From K-1:
K-1 FIGHTERS PERFORM IN RING AT LA'S HOLLYWOOD & HIGHLAND THIS SATURDAY FROM 12-4pm PT
K-1 Special Event is FREE and OPEN to the Public
Los Angeles, CA - Some of the biggest name in K-1, the world's premier kickboxing organization, will appear in the famed K-1 competition ring at the center of Los Angeles' "Hollywood and Highland" location this coming Saturday, August 11, from 12 Noon to 4:00 p.m. PT. This event is FREE and OPEN to the public.
K-1 LEGEND and former champ Mighty Mo will appear with Jack "The Outlaw" May, Lerdsilla, "Mr Lightning" and K-1 newcomer, Jermaine Soto. Jermaine, a local Angeleno, was discovered during the K-1 Open Tryouts last month. Soto will fight as part of the undercard in the U.S. Grand Prix Championships taking place live Saturday, Sept. 8 at the LA Sports Arena.
All the K-1 fighters will perform kickboxing demonstrations, and fans will have the chance to meet the fighters, get autographs, photos and K-1 T-shirts. Also, tickets to the Sept. 8 event will be raffled throughout the day.
Radio celebrities Sam Miclette from KYSR 98.7 FMA "Vic the Brick" from KLAC 570 AM will get in the ring to discover first hand, the power and strength of a legendary K-1 fighter.
WHO: K-1 KICKBOXING FIGHTERS MIGHTY MO, JACK MAY, LERDSILLA AND JERMAINE SOTO
WHAT: K-1 DEMONSTRATIONS, AUTOGRAPHS, TICKET RAFFLES, MEET AND GREETS
WHERE: LOS ANGELES' HOLLYWOOD AND HIGHLAND LOCATION
WHEN: SATURDAY, AUGUST 11
12:00 Noon - 4:00 p.m. PT
WHY: To Celebrate the Upcoming K-1 U.S. Grand Prix Championships - LIVE Sat. Sept 8 from the LA Sports Arena
K-1's next event is the U.S. Grand Prix Championships live from the LA Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California on Saturday, Sept. 8. The all-star line-up of heavyweight fights include: Mighty Mo vs. Rick Roufus, Seth Petruzelli vs. Xavier Vigney, Dewey Cooper vs. Randy Blake, and Jarrell Miller vs. Jack May. Also, the K-1 MAX (Middleweight) fights include: Chaz Mulkey vs. Kit Cope, Michael Mananquil vs. Scotty Leffler, Bryce Krause vs. Justin Greskiewicz and Ben Yelle vs. Joey Pagliuso. Superfights include: Lerdsilla Chumpairtour vs. Gabriel Varga, Andy Howson vs. Romie Adanza, Justin Buchholz vs. Zhipeng Zhou and Markhaile Wedderburn vs. Jeremiah Metcalf.
Tickets for the K-1 Rising U.S. World Grand Prix Championships on Saturday, September 8 are available for purchase through www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling Ticketmaster at 1-866-448-7849. Tickets are also available at the LA Sports Arena Box Office located at 3939 S. Figueroa Street in Los Angeles or by calling (213) 748-6131.
About K-1:
K-1 is the largest kickboxing promotion in history. Since 1993, K-1 has presented professional live martial arts events in 38 countries featuring the best and most accomplished athletes in the sport.
World Grand Prix Champions of K-1 include Alistair Overeem, Mark Hunt, Ernesto Hoost, Peter Aerts, Remy Bonjasky and Semmy Schilt. K-1 has held broadcast deals with ESPN and HDNet in the United States, Fuji TV in Japan, and numerous other networks across the globe. K-1 returned to the world stage on May 26, 2012 in Madrid, Spain drawing a packed stadium and hundreds of thousands of views on the K-1 Live Stream.
For more information on K-1 please email info@k-1.tv.