, Kunlun Fight finished series B financing from
Morningside Ventures,
IDG Capital Partners and Northern Light Venture Capital. The round of financing valued the company at over 350 million USD, making Kunlun Fight the most valuable combat sports company in China. Prior to B+ round of financing in Q1 2017 the company was reportedly valued at over 500 million USD.
Multiple Kunlun Fight branded gyms and event venues exist like the
Kunlun Fight World Combat Sports Center
Kunlun Fight World Combat Sports Center ''(Chinese: 昆仑决世界搏击中心; pinyin: Kūnlún jué shìjiè bójí zhōngxīn)'' is an indoor arena and a large gym in Beijing, China
China, officially the People's Republic of China ( ...
in
Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
and the Kunlun Fight Stadium in
Tongling
Tongling (; former names: Tunglinghsien, Tungkwanshan) is a prefecture-level city in southern Anhui province. A river port along the Yangtze River, Tongling borders Wuhu to the east, Chizhou to the southwest and Anqing to the west.
As of the 2 ...
,
Anhui
Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze River ...
,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
.
70 kg tournaments
Kunlun Fight holds a yearly 70 kg world championship tournament.
In 2014 the inaugural 16-man tournament was won by
Dzianis Zuev
Dzianis Zuev (born April 3, 1988) is a Belarusian welterweight kickboxer. A professional competitor since 2012, he is the 2014 Kunlun Fight welterweight tournament winner.
As of July 2021, he is the #9 ranked welterweight in the world according ...
who defeated Victor Nagbe in the final.
For 2015 the tournament was expanded to 64-man and
Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong
Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong ( Thai: สิทธิชัย ศิษย์สองพี่น้อง, ; born September 23, 1991) is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer who is currently signed to ONE Championship. Sitthichai is a former Lumpinee Stadiu ...
emerged as the champion from a field of fighters including multiple
kickboxing champions and highly ranked fighters such as
Marat Grigorian
Marat Grigorian ( hy, Մարատ Գրիգորյան; born 29 May 1991) is an Armenian-Belgian kickboxer currently signed to ONE Championship, where he competes in the featherweight division. Grigorian has previously competed for Glory and is a ...
,
Enriko Gogokhia
Enrico Gogokhiia ( ka, ენრიკო გოგოხია) (born March 26, 1991) is a professional Georgian-born Ukrainian Middleweight kickboxer. As of 26 May 2016, he is ranked the #3 lightweight in the world by LiverKick.com. In 2016 he ...
,
Enriko Kehl
Enriko Kehl (born February 19, 1992), is a German Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in ONE Championship. He is the 2014 K-1 World Max Championship Tournament Champion. Kehl was voted German Kickboxer of the Year in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Career
E ...
,
Davit Kiria
Davit Kiria ( ka, დავით ქირია) (born February 9, 1988), also spelled as David Kyria, is a Georgian kickboxer who competes in the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions of ONE Championship.
Also an Ashihara karate stylist, ...
,
Murthel Groenhart
Murthel Cyrill Dwyth Groenhart (born October 10, 1986) is a Dutch-Surinamese mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. Groenhart is the 2012 K-1 World MAX World Championship Tournament Champion and former Glory Welterweight Champion.
Career ...
,
Andy Souwer
Andy Souwer (born 9 November 1982) is a Dutch former welterweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is a two-time K-1 World MAX champion (2005, 2007) and four-time Shootboxing World tournament champion as well as former It's Showtime 70MA ...
,
Yodsanklai Fairtex
Yodsanklai Fairtex a.k.a. Yod ( Thai: ยอดแสนไกล แฟร์เท็กซ์; born, July 1, 1985) is a retired Thai Muay Thai kickboxer. He is a former WBC Muay Thai World Super welterweight champion at 154 lbs, and a ...
,
Dzhabar Askerov
Dzhabar Askerov ( lez, Аскеров Жаббар Мегьамедан хва) (russian: Джабар Аскеров; born January 24, 1986) is a Russian Welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Melbourne, Australia and representing Russia. He is ...
,
Superbon Banchamek
Superbon Singha Mawynn (born August 16, 1990), also known as Superbon Banchamek, is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Bangkok. He is currently signed to ONE Championship and is the inaugural and reigning ONE Featherweight Kickboxing Wo ...
