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2025 in K-1
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First dateFebruary 9, 2025

The year 2025 is the 32nd year in the history of the K-1, a global kickboxing promotion. The year started with K-1 World MAX 2025.

List of events

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# Event Title Date Arena Location
1 K-1 World MAX 2025 February 9, 2025 Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium Japan Tokyo, Japan
2 K-1 Beyond May 31, 2025 Yokohama Buntai Japan Yokohama, Japan
3 K-1 World MAX 2025 - South American Round June 28, 2025 Ginásio Max Rosenmann Brazil São José dos Pinhais, Brazil
4 K-1 Dontaku July 13, 2025 Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall B Japan Fukuoka, Japan
5 K-1 World MAX 2025 Final 16 September 7, 2025 Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium Japan Tokyo, Japan
6 K-1 World GP 2025 - South American Round October 4, 2025 Brazil Brasília, Brazil
7 K-1 World MAX 2025 Final November 15, 2025 Yoyogi National Gymnasium Japan Tokyo, Japan

K-1 World MAX 2025

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K-1 World MAX 2025
PromotionK-1
DateFebruary 9, 2025
VenueYoyogi 2nd Gymnasium
CityJapan Tokyo, Japan

K-1 World MAX 2025 was a kickboxing event held by K-1 on February 9, 2025, at the Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

Background

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A K-1 Featherweight title bout between champion Takumi Terada and challenger Takahito Niimi,[1] a K-1 Super Bantamweight title bout between champion Akihiro Kaneko and challenger Manolis Kallistis,[2] as well as a K-1 Women's Atomweight Grand Prix were all scheduled to take place during the event.[3]

2025 K-1 Atomweight Championship Tournament bracket

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Semi-finals Final
      
Japan Kira Matsutani UD
Thailand Mafia Petchmongkoldee 3
Japan Aki Suematsu 3
Japan Kira Matsutani MD
Australia Lucille Deadman 3
Japan Aki Suematsu UD

Fight Card

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K-1 World MAX 2025
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Japan Akihiro Kaneko (c) def. Greece Manolis Kallistis Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 for the K-1 Super Bantamweight Championship
Suepr Lightweight 65 kg Thailand Yodkhunpon Weerasakreck (c) def. Japan Hayato Suzuki TKO (Punches) 1 1:26 for the K-1 Super Lightweight Championship
Featherweight 57.5 kg Japan Takumi Terada (c) def. Japan Takahito Niimi Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 for the K-1 Featherweight Championship
catchweight 77 kg Japan Shintaro Matsukura def. South Korea Park Chung Il TKO (low kicks) 2 1:21
Cruiserweight 90 kg Netherlands Thian De Vries def. Brazil Carlos Budiao KO (Left cross) 1 2:31
Super Welterweight 70 kg Netherlands Darryl Verdonk def. Thailand Jomthong StrikerGym KO (Spinning back fist) 1 1:04
Super Welterweight 70 kg Japan Riku def. Morocco Mohammed Boutasaa Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
Super Welterweight 70 kg Brazil Dengue Silva def. Japan Jinku Oda Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
Super Welterweight 70 kg Nepal Abiral Himalayan Cheetah def. Japan Yasuhito Shirasu TKO (Corner stoppage) 3 1:13
Catchweight 58 kg Japan Rui Okubo def. Japan Koshiro Takemi KO (Body kick) 3 1:31
Intermission
Atomweight 45 kg Japan Kira Matsutani def. Japan Aki Suematsu Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 K-1 Women's Atomweight Championship Tournament Final
Super Lightweight 65 kg Japan Shu Inagaki def. Japan Daizo Sasaki Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Suepr Lightweight 65 kg Japan Kensei Kondo def. Russia Viktor Akimov TKO (3 Knockdowns) 1 2:19
Lightweight 62.5 kg Japan Yuzuki Satomi def. Argentina Tomás Aguirre Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Featherweight 57.5 kg Japan Shoki Kaneda def. Japan Shuhei Kumura KO (Left cross) 1 2:57
Featherweight 57.5 kg Japan Ryota Ishida def. Japan Lyra Nagasaka Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Women's Flyweight 52 kg Japan Noriko Ikeuchi def. Greece Vesela Rogaska Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Atomweight 45 kg Japan Kira Matsutani def. Thailand Mafia Petchmongkoldee Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 K-1 Women's Atomweight Championship Tournament Semifinal
Atomweight 45 kg Japan Aki Suematsu def. Australia Lucille Deadman Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 K-1 Women's Atomweight Championship Tournament Semifinal
Atomweight 45 kg Japan Hiyori Onishi def. South Korea Yang Yujung Decision (Unanimous) 3 3!00 K-1 Women's Atomweight Championship Tournament reserve
Preliminary Card
Lightweight 62.5 kg Japan Hiroki Nakano def. Japan Akihiro Kawagoe Decision (Unanimous) 3 3!00
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Japan Haruto def. Japan Ryuki Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Japan Daichi def. Japan Ryuto Uchida Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Super Lightweight 65 kg Japan Hayato Hamana def. Japan Masato Ishikawa KO (Punches) 3 3:00
Catchweight 51 kg Japan Seri Okubo def. Japan Ryuki Decision (Unanimous) 3 3!00

