Kanata Ueno

The K-1 WORLD MAX 2024 takes place on July 7, 2024, at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2 in Tokyo, Japan. This kickboxing event features an eight-man -70kg World Championship Tournament with fighters like Stoyan Koprivlenski, Buakaw Banchamek, Dengue Silva, and Viktor Akimov. Additional bouts showcase Yuki Yoza vs. Gonnapar Weerasakreck and K-Jee vs. Mahmoud Sattari. It’s a defining night for K-1 in 2024, marking the return of the MAX brand.

The K-1 WORLD MAX 2024 Super Lightweight Championship Tournament occurred on September 29, 2024, at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2 in Tokyo, Japan. This kickboxing event features Liu Ce defending his Cruiserweight title against Mahmoud Sattari in the main event. Taito Gunji faces Takumi Terada for the Featherweight title. A Super Bantamweight Tournament semifinal round also highlights the card with Akihiro Kaneko and Masashi Kumura.

The K-1 WORLD GP 2024 in TOKYO FINAL takes place on December 14, 2024, at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. This kickboxing event features an eight-man Openweight Grand Prix with fighters like Ariel Machado, Errol Zimmerman, Feng Rui, and Mattia Faraoni. Additional bouts include Hiromi Wajima vs. Stoyan Koprivlenski for the Super Welterweight title and Akihiro Kaneko vs. Aslanbek Zikreev in super bantamweight. Regional qualifiers from Sarajevo, Sicily, Brasília, and Osaka lead to this final showdown. It’s K-1’s climactic event of 2024, crowning the openweight king.