,
Amancio Paraschiv
Amansio Andrei Paraschiv (born June 25, 1992) is a Romanian professional kickboxing, kickboxer and professional boxing, boxer. He won back to back gold medals in the List of WAKO Amateur European Championships, WAKO European Championships, and is ...
,
Chingiz Allazov
Chingiz Ayazovich Allazov ( be, Чынгiз Аяз аглы Аллазаў, born 10 June 1993) is a Georgian-born Belarusian kickboxer of Azerbaijani descent, currently signed with ONE Championship. He is a former K-1 Super Welterweight Champio ...
,
Aikpracha Meenayothin
Eakpracha Meenayothin (thai language, Thai: เอกประชา มีนะโยธิน) is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer. He is the Lumpinee Stadium, WMC and Thailand Welterweight Champion. He is also two times Toyota Vigo Marathon Tournam ...
and the 2014 tournament winner
Dzianis Zuev
Dzianis Zuev (born April 3, 1988) is a Belarusian welterweight kickboxer. A professional competitor since 2012, he is the 2014 Kunlun Fight welterweight tournament winner.
As of July 2021, he is the #9 ranked welterweight in the world according ...
.
The 2016 tournament was won by
Superbon Banchamek
Superbon Singha Mawynn (born August 16, 1990), also known as Superbon Banchamek, is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Bangkok. He is currently signed to ONE Championship and is the inaugural and reigning ONE Featherweight Kickboxing Wo ...
, who also beat the winner of the previous tournament
Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong
Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong ( Thai: สิทธิชัย ศิษย์สองพี่น้อง, ; born September 23, 1991) is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer who is currently signed to ONE Championship. Sitthichai is a former Lumpinee Stadiu ...
in the quarterfinals.
The 2017 tournament champion was
Marat Grigorian
Marat Grigorian ( hy, Մարատ Գրիգորյան; born 29 May 1991) is an Armenian-Belgian kickboxer currently signed to ONE Championship, where he competes in the featherweight division. Grigorian has previously competed for Glory and is a ...
who beat the 2016 tournament winner
Superbon Banchamek
Superbon Singha Mawynn (born August 16, 1990), also known as Superbon Banchamek, is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Bangkok. He is currently signed to ONE Championship and is the inaugural and reigning ONE Featherweight Kickboxing Wo ...
in the final.
The 2018 tournament was won by
Davit Kiria
Davit Kiria ( ka, დავით ქირია) (born February 9, 1988), also spelled as David Kyria, is a Georgian kickboxer who competes in the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions of ONE Championship.
Also an Ashihara karate stylist, ...
.
The 2019 tournament was intended to be held on 31 December 2019 in
Wuzhishan City,
Hainan
Hainan (, ; ) is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various islands in the South China Sea. , the largest and most populous island in China,The island of Taiwan, which is slightly l ...
,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
, but was postponed. The tournament was rescheduled for March, 8 in
Wuzhishan City, but the event had to be cancelled due to the
2020 coronavirus pandemic ban on live sporting events.
Kunlun Combat Professional League
On September 22, 2018, Kunlun Fight launched a new line of 2nd tier events called Kunlun Combat League. The league has 16 teams and fights are fought in 6 different weight classes. The league events are held mostly at a Kunlun Fight venue in
Tongling
Tongling (; former names: Tunglinghsien, Tungkwanshan) is a prefecture-level city in southern Anhui province. A river port along the Yangtze River, Tongling borders Wuhu to the east, Chizhou to the southwest and Anqing to the west.
As of the 2 ...
. 71 KCL events were held during the first qualification season between September 22 and December 31, 2018.
In its present format, the league begins in March with 16 teams split into 2 groups for a regular season. The highest scoring teams from both groups proceed to a knockout phase that culminates with the final event at the end of the year.
In 2019 the league was renamed to Kunlun Combat Professional League (KCPL) and started its first full season on March 16, 2019. The first season was won by team Shenzhen, who beat team Shenyang in the finals held on December 24, 2019 in
Yiwu
Yiwu () is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Jinhua in Central Zhejiang Province, East China. As of the 2020 census, the city had 1,859,390 inhabitants and its built-up (or metro) area, joined with that of the neighboring Dongy ...
,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
.
