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K-1 Premium Dynamite!!
K-1 PREMIUM Dynamite!! (or Dynamite!!) was an annual kickboxing and mixed martial arts event held in Japan by the Fighting and Entertainment Group. It began as a co-production between PRIDE Fighting Championships and K-1 held on August 28, 2002. The event was called ''K-1 Dynamite!'' by K-1 and ''Pride Shockwave, PRIDE Shockwave'' by PRIDE Fighting Championships', though in Japan it was simply called ''Dynamite!''. The live audience totaled 91,108 people, and is the largest on record for either organization or any professional fighting event. Dynamite!! events were unique that they held cards with both MMA and K-1 Kickboxing bouts on them. Later they became co-productions with Fighting and Entertainment Group's own MMA promotions—Hero's and later Dream (mixed martial arts), DREAM—and the only event in a foreign country, called ''Dynamite!! USA,'' was a co-production with EliteXC and the only pure MMA event of the Dynamite!! series. Events {, class="wikitable sortable" wid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hero's
Hero's was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion operated by Fighting and Entertainment Group, the parent entity behind kickboxing organization K-1. Grown from and branched off of K-1's earlier experiments in MMA, including the ''K-1 Romanex'' event and various MMA fights on its regular K-1 kickboxing cards, it held its first show on March 26, 2005. The promotion was handled by former Rings head Akira Maeda. At a press conference on February 13, 2008, FEG announced that they discontinued Hero's and were creating a new mixed martial arts franchise, Dream, in collaboration with former Pride FC executives from Dream Stage Entertainment. History Although not as popular worldwide as the Ultimate Fighting Championship or the now defunct Pride Fighting Championships, Hero's was very recognizable in the Japanese mixed martial arts scene, thanks in large part to the visibility and resources of FEG and K-1. Hero's events were sometimes co-sponsored and broadcast on the TBS nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |