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Now that 2020 is in the books, Combat Press is taking a look back at the best that the sport of kickboxing had to offer. Over the next week, Combat Press will announce its award winners in multiple categories, covering everything from the action in the ring to the biggest stories surrounding the sport. Upset of the Year Tatsuya Tsubakihara vs. Yuuki Egawa The kickboxing landscape changed a number of times as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The inability to bring in internatio...

UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane Preview and Predictions February 22, 2021 It has been a busy start to 2021 at the top of the UFC’s heavyweight division. The hectic pace continues this weekend when third-ranked Jairzinho “Bigi Boy” Rozenstruik clashes with undefeated French contender Ciryl Gane in the headliner of UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane. Both fighters made their last respective appearance against Junior dos Santos, and they each earned a TKO win over the former champi...

Now that 2020 is in the books, Combat Press is taking a look back at the best that the sport of kickboxing had to offer. Today, Combat Press will announce the last of its award winners across multiple categories, covering everything from the action in the ring to the biggest stories surrounding the sport. Knockout of the Year Taio Asahisa vs. Hiroki Typically, this is the most difficult award to determine from year to year. In a sport where knockouts are frequent, especially when fighters are ...

Victor Altamirano (8-1) vs. Nate Smith (6-1) The Legacy Fighting Alliance celebrates its 100th show on Friday evening. The top UFC feeder league has provided countless prospects to the big show, and flyweight headliners Victor Altamirano and Nate Smith hope to add their names to that list in the near future. Mexico’s Altamirano has been a fixture in the LFA since even before his 2017 pro debut. The 30-year-old actually made one of his amateur appearances at the very first LFA show. As a pro, ...

Rizin FF 2017 in Yokohoma: Sakura Preview and Predictions “I want to bring world-class fighting back to Japan” — Kyoji Horiguchi That’s exactly what the top-five flyweight will be doing when he makes his much-anticipated debut at Rizin 2017 in Yokohoma: Sakura on April 16. The main event features Japanese MMA legend Tatsuya Kawajiri looking to defend his country’s honor against UFC veteran Anthony Birchak. Kawajiri makes his return to Rizin after a disappointing debut against highly...

Out of Obscurity: M-1 Challenge 64, RFA 35 and Aspera FC 32 Every week, Combat Press takes a look at three regional, developmental or international cards from the upcoming weekend, previewing from each a single fight to which people should pay close attention. We will also list other significant bouts from the card, as well as information on how to follow each promotion and watch the events. Let’s discover those prospects that fight in the obscurity of the regional, developmental and internat...

Ruslan Krivusha on Training Kickboxers Alim Nabiev and Sergey Kharitinov Ruslan Krivusha serves as the trainer for such noted kickboxers as Alim Nabiev and Sergei Kharitonov. Krivusha recently spoke with Combat Press writer Ruslan Navshyrvanov. In June, Alim Nabiev declared that his wish was to fight Nieky Holzken. On Sept. 30, the fight will happen at GLORY 45. How did you contact the promotion and how did you manage to secure this fight with one of the biggest stars in kickboxing as Nabiev’...

Now that 2020 is in the books, Combat Press is taking a look back at the best that the sport of kickboxing had to offer. Over the next week, Combat Press will announce its award winners in multiple categories, covering everything from the action in the ring to the biggest stories surrounding the sport. Breakout Fighter of the Year Gonnapar Weerasakreck There are a number of fighters who had breakouts in 2020, whether it was through a single performance that pushed them to the forefront of the ...

Now that 2020 is in the books, Combat Press is taking a look back at the best that the sport of kickboxing had to offer. Over the next week, Combat Press will announce its award winners in multiple categories, covering everything from the action in the ring to the biggest stories surrounding the sport. Comeback of the Year Benjamin Adegbuyi vs. Badr Hari Comebacks are what make kickboxing such an exciting sport to watch. The pure enjoyment of watching a downed fighter work his way back into th...

Billy Pasulatan (5-2) vs. Brando Mamana (9-3) A light schedule this week from the larger regional promotions gives us a chance to look at some international promotions that don’t often grace this preview series. The first stop this week is Indonesia, where One Pride MMA is set to host its 41st “Fight Night” show. The key contest of the night is a strawweight title affair between champion Billy Pasulatan and challenger Brando Mamana. These two men fought once before, in 2019, with Mamana t...