For the 2020 season, the intended March start date for the league was disrupted by the
2020 coronavirus pandemic. The 2020 season was rescheduled to start in mid-May without live audiences present at the events.
Kunlun Fight City Hero
Started in 2016, a 3rd tier series of events with a mix of professional and amateur fights.
Kunlun Fight Events
Broadcast coverage
Some current broadcasters include
Jiangsu Television
Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation (JSBC) () is China's third biggest television network after China Central Television (CCTV) and Hunan Broadcasting System (HBS). The television network is owned by the Jiangsu provincial government. The network is ...
in China,
Fox Sports Asia
Fox Sports (formerly ESPN Star Sports) was a pan-Asian pay television network broadcasting in Asia, operated by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia) Pte. Ltd. It also oversaw a version of Sta ...
and
Kix in various countries in Asia, RMC Sport 4,
Fight Network
Fight Network is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by Anthem Sports & Entertainment. The network broadcasts programming related to combat sports, including mixed martial arts, boxing, kickboxing, and professional wre ...
and
FightBox
''FightBox'' is a game show that aired on BBC Three from 13 October to 10 November 2003 and is hosted by Lisa Snowdon and Trevor Nelson with Paul Dickenson as commentator.
Format
Contestants design their fighters and submit them to the BBC. Ou ...
in multiple countries internationally. Some past broadcasters include
Workpoint TV
Workpoint TV is Thailand's television station, owned by Workpoint Entertainment, broadcasting on channel 23 of Thailand's digital television.
History
Workpoint Entertainment began to test their satellite TV broadcasting Channel for Workpoin ...
in Thailand,
HKSTV in Hong Kong and Taiwan (2016),
Anhui Television
Anhui Television (AHTV; ), is a television network in the Hefei and Anhui province. It was founded and started to broadcast in September 1960. AHTV currently broadcasts in Mandarin.
List of Anhui Television programs Current programming Former pro ...
in China (2017) and
Eurosport
Eurosport is a group of pay television networks in Europe and parts of Asia. Owned by Warner Bros. Discovery through Warner Bros. Discovery Sports#Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe properties, its international sports unit, it operates two ...
. In 2017 Kunlun Fight MMA events were broadcast monthly in China on
CCTV-5
CCTV-5 (), also known as the Sports Channel, part of the China Central Television family of networks, is the main sports broadcaster in the People's Republic of China. CCTV-5 began broadcasting on 1 January 1995. CCTV-5 now broadcasts 24 hours ...
.
Rules
Kunlun Fight mostly holds fights under
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 ...
rules, but also under
MMA
Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on strike (attack), striking, grappling and ground f ...
rules. Some
Muay Thai
Muay Thai ( th, มวยไทย, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a combat sport that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs", as it is characterised ...
,
Boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
and
Lethwei
Lethwei ( my, လက်ဝှေ့; IPA: ) or Burmese boxing, is a full contact combat sport from Myanmar that uses stand-up striking including headbutts. Lethwei is considered to be one of the most brutal martial arts in the world,
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fights have also been held on Kunlun Fight events.
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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 ...
rules: no clinch for survival, active clinch with knees, no throws, no elbows, a yellow card forfeits 25% of the fight purse and earns a 1-point deduction, a red card is a disqualification.
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Mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...
rules:
Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts
Most rule sets for mixed martial arts (MMA) competitions have evolved since the early days of Vale Tudo. As a result of health, legal, and moral concerns, many different rulesets were created, which give different countries and promotions very dif ...
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Muay thai
Muay Thai ( th, มวยไทย, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a combat sport that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs", as it is characterised ...
rules: knees are allowed to the body, legs and the head, throws and clinch are allowed, elbows are allowed to the body, legs and head, a yellow card forfeits 25% of the fight purse and earns a 1-point deduction, a red card is a disqualification.
Weight classes
Champions
Kickboxing champions
Tournament champions
One night tournament champions
Women's lightweight champions
-60 kg (-132.3 lb)
Muaythai champions
Middleweight championship
-70 kg (-154.3 lb)
MMA champions
Middleweight championship
84 kg (185 lbs); division was formerly 79 kg (175 lbs) until 2017
Welterweight championship
77 kg (170 lbs); division was formerly 75 kg (165 lbs) until 2017
Flyweight championship
Female strawweight championship
Notable fighters
Kickboxing
67 kg (143.3 lb) and under
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Kaew Fairtex
Kaew Fairtex ( Thai: แก้ว แฟร์เท็กซ์; born, September 5, 1984) is a Thai kickboxer and the former WBC Muay Thai World champion at super featherweight and current WPMF World champion at super lightweight. He trains out ...