K-1 Beyond

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K-1 Beyond
PromotionK-1
DateMay 31, 2025
VenueYokohama Buntai
CityJapan Yokohama, Japan

K-1 Beyond was a kickboxing event that will be held by K-1 on May 31, 2025, at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, Japan.

Background

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The 2025 K-1 Super Featherweight Grand Prix, organized to crown the new K-1 Super Featherweight champion, was held during the event.[4]

A K-1 Cruiserweight Championship bout between champion Liu Ce and challenger Thian de Vries was scheduled to take place during the event, as well as a K-1 Super Welterweight Championship bout between champion Ouyang Feng and challenger Darryl Verdonk.[5] Yodkhunpon missed weight by 100g and was stripped of the title on the scale.[6]

2025 K-1 Super Featherweight Championship Tournament bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Japan Tomoya Yokoyama KO
Russia Egor Bikrev 4
Japan Tomoya Yokoyama KO
Netherlands Matthew Daalman 1 1
China Huang Shuailu UD
Netherlands Matthew Daalman 4
Japan Tomoya Yokoyama 2
France Rémi Parra TKO
Japan Chihiro Nakajima UD
Spain Ali Laamari 3
Japan Chihiro Nakajima 2
France Rémi Parra TKO
Japan Yuta Matsuyama 1
France Rémi Parra KO

1 Huang Shuailu had to withdraw from the semifinals due to a jaw injury and was subsequently replaced by Matthew Daalman as reservist Leona Pettas was also injured.

