FEG Programming Update: DREAM.17 in 2010 is no go and Still no Date for K-1 MAX

by Dave Walsh on Aug 25, 2010 6:20 PM EDT in DREAM

We do this for a number of reasons, the first being that we love fighting, and the second being that, well, gosh darnit we love [some of] you. So after publishing some of the hardships K-1 will encounter in trying to book a K-1 MAX Grand Prix for the rest of the year, Head Kick Legend decided to do some digging as to what exactly is going on with FEG. If you are seeing a pattern here then you are absolutely observant and right; we have been spending a lot of time chasing down shadows in FEG to figure out what exactly is going on in Japan and what fans can expect.

First, we got word from Michael Schiavello that his incredibly busy schedule still has him down for a FEG show October 25th, and that he believed this to be the K-1 MAX Final 16. Good news, finally. Then after some digging, this was the date originally scheduled for DREAM.17 (originally 18, but the Korea show fell through), which very easily could've been swapped out for the K-1 MAX Final 16, as long as they had the television and arena booked and ready.

It turns out that is not the case at all, as we spoke with FEG USA's Mike Kogan this afternoon and it turns out that DREAM.16 is the last DREAM event for a while, at least 2010. The next MMA event you can expect from FEG is Dynamite!! 2010, which is set to go on as scheduled. As for what happens from there, there is no word yet and will most likely rely on television ratings from DREAM.16 and Dynamite!! as well as how the arrangement with PUJI works out.

The future of K-1 MAX in 2010 is as foggy as ever, though, as Kogan knew of no dates for the K-1 MAX tournaments for the rest of the year. Logistically, this would all have to happen very soon as last year the Final 16 was April, Final 8 was July and the Finals were October. With all of the fighters tied up already, I have very little hope of this going off as planned.

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this may sounds stupid

But how can you be already tied up for a k1 max final.

If you are a kickboxer isnt k1 like the highest form of competition, eventhough the payments are a bit shady, how do you not want to compete in k1 ?

FEG really needs to get it together

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by robinhorobson on Aug 25, 2010 7:32 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

exactly

whatever Showtime money they get is better than no-time money. ESPECIALLY if they haven’t been paid for fights already rendered.

by bbcogito on Aug 25, 2010 11:39 PM EDT reply actions

Dave Walsh

Do you really think that like you, the fighters find out about an event being scheduled only after FEG make an official announcement?

by Kuri Kinton on Aug 29, 2010 8:38 PM EDT reply actions

Actually

From all the fighters I’ve spoken to who have worked with DREAM, they really don’t know which end is up for quite a while. Hell, Andrei Arlovski had contracts to fight for DREAM a few times now before the rug was pulled out from under him, the same with Tim Sylvia. I’m going to say if it is right or wrong, just that it isn’t as black and white as it is in the US.

If you fight for UFC you sign your contract, you are confident that your opponent has signed it as well, you get confirmation from the company and you put in your time for your training camp.

Alistair Overeem is another great example. He was picked to fight Arlovski late last year, Arlovski signed, Overeem didn’t, instead signed for Kaz Fujita. Arlovski’s camp heard from the internet about this first and said they were still training for Overeem.

Then this year, Overeem was ready to fight Arlovski for the DREAM title, then all of a sudden it was Ricco Rodriguez and he never signed on the dotted line, this just weeks before the event.

Sometimes I feel like we know when they know.

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by Dave Walsh on Sep 1, 2010 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions