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Promotion | K-1 | |||
Date | October 1, 2008 | |||
Venue | Nippon Budokan | |||
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Attendance | 15,321 | |||
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K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament - Final - was a martial arts event promoted by the K-1 organization. It took place on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at the Nippon Budokan Arena in Tokyo, Japan. It was the 7th annual K-1 World Max (70 kg/154 lbs weight class) World Championship Final, featuring four quarter final winners of K-1 World MAX 2008 Final 8 held on July 7, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. [1] The card also included a couple of tournament reserve bouts, two Superfights between Takayuki Kohiruimaki vs Joerie Mes and Nieky Holzken vs. Virgil Kalakoda, the ISKA World Lightweight Title Match plus the quarterfinals in K-1's new Koshien King of U-18 series. The four quarter final winners of the K-1 Koshien bouts would qualify for the semi-finals at the Dynamite!! 2008 event. [2]
The K-1 World Max 2008 Final attracted a sellout crowd of 15,321 to the Nippon Budokan and was broadcast live in Japan on the TBS network. [3]
In a press conference at Tokyo's Laforet Hotel, [2] prior to the event, the Event Producer Sadaharu Tanikawa announced a number of rule changes effective on October 1, 2008.
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K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament Final | ||||
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![]() The poster for K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament Final | ||||
Information | ||||
Promotion | K-1 | |||
Date | October 1, 2008 | |||
Venue | Nippon Budokan | |||
City |
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Attendance | 15,321 | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament - Final - was a martial arts event promoted by the K-1 organization. It took place on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at the Nippon Budokan Arena in Tokyo, Japan. It was the 7th annual K-1 World Max (70 kg/154 lbs weight class) World Championship Final, featuring four quarter final winners of K-1 World MAX 2008 Final 8 held on July 7, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. [1] The card also included a couple of tournament reserve bouts, two Superfights between Takayuki Kohiruimaki vs Joerie Mes and Nieky Holzken vs. Virgil Kalakoda, the ISKA World Lightweight Title Match plus the quarterfinals in K-1's new Koshien King of U-18 series. The four quarter final winners of the K-1 Koshien bouts would qualify for the semi-finals at the Dynamite!! 2008 event. [2]
The K-1 World Max 2008 Final attracted a sellout crowd of 15,321 to the Nippon Budokan and was broadcast live in Japan on the TBS network. [3]
In a press conference at Tokyo's Laforet Hotel, [2] prior to the event, the Event Producer Sadaharu Tanikawa announced a number of rule changes effective on October 1, 2008.
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