K-1 Breaks Silence on K-1 MAX Schedule, Sort of Gives Dates

It looks like the sun is peeking through the clouds when it comes to K-1 MAX, finally. Like we told you the other day, there was no date set for the K-1 MAX Final 16 and the schedule was loose, to say the least. On top of that, we went into why putting together the K-1 World MAX 2010 tournament was going to be kind of tough, with some of the biggest names having booked other fights due to inaction from FEG. A part of me would like to feel like we've forced someone's hand, but I know better than that. I know we did enough to piss people in high places off, though.

K-1 broke their silence on their official site today, giving us two K-1 MAX dates as well as showing what we already knew in regards to the K-1 World Grand Prix. October 2 in Seoul, South Korea we have the K-1 World Grand Prix Final 16, then on December 11 in Tokyo we have the K-1 World Grand Prix. Our lives would not be complete without the World Grand Prix, and K-1 knows that, so they never with held. On the other hand, K-1 MAX has been foggy with a veil of secrecy surrounding it. As of Wednesday there was no K-1 MAX Final 16 scheduled, with FEG USA unable to confirm there being any K-1 MAX dates.

K-1 has thrown us a proverbial bone, so to speak now, as we have one solid date for the finals and one big "hey, we are working on it, shut up already" about the Final 16. The Finals are slated for November 8th at the Ryogoku Kokugikan, also known as the Sumo Hall, the 13,000 seat arena. This is fantastic news, but of course, Gago Drago, Chahid and Giorgio Petrosyan are fighting for It's Showtime in November. We'll have to see how that unfolds. Where it is still hazy is the Final 16, which K-1 simply lists as "late September or early October" and says venue is TBD.

Now, here is a rumor that I heard from a rather decent source yesterday, that apparently Michal Glogowski signed on for a fight on October 9th in Seoul, South Korea. We have not been able to confirm this, but keep that in the back of your head, as Glogowski is in the Final 16 and that date sounds about right. The plot thickens, so keep checking Head Kick Legend for more updates on the K-1 MAX tournament.