Legendary K-1 promotion announces series of tournaments

Japan's legendary K-1 promotion has loudly announced its return. The organization has announced that the final Heavyweight Grand Prix will take place in Japan this December, with the 8-man heavyweight division, already a tradition. The winner of the eight will be determined on one night.

At the moment, only one participant of the eight is known - Chinese fighter Liu Ce, who won the K-1 ReBIRTH tournament last year.

The remaining 7 participants will be determined as follows: 3 fighters will qualify for the Grand Prix following the Osaka tournament, which will be held on March 5. Another 4 fighters will be determined by the results of the qualification tournaments:

MAY 19 or JUNE 22 - THE UNITED STATES

JUNE 29 - BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

JULY 27 - ITALY

AUGUST 3 or AUGUST 10 - BRAZIL