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Wei Ninghui
Wei Ninghui (; born September 15, 1993) is a Chinese Muay Thai Kickboxing, kickboxer.
He was ranked as a top ten featherweight by Combat Press between March and December of 2017.
Kickboxing career
At the age of twelve he went to martial arts ...
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Yang Zhuo
Yang Zhuo () is a Chinese former Wushu fighter and current kickboxer who competes in both Featherweight and Lightweight division. A multiple time provincial and national Sanshou titlist in his home country. Yang later made the switch to kickbox ...
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Abdellah Ezbiri
Abdellah Ezbiri (born 1986) is a French kickboxer. He is the former I.S.K.A. K-1 Rules World Champion anW.K.N.K-1 Rules European Super Lightweight Champion.
As of 1 November 2018, he is ranked the #7 featherweight in the world by Combat Press. ...
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Fabio Pinca
Fabio Pinca (born June 14, 1984) is an Italian-French Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Pinca is currently signed to ONE Championship. In 2010, Pinca became the first winner of the annual Thai Fight tournament.
Biography
Fabio Pin ...
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Wang Wenfeng
Wang Wenfeng (; born June 20, 1993) is a Chinese Muay Thai kickboxer. He is the 2018 KLF 61.5 kg tournament winner.
He was ranked as a top ten bantamweight (-65 kg) kickboxer in the world by Combat Press between June 2018 and January 2021.
K ...
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Tetsuya Yamato
is a Japanese Lightweight kickboxer. He won the Japanese national K-1 tournament as a Lightweight in 2010.
Background
Yamato was born in Chita, Aichi, Japan on December 10, 1987 as Tetsuya Iwashita. He took the name Yamato in honour of his gy ...
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Ilias Bulaid
Ilias Bulaid (born May 1, 1995) is a Moroccan-Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Ilias was the 2016 K-1 World Super Lightweight Tournament Runner-Up, and is the former Enfusion 67 kg World Champion.
He was first ranked as a top ten ...
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Saeksan Or. Kwanmuang
Saeksan Or. Kwanmuang (เสกสรร อ.ขวัญเมือง) is a Thai Muay Thai fighter, originally from Nakhon Si Thammarat in the South of Thailand.
Saeksan started to train Muay Thai in a camp near of his home at the age of 9. ...
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Taiga Kawabe
Taiga Kawabe is a Japanese kickboxer, fighting out of Japan. He is the former Krush Super Bantamweight and K-1 Super Featherweight champion, as well as a two-time K-1 Grand Prix runner-up.
Taiga is the younger brother of Hiroya, who inspired him ...
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Lee Sung-hyun
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Massaro Glunder
Massaro Glunder-Timisela is a Netherlands, Dutch-Moluccan professional kickboxer. He is a former World version W5, W5 72.5 kg Intercontinental champion.
Glunder was ranked in the Featherweight top ten by Combat Press from October 2015 until ...
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Lerdsila Chumpairtour
Lerdsila Muaythai Iyarin (born October 22, 1981) is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer. Lerdsila is a multiple-time Muay Thai world champion ( WMC, WBC, WLF, WPMF, WCK) and three-time Rajadamnern Stadium champion across three weight classes. He is also ...
70 kg (154.3 lb)
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Buakaw Banchamek
Sombat Banchamek ( th, สมบัติ บัญชาเมฆ, born May 8, 1982) a.k.a. Buakaw Banchamek ( th, บัวขาว บัญชาเมฆ, links=no, Buakaw meaning "white lotus") is a martial artist from Thailand of ethnic ...
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Superbon Banchamek
Superbon Singha Mawynn (born August 16, 1990), also known as Superbon Banchamek, is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Bangkok. He is currently signed to ONE Championship and is the inaugural and reigning ONE Featherweight Kickboxing Wo ...
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Jomthong Chuwattana
Jomthong Chuwattana is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer. He is the WBC Muaythai Featherweight Champion and 3 times Rajadamnern Stadium Champion.
As of 24 July 2017, he is ranked the #5 lightweight in the world by LiverKick.com.