Fight Card

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K-1 Beyond
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Cruiserweight 90 kg Netherlands Thian de Vries def. Iran Mahmoud Sattari KO (left cross) 1 1:04 For the vacant K-1 Cruiserweight Championship
Super Welterweight 70 kg China Ouyang Feng (c) def. Netherlands Darryl Verdonk Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 For the K-1 Super Welterweight Championship
Super Lightweight 65 kg Thailand Yodkhunpon Weerasakreck def. Japan Shu Inagaki KO (left hook) 2 1:26 For the vacant K-1 Super Lightweight Championship.
Yodkhunpon missed weight and was stripped of the title, only Inagaki eligible to win it.
Super Featherweight 60 kg France Rémi Parra def. Japan Tomoya Yokoyama TKO (3 knockdowns) 2 1:10 K-1 Super Featherweight Championship Tournament Final
Catchweight 56 kg Japan Koji Ikeda def. Japan Akihiro Kaneko Decision (majority) 3 3:00
Exhibition Japan Rui Okubo vs. Japan Issei Ishii
Super Featherweight 60 kg France Rémi Parra def. Japan Chihiro Nakajima TKO (2 knockdowns) 2 1:52 Super Featherweight Championship Tournament Semifinals
Super Featherweight 60 kg Japan Tomoya Yokoyama def. Netherlands Matthew Daalaman TKO (2 knockdowns) 1 1:04 Super Featherweight Championship Tournament Semifinals
Super Lightweight 65 kg Japan Daizo Sasaki def. Japan Kensei Kondo Ext.R Decision (unanimous) 4 3:00
Lightweight 62.5 kg Japan Yuzuki Satomi def. Russia Suliman Beterbiev KO (left cross) 1 0:28
Catchweight 61 kg Japan Yuta Murakoshi def. Japan Yuto Saito Ext.R Decision (split) 4 3:00
Super Featherweight 60 kg France Rémi Parra def. Japan Yuta Matsuyama KO (left cross) 1 1:45 Super Featherweight Championship Tournament Quarterfinals
Super Featherweight 60 kg Japan Chihiro Nakajima def. Spain Ali Laamari Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Super Featherweight Championship Tournament Quarterfinals
Super Featherweight 60 kg China Huang Shuailu def. Netherlands Matthew Daalman Ext.R Decision (unanimous) 4 3:00 Super Featherweight Championship Tournament Quarterfinals
Super Featherweight 60 kg Japan Tomoya Yokoyama def. Russia Egor Bikrev KO (left hook to the body) 4 2:01 Super Featherweight Championship Tournament Quarterfinals
Super Featherweight 60 kg Japan Leona Pettas def. Japan Sota Amano KO (right cross) 1 2:16 Super Featherweight Championship Tournament Reserve
Amano missed weight by 2kg, he received a two point deduction and became ineligible as a reservist.
Preliminary Card
Catchweight 51 kg Japan Seri Okubo def. Japan Minagi Decision (majority) 3 3:00
Featherweight 57.5 kg Japan Riku Watanabe def. Japan Kei Ishikawa Decision (majority) 3 3:00
Featherweight 57.5 kg Japan Hayato Onodera def. Japan Yasu Jota Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Japan Takumi Shima draw. Japan Ryuto Uchida Decision (majority) 3 3:00
Super Lightweight 65 kg Japan Masato Ishikawa def. Japan Shunta Hamazaki Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00

K-1 World MAX 2025 - South American Round

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K-1 World MAX 2025 - South American Round
PromotionK-1
WGP
DateJune 28, 2025
VenueGinásio Max Rosenmann
CityBrazil São José dos Pinhais, Brazil

K-1 World MAX 2025 - South American Round is a kickboxing event that will be held by K-1 and WGP on June 28, 2025, at Ginásio Max Rosenmann in São José dos Pinhais, Brazil.

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The event will feature an 8-man tournament in the 70kg division to determine the participant to the 2025 K-1 World Max Tournament in Japan. The WGP Kickboxing champion Petros Cabelinho will be one of the eight participants alongside title challengers Jones Coliseu and André Martins

2025 K-1 World MAX South America Tournament bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Brazil Petros Cabelinho UD
Argentina Mitralleta Torino 3
Brazil Petros Cabelinho 3
Brazil André Martins SD
Brazil André Martins SD
Brazil Garbiel De Lima 3
Brazil André Martins 3
Brazil Jonas Salsicha UD
Brazil Jones Coliseu MD
Brazil Heliazir Estefani 4
Brazil Jones Coliseu 3
Brazil Jonas Salsicha UD
Brazil Marcio De Jesus 3
Brazil Jonas Salsicha UD

