MMA Championship

May 22, 2004

Saitama Super Arena

Tokyo, Japan

Updated 5/8/04

K-1 has released two matches and has updated their card for the K-1 MMA Championship to take place on

May 22nd in Tokyo, Japan. The main event will feature K-1 favorite Bob Sapp against PRIDE veteran

Kazuyuki Fujita. Also, K-1 veteran Alexey Ignashov will be taking on pro-wrestler Shinsuke Nakamura

in a rematch of their December 31st bout at K-1 Dynamite in which Ignashov was ruled the victor but later

the outcome was changed to a no-contest because of a protest. Plus current King of Pancrase Open

Weight Champion Josh Barnett and former UFC champion Don Frye are also scheduled to participate in

the event.

Line-up:

K-1 MMA Bout - 3 Rds (5 minutes each round)

Bob Sapp vs. Kazuyuki Fujita

K-1 MMA Bout - 3 Rds (5 minutes each round)

Alexey Ignashov vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

K-1 MMA Bout - 3 Rds (5 minutes each round) - Added

BJ Penn vs. Duane "Bang" Ludwig

Also scheduled to participate:

- Josh Barnett (Pancrase\NJPW)

- Don Frye (UFC\PRIDE veteran)

- Gary Goodridge (UFC'PRIDE\K-1 veteran)

- Sam Greco (K-1 veteran)

- Mark Hunt (K-1 veteran)

- Lyoto Machida (K-1 MMA veteran)

- Yoshihiro Nakao (K-1 Dynamite veteran)

- The Predator (Pro-wrestler\Zero one veteran)

- Genki Sudo (K-1\UFC veteran)

- Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto (K-1 max veteran)

card subject to change 

(4/20/04)