Biography
Jomthong Ch ...
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Yodsanklai Fairtex
Yodsanklai Fairtex a.k.a. Yod ( Thai: ยอดแสนไกล แฟร์เท็กซ์; born, July 1, 1985) is a retired Thai Muay Thai kickboxer. He is a former WBC Muay Thai World Super welterweight champion at 154 lbs, and a ...
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Enriko Gogokhia
Enrico Gogokhiia ( ka, ენრიკო გოგოხია) (born March 26, 1991) is a professional Georgian-born Ukrainian Middleweight kickboxer. As of 26 May 2016, he is ranked the #3 lightweight in the world by LiverKick.com. In 2016 he ...
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Marat Grigorian
Marat Grigorian ( hy, Մարատ Գրիգորյան; born 29 May 1991) is an Armenian-Belgian kickboxer currently signed to ONE Championship, where he competes in the featherweight division. Grigorian has previously competed for Glory and is a ...
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Murthel Groenhart
Murthel Cyrill Dwyth Groenhart (born October 10, 1986) is a Dutch-Surinamese mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. Groenhart is the 2012 K-1 World MAX World Championship Tournament Champion and former Glory Welterweight Champion.
Career ...
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Davit Kiria
Davit Kiria ( ka, დავით ქირია) (born February 9, 1988), also spelled as David Kyria, is a Georgian kickboxer who competes in the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions of ONE Championship.
Also an Ashihara karate stylist, ...
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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 ...
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Andrei Kulebin
Andrei "Bullet" Kulebin (born 14 May 1984 in Neustrelitz, Germany) is a Belarusian Muay Thai welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Minsk, Belarus for Gym "Kick Fighter". He is an 18 time Muay Thai and kickboxing world champion who has won int ...
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Wu Xuesong
Wu Xuesong () is a Chinese Sanda kickboxer. He is from Guangzhou Dragon Flying Fighting Club. As of September 2016, he is ranked the #6 lightweight in the world by LiverKick.
Career
On January 17, 2015, in Kunlun Fight 17, Wu Continuous beat ...
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Kem Sitsongpeenong
Kem Sitsongpeenong ( Thai: เข้ม ศิษย์สองพี่น้อง; born December 16, 1984), formerly known as Khem Fairtex, is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer and the reigning Thailand and WMC Muaythai super welterweight world cha ...
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Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong
Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong ( Thai: สิทธิชัย ศิษย์สองพี่น้อง, ; born September 23, 1991) is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer who is currently signed to ONE Championship. Sitthichai is a former Lumpinee Stadiu ...
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Andy Souwer
Andy Souwer (born 9 November 1982) is a Dutch former welterweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is a two-time K-1 World MAX champion (2005, 2007) and four-time Shootboxing World tournament champion as well as former It's Showtime 70MA ...
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Amansio Paraschiv
Amansio Andrei Paraschiv (born June 25, 1992) is a Romanian professional kickboxer and boxer. He won back to back gold medals in the WAKO European Championships, and is the current SUPERKOMBAT Middleweight Champion. Paraschiv became champion o ...
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Warren Stevelmans
Warren "Chaka Zulu" Stevelmans (born 16 May 1983) is a South African kickboxer, fighting out of Vos Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He is the K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 tournament champion.
Biography and career
Despite being born in South Africa, ...
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Vlad Tuinov
Vlad Tuinov (born February 10, 1998 in Orel, Russia) is a professional Russian kickboxer who competes in the lightweight division.
Early life
Tuinov was born in Orel, Russia to Russian parents. He got involved with kickboxing by accident. Vla ...
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Dylan Salvador
Dylan Salvador (born 20 May 1993) is a French mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer. A professional competitor since 2011, Salvador is a former two-weight WAKO World champion, having held the low-kick titles at light welterweigh ...
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Anatoly Moiseev
Anatoly Moiseev ( rus, Анатолий Моисеев) is a Russian people, Russian Lightweight kickboxer. He was the 71 kg-World Association of Kickboxing Organizations, WAKO Russian and world champion, winning both titles in 2011, and the ...
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Steve Moxon
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Mohamed Mezouari
Mohamed Mezouari, better known as Hamicha, is a Moroccan-Dutch kickboxer. He is ranked the #1 welterweight in Glory.
He is ranked as the sixth best welterweight in the world by Combat Press as of September 2022, and the eighth best by Beyond K ...
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Enriko Kehl
Enriko Kehl (born February 19, 1992), is a German Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in ONE Championship. He is the 2014 K-1 World Max Championship Tournament Champion. Kehl was voted German Kickboxer of the Year in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Career
E ...
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Dzianis Zuev
Dzianis Zuev (born April 3, 1988) is a Belarusian welterweight kickboxer. A professional competitor since 2012, he is the 2014 Kunlun Fight welterweight tournament winner.
As of July 2021, he is the #9 ranked welterweight in the world according ...
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Chingiz Allazov
Chingiz Ayazovich Allazov ( be, Чынгiз Аяз аглы Аллазаў, born 10 June 1993) is a Georgian-born Belarusian kickboxer of Azerbaijani descent, currently signed with ONE Championship. He is a former K-1 Super Welterweight Champio ...
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Dzhabar Askerov
Dzhabar Askerov ( lez, Аскеров Жаббар Мегьамедан хва) (russian: Джабар Аскеров; born January 24, 1986) is a Russian Welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Melbourne, Australia and representing Russia. He is ...
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Aikpracha Meenayothin
Eakpracha Meenayothin (thai language, Thai: เอกประชา มีนะโยธิน) is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer. He is the Lumpinee Stadium, WMC and Thailand Welterweight Champion. He is also two times Toyota Vigo Marathon Tournam ...
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Armin Pumpanmuang Windy Sport
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Tayfun Ozcan
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Cedric Manhoef
Cedric Manhoef (born 19 April 1993) is a Surinamese professional kickboxer and K-1 and SUPERKOMBAT fighter, where he held the SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes Middleweight Championship. He is trained by his older cousin Melvin Manhoef who inspired him to ...
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Chris Ngimbi
Chris "The African Warrior" Ngimbi (born 18 April 1984 in Kinshasa) is a Congolese-Dutch Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of the Siam Gym in Valkenswaard, Netherlands for Black Label. He is the two times It's Showtime 70MAX world champion ...
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Yuichiro Nagashima
is a Japanese retired kickboxer, mixed martial artist, known for his career in K-1.
Biography
Yuichiro Nagashima was born in 1984 in the city of Nishinomiya, Hyogo. He started learning Judo when he was an elementary school. He continued training ...
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Mustapha Haida
Mustapha Haida (born 12 October 1988) is a Moroccan-Italian Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the middleweight and welterweight divisions. He fought for GLORY, SUPERKOMBAT, Kunlun Fight, Bellator Kickboxing and currently fights in ONE Cha ...
75 - 85 kg (165.3 - 187.4 lb)
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Artur Kyshenko
Artur Kyshenko ( Ukrainian: Артур Кишенко, born November 14, 1986) is a Ukrainian middleweight kickboxer, fighting out of Kyshenko Gym. He is the 2015 Kunlun Fight 80 kg Tournament World Champion and K-1 World MAX 2008 Finalist.
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Simon Marcus
Simon Marcus (born 5 November 1986), also known as The One, is a Canadian mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer, who competes in the Light Heavyweight and Cruiserweight divisions. He is currently signed with Unified MMA. He was ...
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Alexander Stetsurenko
Alexander Yuryevich Stetsurenko (russian: Александр Юрьевич Стецуренко; born April 20, 1983) is a Russian welterweight kickboxer. He is a three time Tatneft Cup tournament winner, Kunlun Fight tournament winner and W5 ...
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Dmitry Valent
Dmitry 'Black Valet' Valent (born 13 April 1988 in Minsk, Belarus) is a Belarusian Muay Thai middleweight/ super middleweight kickboxer. He is the former WKN Middleweight Oriental rules and Muay thai champion, former WMC Light Heavyweight ch ...
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Vitaly Gurkov
Vitaly Hurkou ( be, Вiталь Рыгоравiч Гуркоў; born March 27, 1985), is a Belarusian Kickboxing weight classes, welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Minsk for Patriot Gym. He is a seven time Amateur sports, amateur Mu ...
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Alex Pereira
Alexsandro Pereira (born 7 July 1987) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. He currently competes in the Middleweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Middlewe ...