Fight Card

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K-1 World MAX 2025 - South American Round
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Super Welterweight 70 kg Brazil Jonas Salsicha def. Brazil André Martins Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 K-1 World MAX 2025 - South American Round, Final
Women's Lightweight 60 kg Brazil Jennifer Maia (c) def. Uruguay Marilyn Contin Decision (split) 5 3:00 For the WGP Women's Lightweight title
Catchweight 66 kg Brazil Jordan Kranio def. Argentina Ignacio Famozo KO (punches) 1 2:26
Super Welterweight 70 kg Brazil Jonas Salsicha def. Brazil Jones Coliseu Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 K-1 World MAX 2025 - South American Round, Semifinals
Super Welterweight 70 kg Brazil André Martins def. Brazil Petros Cabelinho Decision (split) 3 3:00 K-1 World MAX 2025 - South American Round, Semifinals
Super Welterweight 70 kg Paraguay Ariel Villalba def. Brazil Maycon Souza KO (Low kick) 2 2:50 K-1 World MAX 2025 - South American Round, Reserve
Super Welterweight 70 kg Brazil Jonas Salsicha def. Brazil Marcio De Jesus Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 K-1 World MAX 2025 - South American Round, Quarterfinals
Super Welterweight 70 kg Brazil Jones Coliseu def. Brazil Heliazir Estefani Ext.R Decision (majority) 4 3:00 K-1 World MAX 2025 - South American Round, Quarterfinals
Super Welterweight 70 kg Brazil André Martins def. Brazil Garbiel De Lima Decision (split) 3 3:00 K-1 World MAX 2025 - South American Round, Quarterfinals
Super Welterweight 70 kg Brazil Petros Cabelinho def. Argentina Mitralleta Torino Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 K-1 World MAX 2025 - South American Round, Quarterfinals
Preliminary Card
Cruiserweight 84 kg Brazil Joao Victor def. Uruguay Carlos De Los Santos Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Super Lightweight 64.5 kg Brazil Denis Souza Jr def. Brazil Matheus Pinokio Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Light Middleweight 71.8 kg Brazil Gustavo Bolino def. Brazil Luciano De Paula Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Super Middleweight 77 kg Brazil André Dédé def. Brazil Vitor Formigão KO (body kick) 2 0:27
Lightweight 61 kg Brazil Fernando Mineiro def. Brazil Uederson Macabro KO (left hook) 2 2:10
Women's Lightweight 60 kg Brazil Leticia Orchell def. Brazil Dani Antonelli Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00

K-1 Dontaku

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K-1 Dontaku
PromotionK-1
DateJuly 13, 2025
VenueMarine Messe Fukuoka Hall B
CityJapan Fukuoka, Japan

K-1 Dontaku is a kickboxing event that will be held by K-1 on July 13, 2025, at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall B in Fukuoka, Japan.

Background

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Fight Card

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K-1 Dontaku
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Netherlands Roel Mannaart (c) vs. Japan K-Jee For the K-1 Heavyweight Championship
Women's Flyweight 52 kg Japan ☆SAHO☆ (c) vs. Spain Lara Fernandez For the K-1 Women's Flyweight Championship
Catchweight 59 kg Japan Takumi Terada vs. Greece Angelos Kaponis
Heavyweight Brazil Ariel Machado vs. Netherlands Rio Richardson
Lightweight 62.5 kg Japan Hirotaka Asahisa vs. France Bryan Lang
Super Lightweight 65 kg Japan Taio Asahisa vs. Belarus Danila Kvach
Super Welterweight 70 kg Armenia Zhora Akopyan vs. Japan Riku
Catchweight 73 kg Poland Kacper Muszyński vs. China Chen Yonghui
Super Welterweight 70 kg Japan Jin Hirayama vs. Japan KO-TA Bravely
Bantamweight 53 kg Japan Issei Ishii vs. Japan Yusei Shirahata
Lightweight 62.5 kg Japan Tatsuya Oiwa vs. Japan Ryuya Nishimoto
Bantamweight 53 kg Japan Kakeru Nagano vs. Japan Keito Ishigo
Bantamweight 53 kg Japan Yuya Hayashi vs. Japan Riki Soda
Catchweight 56 kg Japan Rui Okubo vs. Japan Shion
Faetherweight 57.5 kg Japan Shoki Kaneda vs. Japan Ginji
Catchweight 58.5 kg Japan Ryota Ishida vs. Thailand Dawsayam Wor.Wanchai
Lightweight 62.5 kg Japan Shuji Kawarada vs. Japan Ryunosuke
Atomweight 45 kg Japan Aki Suematsu vs. Japan Hiyori Onishi
Preliminary Card
Catchweight 51 kg Japan Yusei Yoake vs. Japan Kohaku
Super Featherweight 60 kg Japan Daito Nonaka vs. Japan Musashi
Women's Flyweight 52 kg Japan Ruka vs. Japan Yuka
Bantamweight 53 kg Japan Ritoru vs. Japan Ryu Ohira
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Japan Isshi vs. Japan Daichi

K-1 World MAX 2025 Final Elimination

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K-1 World MAX 2025 Final Elimination
PromotionK-1
DateSeptember 7, 2025
VenueYoyogi 2nd Gymnasium
CityJapan Tokyo, Japan

K-1 World MAX 2025 Final Elimination was a kickboxing event held by K-1 on September 7, 2025, at the Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

