On March 20 in Tokyo will be held K-1 World MAX -70kg World Championship Tournament Opening Bracket. Ukrainian kickboxer Taras Hnatchuk will take part in this tournament. The match card looks as follows:
1. Wajima Hiromi vs Darryl Verdonk
2. Ouyang Feng vs Pascal Schroth
3. Umar Semata vs Rei Nakajima
4. Stoyan Koprivlenski vs Kacper Muszyński
5. Zhora Akopyan vs Taras Hnatchuk
6. Davit Kiria vs Thananchai
7. Dengue Silva vs Riku
The seven winners of the pairings, as well as one randomly selected fighter, will move on to participate in a one-day eight-man tournament, the winner of which will take part in the promotion's December tournament to determine the champion.