MMA News - Card for K-1 Dynamite!! USA

Saturday, June 2nd will see the debut of yet another MMA organization in America. This time, it will be K-1 Hero‘s, and the event will be known as K-1 Dynamite!! USA. The event is to be held at the Los Angeles Coliseum. While K-1 has put on kickboxing shows in the United States, this will be the first time that they‘ve done a show through their Hero‘s MMA arm.

The show is the result of a partnership between K-1’s parent company FEG, ProElite, Inc., and Showtime Networks. The undercard will be shown for free on Showtime, and then the main portion of the card will appear on Showtime’s pay-per-view channel.

Fans of MMA should be in for a real treat, as the show will feature 2 main events. In the first, former NCAA amateur wrestling champion and WWE title holder Brock Lesnar will be making his MMA debut against the 7-foot-2-inch goliath from South Korea, Hong Man Choi. While Choi is a former K-1 champion, Lesnar appears unfazed. According to him, “He’s a big guy. He’s got a big head, which makes for a big target.”

In the other main event, two legends of the MMA world will meet in a rematch. Royce Gracie (13-3-3) will take on Kazushi Sakuraba (21-9-1). The two first met in May of 2000 during at the PRIDE 2000 Grand Prix Finals, with Sakuraba getting the win after Gracie’s corner threw in the towel after the match had went an incredible 90 minutes. This time around, the match will consist of 5 five-minute rounds.

Former USC and Detroit Lions wideout, Johnnie Morton, will also be making his MMA debut on the card. If he’s successful, can Herman Moore be far behind?

K-1 DYNAMITE!! USA COMPLETE CARD

Royce Gracie vs. Kazushi Sakuraba

Brock Lesnar vs. Hong Man Choi

Mighty Mo vs. Mu Bae Choi

Melvin Manhoef vs. Dong Sik Yoon

Jake Shields vs. Ido Pariente

Gina Carano vs. Jan Finney

Javier Vasquez vs. Katsuhiko Nagata

Brad Pickett vs. Hideo Tokoro

As the date for the fight gets closer, be sure and check out Bodog for the various odds. In the meantime, you can see more MMA news by clicking on the following links:

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MMA News - Card for K-1 Dynamite!! USA