В одном из интервью голландскому журналу Бадр Хари заявил, что может не принять участие в К-1 финале 16.
Earlier this week we gave you the line-up for the remaining fights in the Final 16 round of this year’s MAX Grand Prix. Now, we have the complete line-up for the October 3 card.

In addition to the 5 Final 16 fights, there will be 6 superfights.

После дисквалификации в поединке против Хесди Гергеса, марокканец заявил, что хочет взять перерыв, чтобы собраться с мыслями. Бадр заявляет, что японцы предлагают ему хорошие деньги, но он пока не готов вернуться в ринг. Несмотря на это, на официальном сайте К-1 Хари числится как один из участников финала 16. В любом случае ответ на этот вопрос мы узнаем уже очень скоро.

По другим слухам, в одном из суперфайтов может выступить Буакав Пор Прамук, который по непонятным причинам не попал в число приглашенных. Соперником Буакава может стать чемпион К-1 -63 кг, Тетсуя Ямато. Может Буакав перейдет в вес -63 кг?

Источник: новости боев К-1

Earlier this week we gave you the line-up for the remaining fights in the Final 16 round of this year’s MAX Grand Prix. Now, we have the complete line-up for the October 3 card.

In addition to the 5 Final 16 fights, there will be 6 superfights.

In the MAX division, it will be Pajonsuk v. Jae Gil Noh and Chi Bin Lim v. Hideaki Kikkawa. Pajonsuk was originally pegged to be the Thai representative this year if Buakaw was out, however that slot was given to Sagadpet, while Pajonsuk will now be in non-tournament action. Tanigawa addressed this, noting that Pajonsuk uses a lot of clinching (a common Muay Thai technique) so he wanted to give him a non-tournament fight to prepare him for K-1 rules. His opponent, Jae Gil Noh, is one of the new crop of strong Korean talent making a name for themselves in international competition. Noh’s countryman, Chi Bin Lim, has been the Korean MAX representative for the past few years, but he has not been particularly active this year, and will step out of the tournament. His opponent, Kikkawa, is a Team Dragon fighter making his K-1 debut.

In 63kg action, two of the division’s most outsized personalities will be featured, as young punk Kizaemon Saiga faces Sung Hyun Lee, while fan favorite Fire Harada meets Tae Hwan Kim. Both Lee and Kim are Korean fighters who have fought in K-1 Youth fights, with Kim also having a loss to Jae Hee Cheon at last year’s Asia GP.

The two final fights that round out the card are something of a departure for K-1. First, in a women’s match, Su Jeong Lim faces an opponent TBA. K-1 rarely features women’s action, though Lim has fought for them twice before. One of those fights was a victory over Shootboxing queen RENA in March 2009. Finally, though not listed on their website, reports are that K-1 will feature their first ever MMA fight as DREAM fighter Andrews Nakahara faces an opponent yet to be determined.

And finally – the name that has been most notably absent from all MAX discussion is two time MAX GP champion Buakaw Por. Pramuk. All year, we heard rumors that he would not be in the GP, and now those rumors have sadly turned out to be accurate. However, Buakaw may not be done with K-1 entirely – Tanigawa revealed that they had offered Buakaw a fight in the 63kg division, which may still be added to the card. This certainly is a surprise, and I am not sure what would prompt such a move, but if it leads to Buakaw v. Yamato, I certainly won’t complain!
Source: Head Kick Legend