Natsuki Kitamura

The K-1 WORLD GP 2020 JAPAN Winter Crucial takes place on December 13, 2020, at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. This kickboxing event features Koya Urabe defending his Lightweight title against Yuki Yoza in the main event. Other fighters include Takeru Segawa, Leona Pettas, Hiromi Wajima, and Minoru Kimura across the card. A Welterweight Grand Prix with eight competitors like Kenta Hayashi also highlights the night. It’s K-1’s final major event of 2020.

The card will be headlined by a rematch between Yuki Egawa and Tatsuya Tsubakihara for the K-1 Featherweight title. The two previously fought at the K-1 World GP 2020 in Osaka, with Tsubakihara winning a majority decision. In the co-main event, the K-1 Super Lightweight champion Hideaki Yamazaki is scheduled to fight Fukashi Mizutani in a non-title bout. Former two-time Krush Welterweight title challenger Kaisei Kondo will face Maki Dwansonpong. K-1 and Krush Cruiserweight title challenger Hisaki Kato is scheduled to fight Mahmoud Sattari.

The K-1 WORLD GP 2021 Japan Bantamweight Tournament takes place on May 30, 2021, at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama, Japan. This kickboxing event features an eight-man Bantamweight Tournament with fighters like Toma Kuroda, Kazuki Miburo, Hinata Matsumoto, and Aoi Noda. The tournament concludes with Toma Kuroda facing Kazuki Miburo in the final. Additional bouts include Tatsuya Tsubakihara vs. Shuhei Kumura and Kenta Hayashi vs. Vitor Tofanelli.