Tuesday, 21 May 2013 05:28

SuperKombat will hold their first World Grand Prix event of the year on April 6 in Oradea, Romania after starting the year off with some SuperKombat New Heroes events to find new fighters.

Like all SuperKombat World Grand Prix events, there will be a four man tournament at heavyweight, with the winner qualifying for the Final Elimination later in the year. The heavyweight tournament on this card sees Muamer Tufekcic against Corrie Robbins in one semi final and Nikolaj Falin vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruick in the other semi final. The reserve fight pits Chris Cooper against Vladimir Toktasynov.

Bogdan Stoica will finally make his return to the ring on the card, coming back from his motorcycle accident last year. He'll fight at 92kg against Romano Romasco. Stoica hasn't fought since May of last year, when he defeated Ivan Stanic and won the SuperKombat 91kg world title.

Also returning to the ring will be Benjamin Adegbuyi, as he takes on Mohamed Bellazar. Adegbuyi last fought in December at SuperKombat's year-end WGP Final event where he was knocked out in the first round by Pavel Zhuravlev.

For more information, read the full release on SuperKombat's website here.

Fight Card
SUPERKOMBAT® World Grand Prix
“Antonio Alexe” Sports Hall, Oradea, Romania
April 6, 2013

1. Reserve Fight (+96 kg)
Chris Cooper (Great Britain) vs. Vladimir Toktasynov (Russia)

2. Semifinal 1 (+96 kg)
Muamer Tufekcic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) vs. Corrie Robins (Great Britain)

3. Semifinal 2 (+96 kg)
Nikolaj Falin (Germany) vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (Suriname)

4. Super Fight (+96 kg)
Mohamed Bellazar (Morocco) vs. Benjamin Adegbuyi (Romania)

5. Super Fight (-92 kg)
Romano Romasco (Italy) vs. Bogdan Stoica (Romania)

6. Super Heavyweight Fight (+115 kg)
Jason Dutton (Great Britain) vs. Alexandru Lungu (Romania)

7. Final (+96 kg)
Winner Semifinal 1 vs. Winner Semifinal 2

Tuesday, 21 May 2013 05:28

Peter Aerts might be getting up there in age in the fight world, but that doesn't mean that he plans on slowing down any time soon. Mr. K-1 himself, Peter Aerts is set to take on the young Jamal Ben Saddik who last fought at Glory 4 Tokyo's Grand Slam tournament and had a strong showing with wins over Errol Zimmerman and Remy Bonjasky before losing to Daniel Ghita.

Aerts has been rumored for the event for a while now and now Jamal Ben Saddik has confirmed the fight on his Facebook this morning. It should be a tough fight for both men in very different ways, as Aerts is going to be going into the fight with a fully healed right hand for the first time in years, but will still have to fight age and coming off of a disappointing 2012, while Saddik has to not take Aerts lightly.

Tuesday, 21 May 2013 05:28

On March 9, Saenchai Muaythaigym headed to Cork, Ireland to face Houcine Bennoui at Siam Warriors. It was a hotly anticipated fight, but we were sorely lacking video evidence up until very recently. Thanks to Siam Boxing News we have been graced with footage of yet another masterful performance from the best fighter in the world. 

Tuesday, 21 May 2013 05:28

Anderson "Braddock" Silva is one of those Kickboxers who has made a pretty big impact on the European Kickboxing world over the past few years. The Brazilian-born fighter really came into the spotlight last year with a series of losses to some big name fighters in Badr Hari and Remy Bonjasky as well as Gokhan Saki, holding his own and really applying the pressure. It was the moment when Braddock went from a prospect to a fighter that everyone knew that they had to pay close attention to.

Now, according to a recent interview (translated by our friends at Ataque Total) it looks like Braddock has been giving some serious thought to the sport of MMA. He's been training with Team Nogeuira in Brazil of late, at first to help train Big Nog for his bout with Fabricio Werdum on June 8th and now is starting to really give it some mind.

His first task is his upcoming bout at GLORY 8 Tokyo where he says that he will fight an undisclosed fighter of Indian descent, but he has mentioned wanting to possibly testing the waters in MMA and seeing where he goes from there. Braddock is still only 26 and if he could spend a few years training his jiu-jitsu and wrestling he could be a true force to be reckoned with in MMA.

Tuesday, 21 May 2013 05:28

At first glance, Chike Lindsay vs. Saiyok is not the most intriguing fight on the Muay Thai Superfight Show scheduled for May 13 in Thailand. That honor no doubt belongs to former Heavyweight Boxing World Champion Riddick Bowe, who will be making his Muay Thai debut at 45 years old. To be completely honest, unless Bowe found a mystical reserve of secret energy he is probably not going to be any sort of force in the heavyweight kickfighting world. Other oddities include appearances by Dewey Cooper and Marvin Eastman. 

Your eye might be drawn to the newly crowned LionFight Light Heavyweight Champion, Simon Marcus, who squares off against Kaoklai Kaennorsing. Kaoklai is probably still an exciting name for fans newly acquainted with Muay Thai, but the truth is he's been over the hill for quite some time now. Marcus is at the peak of his career and is fresh off a win over one of the greatest 77 kg Muay thai fighters of all time in Artem Levin. Not only that, but Kaoklai has already lost to Marcus in a lopsided decision back in 2012. Outside of a freak injury, I can't fathom any way Kaoklai could win, or even why this fight was made in the first place.

So now we are arrive at Saiyok vs. Lindsay. This is easily the best match on the card. Chike Lindsay is currently riding a hot-streak of wins, most recently taking out Cyrus Washington at the Yokkao Extreme Qualifiers, followed by a decision win over Somluck at Muay Thai World Stand Off. He's one of the most talented Americans in the game right now, but he's facing an incredibly skilled opponent in Saiyok. 

Saiyok Pumpanmuang is coming off two wins, the latest being a dominating decision over Thiago Texeira at Thai Fight 2012. Although some wind was taken out of Saiyok's sails due to a loss (via injury) to Team Nasser K's Dylan Salvador in October of last year. Saiyok is still one of the best at 70 kg in my opinion, possibly THE best, and putting Chike Lindsay away will be another step towards proving it. This fight will answer a lot fo questions about both Saiyok's longevity, and Lindsay's metal at the top of the sport.

Full Line-Up

Riddick Bowe vs. Levgen Golovin

Chike Lindsay vs. Saiyok Pumpanmuang

Marvin Eastman vs. Ricardo VanDe Bos

Dewey Cooper vs. Fred Sikking

Simon Marcus vs. Kaoklai Kaennorsing

Sean Kearney vs. Armin Windysport