Background

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Fight Card

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K-1 World MAX 2025
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Super Welterweight 70 kg Bulgaria Stoyan Koprivlenski vs. TBA K-1 World Max 2025 Final Elimination
Super Welterweight 70 kg Japan Hiromi Wajima vs. TBA K-1 World Max 2025 Final Elimination
Super Welterweight 70 kg Brazil Jonas Salsicha vs. K-1 World Max 2025 Final Elimination
Preliminary Card
Japan vs. Japan

K-1 World GP 2025 in Brasília

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K-1 World GP 2025
PromotionK-1
DateOctober 4, 2025
CityBrazil Brasília, Brazil

K-1 World GP 2025 in Brasília was a kickboxing event held by K-1 on October 4, 2025, in Brasília, Brazil.

Background

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2025 K-1 GP Brazil Tournament bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         

Fight Card

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K-1 World GP 2025 in Brasília
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight TBD vs. TBD K-1 World GP 2025 in Brasília, Final
Heavyweight TBD vs. TBD K-1 World GP 2025 in Brasília, Semifinals
Heavyweight TBD vs. TBD K-1 World GP 2025 in Brasília, Semifinals
Heavyweight TBD vs. TBD K-1 World GP 2025 in Brasília, Quarterfinals
Heavyweight TBD vs. TBD K-1 World GP 2025 in Brasília, Quarterfinals
Heavyweight TBD vs. TBD K-1 World GP 2025 in Brasília, Quarterfinals
Heavyweight TBD vs. TBD K-1 World GP 2025 in Brasília, Quarterfinals
Heavyweight TBD vs. TBD K-1 World GP 2025 in Brasília, Reserve
Preliminary Card
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K-1 World MAX 2025 Final

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K-1 World MAX 2025 Final
PromotionK-1
DateNovember 15, 2025
VenueYoyogi National Gymnasium
CityJapan Tokyo, Japan

K-1 World MAX 2025 Final was a kickboxing event held by K-1 on November 15, 2025, at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

Background

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Fight Card

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K-1 World MAX 2025 Final
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Super Welterweight 70 kg TBD vs. TBD K-1 World Max 2025 Final Tournament, Final
Super Welterweight 70 kg TBD vs. TBD K-1 World Max 2025 Final Tournament, Semifinals
Super Welterweight 70 kg TBD vs. TBD K-1 World Max 2025 Final Tournament, Semifinals
Super Welterweight 70 kg TBD vs. TBD K-1 World Max 2025 Final Tournament, Quarterfinals
Super Welterweight 70 kg TBD vs. TBD K-1 World Max 2025 Final Tournament, Quarterfinals
Super Welterweight 70 kg TBD vs. TBD K-1 World Max 2025 Final Tournament, Quarterfinals
Super Welterweight 70 kg TBD vs. TBD K-1 World Max 2025 Final Tournament, Quarterfinals
Super Welterweight 70 kg TBD vs. TBD K-1 World Max 2025 Final Tournament, Reserve
Preliminary Card
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "金子晃大、寺田匠の王座防衛戦が決定！ 2/9『K-1 WORLD MAX 2025』追加対戦カード発表 | SPICE - エンタメ特化型情報メディア スパイス". SPICE（スパイス）｜エンタメ特化型情報メディア スパイス (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  2. ^ "【K-1】金子晃大がマノリス・カリシスとS・バンタム級王座防衛戦、寺田匠は新美貴士とフェザー級王座防衛戦、松倉信太郎も出場（ゴング格闘技）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  3. ^ "K-1 Announces Atomweight Grand Prix Participants for February 9, New Fight for Thian De Vries". Beyond Kickboxing - The Home of Kickboxing. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  4. ^ "【K-1】「武尊選手みたいに結果で見せていくチャンピオンになりたい」トーナメント優勝候補の横山朋哉「お客さん一人ひとりを試合で感動させてこそ、格闘家」（ゴング格闘技）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  5. ^ Wheaton, Timothy (30 April 2025). "K-1 BEYOND: Liu Ce vs. Thian De Vries, Ouyang Feng vs. Darryl Verdonk Announced". Combat Press. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  6. ^ "「K-1 BEYOND」5.31(土)横浜 試合に関するお知らせ". k-1.co.jp. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
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