Add Ben Edwards to the List of Fighters K-1 Has Yet to Pay

Last Updated on Monday, 25 April 2011 15:03 Monday, 18 April 2011 21:55

Written by Dave Walsh

We are fast-approaching an announcement about what will happen with K-1's future, and while that isn't as good as fast-approaching a K-1 show, it is a start. Part of the problems that K-1 has been facing with coming back is that their name has been dragged through the mud by journalists, fans, managers, television companies and fighters. For a fight promotion this is a problem as this is literally everybody who would be interested in you and support you.

The latest in a long line of fighters claiming not to be paid is K-1 Final 16 fighter Ben Edwards. Ben Edwards won the Oceania Grand Prix last year, then went on to fight Alistair Overeem in the Final 16 where he put up a valiant effort only to fall to the power that is Ubereem. Well, he hasn't been paid. He mused on his Facebook recently;

John Wayne Parr then chimed in that K-1's shady dealings are nothing new, that when his contract was up he asked to negotiate a new contract, they told him they'd work it out for his next fight and then he had no next fight. Edwards then elaborates that he dealt with a very similar issue for the Final 8.

We hope to see K-1 back soon, but we also hope that K-1 can keep their promises to their fighters and that if K-1 is to continue on that they'll do so in a professional manner. It is unfair as a fan of the sport to enjoy watching a fighter put everything on the line in the ring for our entertainment knowing that there is a chance that the fighter will lose money on that fight. Not being paid not only affects a fighter's income, but most fighters also spend lots of money preparing for their fights.

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