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Kings of the Ring add the "Big Cat"

Kings of the Ring (Big Cat Added)

Our good friends over at Ultimatefighting.tk are keeping us updated on the Kings of the Ring card this

upcoming June 4th at the Dom Sportova in Zagreb, Croatia and they just let us know that the "Big Cat" Tom

Erikson (PRIDE\K-1 veteran) has been added to the card. Erikson will face 2004 King of the Ring Muay Thai

super world champion (105kg) Cheik "African Warrior" Kongo. The bout will be under mixed martial arts

rules - Rounds 1, 3, and 5 will be under MMA rules while rounds 2 & 4 will be under Japanese rules (similar

to Mauy Thai). This bout will also be for the +103 kg Kings of the Ring title.

And in another bout added, K-1 veteran Jan "The Giant" Nortje will face Kings of the Ring veteran Jan

Muller in a Prestige Bout under Oriental Kick Rules.

 subject to change

  (5/31/05)