The Colosseum Tournament (COLOSSEUM) is a

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(MMA) and

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promotion company based in

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, which is owned by Gabriel Georgescu. It is one of the largest kickboxing promotions in the country, and takes its name from ''

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''. It promoted the first sanctioned professional event in Ploiești, Romania on November 26, 2016, and since its inception can be seen on Digi Sport and on

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in over 60 countries. On 30 June 2023, Colosseum Tournament was relaunched on

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after 2017-2019. On April 15, 2021, it was announced that Colosseum Tournament and Netherlands-based Glorious Fight Events entered a partnership. The deal encompasses commitment to promote their fighters. Colosseum Tournament also has a partnership with Prometheus Fighting Promotion. It has featured fighters such as

Daniel Ghiță Daniel Florin Ghiță (, born 22 April 1981) is a Romanian politician and former kickboxer, who serves as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania since December 2020. Ghiță is the former It's Showtime heavyweight champion. He formerly c ...

Andrei Stoica Andrei Cătălin Stoica (born May 1, 1987) is a Romanian kickboxer competing in the Light Heavyweight division of the ONE Championship where he is a former ONE Light Heavyweight Championship title challenger. He was the first to ...

Bogdan Stoica Bogdan Cristian Stoica (born January 28, 1990) is a Romanian professional kickboxer and boxer, and former wushu practitioner. He is currently signed to ONE Championship. Stoica is also one-time SUPERKOMBAT Cruiserweight Champion, one-time ...

, Sebastian Cozmâncă, Eduard Gafencu, Florin Lambagiu, Amansio Paraschiv,

Sorin Căliniuc Sorin Mihai Căliniuc (born 12 July 1996) is a Romanian professional kickboxer and Olympic boxer, and former kempo practitioner. He currently competes in the Lightweight division for Glory. A professional competitor since 2018, Căliniuc forme ...

Gabriel Bozan Gabriel Bozan (born 15 January 1993) is a Romanian professional kickboxer. He currently competes in the Welterweight division in the Colosseum Tournament. Bozan is a former ISKA World Middleweight Champion. A professional competitor since 2011, h ...

Cristian Spetcu Cristian Spetcu (born November 6, 1989) is a Romanian kickboxer. He currently competes in the featherweight division for the Colosseum Tournament, where he is the reigning Colosseum Tournament World Featherweight Champion. Spetcu has also fought ...

, Cristiana Stancu, and Alexandru Lungu, among others.

Events

Each event contains several fights. Traditionally, every event starts off with an opening fight followed by other fights, with the last fight being known as the main event.

Prometheus Fighting Promotion

Prometheus FP is a brand of the Colosseum Tournament that was introduced on July 22, 2021. The brand serves as a developmental territory, featuring rookies from Romania competing to become members of Colosseum Tournament's roster.

and Digi Sport are the main broadcasters of Prometheus FP.

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Events

Prometheus Fighting Promotion

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