K-1 EUROPE

By Stash Capar

On March 16, K-1 will be coming to Eastern Europe, as a handful of its star fighters compete in the K-1 East Europe MAX tournament held in scenic Vilnius, Lithuania.

The event will feature an eight-man elimination tournament with Latvia’s Jurig Boreiko, Germany’s Denis Schneidmiller and Lithuania’s very own Tadas Jonkus competing for a reserve spot in the K-1 MAX World Tournament finals.

In superfight action, current K-1 MAX champion Buakaw Por Pramuk will battle Russia’s Maxsim Grechkin, while K-1 HERO’s veteran Kestutis Smirnovas fights Valerijus Golubovskis under MMA rules for the Bushido Lithuania middleweight title.

The top kickboxing organization has also announced two European Grand Prix tournaments. The first will take place on June 23 in Amsterdam, Holland, whereas the second is expected to take place around August 11 in Germany. There have also been unconfirmed rumors of upcoming Grand Prixs taking place in England, Croatia and Italy.

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