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Israel Adesanya
Israel Mobolaji Odunayo Oluwafemi Temitayo Owolabi Adesanya (born 22 July 1989) is a New Zealand professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer, and former boxer with multiple championships in all three disciplines. As a mixed martial artist, h ...
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Alim Nabiev
Alim Nabiev (born October 10, 1994) is an Azerbaijani kickboxer, who has been professionally competing since 2010. He is the former WMC World Light Heavyweight champion.
He is ranked as the third best welterweight in the world by Combat Press ...
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Jason Wilnis
Jason Wilnis (born 10 December 1990) is a Dutch professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer of Surinamese descent competing in the Middleweight division. He is the last It's Showtime 85MAX champion and former Glory Middleweight Ch ...
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Hicham El Gaoui
Hicham El Gaoui is a Dutch- Moroccan kickboxer and K-1 fighter who competes in the cruiserweight division. Combat Press ranked him as a top ten middleweight kickboxer between November 2021 and March 2022, peaking at #4.
Titles
*World Fighting ...
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Too Too
Too Too ( my, တူးတူး) is a Burmese Lethwei fighter and who competes in the World Lethwei Championship. He is former the WLC Middleweight World champion and is undefeated under traditional Lethwei rules, holding the 75 kg Le ...
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Bai Jinbin
Bai Jinbin () is a Hui, Chinese Sanda kickboxer who was born on November 1, 1985 in Heze, Shandong, China and graduated from the Beijing Shichahai Sports School. As of November 2015, he is ranked the #10 Welterweight in the world by Combat Pre ...
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Vuyisile Colossa
Vuyisile Colossa (born 28 June 1982) is a South African professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer, a 5-time world champion in kickboxing and Muay Thai. He has been a professional competitor in kickboxing since 2002 and a professional M ...
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Thongchai Sitsongpeenong
Thongchai Sitsongpeenong ( Thai: ธงชัย ศิษย์สองพี่น้อง, ; born January 22, 1996) is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer. As of June 2016, he is ranked #9 at Rajadamnern Stadium at 160 lbs and #10 by World B ...
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Marc de Bonte
95 kg (209.4 lb) and over
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Andrei Gerasimchuk
Andrey Gerasimchuk (born February 7, 1987) is a Belarusian Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the heavyweight division. He is a three time Kunlun Fight Tournament winner.
He was ranked as a top ten heavyweight by Combat Press from October 20 ...
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Rico Verhoeven
Ricardo Verhoeven (born 10 April 1989) is a Dutch professional kickboxer who currently competes in the heavyweight division of GLORY, where he is the reigning Glory Heavyweight Champion. A professional since 2004, he also competed in the K-1, ...
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Jahfarr Wilnis
Jahfarr Wilnis (born February 26, 1986) is a Dutch Surinamese kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of Glory. He is the 2015 Kunlun Fight Super Heavyweight Tournament winner and the former Enfusion Heavyweight World Champi ...
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Hesdy Gerges
Hesdy Gerges (born February 20, 1984) is a Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist, fighting out of the Vos Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He held the It's Showtime World Heavyweight title between 2010 and 2012. Gerges has competed in the K-1 ...
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Tsotne Rogava
Tsotne Badrievich Rogava ( uk, Цотне Бадрієвич Рогава; born 2 May 1993) is a Ukrainian heavyweight Muay Thai kickboxer, fighting out of the Captain Odessa gym in Odessa. He is the current Absolute Championship Akhmat#Kickboxi ...
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Felipe Micheletti
Felipe Stievano Micheletti (born May 24, 1990) is a Brazilian professional kickboxer who fights in the light-heavyweight division of GLORY. Before signing with the promotion, he also competed in Kunlun Fight and SUPERKOMBAT.
He is ranked as the ...
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Konstantin Gluhov
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Roman Kryklia
Roman Olegovich Kryklia ( Ukrainian: Роман Олегович Крикля; born October 11, 1991) is a Ukrainian heavyweight kickboxer currently signed to ONE Championship when he completes both Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight divisio ...
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Sergej Maslobojev
Sergej Maslobojev; born 22 May 1987), nicknamed 'Kuvalda' ('Sledgehammer'), is a Lithuanians, Lithuanian mixed martial artist, Boxer (boxing), boxer and kickboxer, currently signed with Glory (kickboxing), GLORY, where he is the former Glory (ki ...
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Tomáš Hron
Tomáš Hron (born July 25, 1981) is a Czech kickboxer who has fought for the K-1, It's Showtime and SUPERKOMBAT promotions. Former Kings of The Ring, WKA and WKN champion and current Kings of The Ring heavyweight world champion.
Career
He w ...
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Mighty Mo
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Ashwin Balrak
Ashwin Balrak (born 17 May 1975) is a Surinamese-Dutch professional kickboxer and lawyer.
Career and recent arrest
Balrak was a former WPKL European Kickboxing champion who also competed in K-1. He made his K-1 debut in 2007 at K-1 Fightin ...
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Virgil Zwicker
Virgil Zwicker, (born June 26, 1982), is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2003, Zwicker has formerly competed for Bellator MMA, Strikeforce and KSW.
B ...
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Faisal Zakaria
Faisal Zakaria (born 8 November 1973) is a Sudanese kickboxer, fighting out of Auckland, New Zealand. He was WBC International Muay Thai Heavyweight Champion.
Biography and career
Faisal Zakaria was born and raised in Sudan. He started to train ...
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Francois Botha
Francois "Frans" Botha (born 28 September 1968) is a South African former professional boxer and kickboxer. He competed in boxing from 1990 to 2014, and is perhaps best known for winning the IBF heavyweight title against Axel Schulz in 1995, ...
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Sebastian Ciobanu
Sebastian Ciobanu (born March 17, 1985) is a Romanian Super heavyweight kickboxer fighting in the K-1 and SUPERKOMBAT promotions.
Career
K-1
He made his K-1 debut in 2009 at K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Tokyo Final 16 Qualifying GP against Ser ...
Women
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Valentina Shevchenko
Valentina Anatolievna Shevchenko (russian: Валентина Анатольевна Шевченко;
born ) is a Kyrgyz and Peruvian professional Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai, Muay Thai fighter. She currentl ...
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Anissa Meksen
Anissa Meksen (born 29 April 1988) is a French-Algerian kickboxer who is currently signed with ONE Championship. She is the reigning ISKA World K1 Bantamweight champion and the reigning WAKO World K1 Bantamweight champion.
She is the former two ...
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Wang Cong
Wang Cong (; born 15 May 1992) is a Chinese boxer and Sanda kickboxer. She was the Kunlun Fight Women's Lightweight Champion as well as the Kunlun Fight 2018 Legend of Mulan Tournament winner.
Her most notable victory came in 2015 where she ...
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Jemyma Betrian
Jemyma Betrian (born ) is a Curaçaoan-born Dutch female kickboxer and boxer, based in Oosterhout, Netherlands. She competes professionally since 2005 and is the former WBC Muay Thai Bantamweight champion and mixed martial artist.
Between Novemb ...
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Ekaterina Vandaryeva
Ekaterina Vandaryeva (born January 20, 1991) is a Belarusian kickboxer who defeated future UFC champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk in a controversial judges' decision to become the WKN champion in 2011.
Career
Before participating in Muay Thai, Ekate ...
MMA
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Zhang Weili
Zhang Weili (; born August 13, 1989) is a Chinese mixed martial artist. She is the former Kunlun Fight (KLF) strawweight champion and competes in the strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the current ...
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Zhang Lipeng
Lipeng Zhang (Chinese name ''张立鹏''; born March 10, 1990), is a Chinese mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of ONE Championship. Zhang has also competed in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Champions ...
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Jumabieke Tuerxun
Jumabieke Tuerxun ( kk, Жұмабек Тұрсын) is a Kazakh-Chinese mixed martial arts fighter and trainer. He currently fights as a Bantamweight.
Early life
Jumabieke is an ethnic Kazakh from the Chinese autonomous region of Xinjiang.
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Muslim Salikhov
Muslim Magomedovich Salikhov (born June 9, 1984), is a Russian mixed martial artist and Sanda fighter who currently competes in welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A multiple time Wushu Sanda wor ...
See also
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Kunlun Fight World Combat Sports Center
Kunlun Fight World Combat Sports Center ''(Chinese: 昆仑决世界搏击中心; pinyin: Kūnlún jué shìjiè bójí zhōngxīn)'' is an indoor arena and a large gym in Beijing, China
China, officially the People's Republic of China ( ...
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