K-1 and K-1 MAX Kick Off 2010 Seasons on HDNet

K-1 and K-1 MAX Kick Off 2010 Seasons on HDNet

Network to Feature the World's Best Strikers in Two Exclusive Broadcasts This Weekend

DALLAS, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- HDNet will kick off the 2010 K-1 and K-1 World MAX seasons this weekend with two exclusive broadcasts featuring the best kickboxers in the world.

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"HDNet Fights: K-1 World MAX 2010 Japan Tournament" premieres on Friday, April 2 at 10:00 p.m. ET, and then, early Saturday morning, HDNet features the LIVE broadcast of "HDNet Fights: K-1 World GP 2010 in Yokohama" at 4:00 a.m. ET - with an encore presentation scheduled for next Friday night, April 9 at 10:00 p.m.

"This Friday night K-1 double feature is going to be a real treat for fight fans," said Andrew Simon, CEO of HDNet Fights. "If you've never seen the fast paced, knockout action of K-1 and K-1 MAX, this is your chance to find out why these fighters are widely regarded as the best all-round strikers in the world."

The K-1 World MAX 2010 debut features an exciting one night, 8-man tournament to crown the best 154 pound kickboxer in Japan. The Japan tournament is traditionally considered the toughest of the K-1 MAX qualifying tournaments and typically produces the most knockouts. The action continues into the late night as HDNet presents LIVE coverage of "HDNet Fights: K-1 World GP 2010 in Yokohama."

In the main event of the evening, the reigning K-1 World GP Champion and one of the most dominating fighters in all of combat sports, Semmy Schilt (32-3-1, 16(T)KOs) puts his K-1 Super Heavyweight Title on the line against Errol Zimmerman (7-3, 3(T)KOs). Plus, K-1 legend Peter Aerts (63-23, 48(T)KOs) challenges Kyotaro (8-3, 4(T)KOs) for the K-1 Heavyweight Title, Badr Hari (16-6, 14(T)KOs) looks to avenge a 2003 loss to former top 10 K-1 fighter Alexey Ignashov (25-9, 16(T)KOs), and Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem (3-3, 2(T)KOs) faces off with Dzevad Poturak (K-1 debut).

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