Ce Liu

UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 29, 2026, at the SPD Bank Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China. A bantamweight bout between former UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Umar Nurmagomedov and Song Yadong headlined this event.

The ReBOOT K-1 ReBIRTH event takes place on September 10, 2023, at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. This kickboxing spectacle features an eight-man Openweight Grand Prix with fighters like Liu Ce, Claudiu Istrate, Sina Karimian, and Ariel Machado. Akihiro Kaneko defends his Super Bantamweight title against Masashi Kumura in a trilogy bout co-headlining the night. Additional matchups include Taito Gunji vs. Angelos Martinos and Mikio Ueda vs. K-Jee. It marks K-1’s 30th anniversary and a bold relaunch with global aspirations for 2023.

On March 20th K-1 World Max 2024 is live straight from Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. The event features the 1st round of the -70kg World Championship Tournament. The fight card has well over 24 bouts and in the main event of the evening Sina Karimian takes on Ce Liu for the K-1 World GP Cruiserweight Championship.

K-1 BEYOND took place on May 31, 2025, at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, Japan, promoted by K-1 Japan Group in collaboration with China’s Wu Lin Feng. The main event features an eight-man K-1 Super Featherweight (60kg) Championship Tournament, with confirmed fighters Tomoya Yokoyama, Leona Pettas, Yuta Matsuyama. Key title fights include Liu Ce defending his K-1 Cruiserweight title against Thian De Vries and Ouyang Feng defending his Super Welterweight title against Darryl Verdonk. The card also showcases a rematch for the Super Lightweight belt between Yodkhunpon and Shu Inagaki.

The K-1 WORLD MAX 2024 Super Lightweight Championship Tournament occurred on September 29, 2024, at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2 in Tokyo, Japan. This kickboxing event features Liu Ce defending his Cruiserweight title against Mahmoud Sattari in the main event. Taito Gunji faces Takumi Terada for the Featherweight title. A Super Bantamweight Tournament semifinal round also highlights the card with Akihiro Kaneko and Masashi Kumura.

The K-1 ReBIRTH 2 event takes place on December 9, 2023, at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan. This kickboxing spectacle features Hiromi Wajima defending his Super Welterweight title against Ouyang Feng in the main event. Other title fights include Toma Kuroda vs. Issei Ishii for the Bantamweight belt and Hasan Toy vs. Shintaro Matsukura for the Middleweight crown. Additional competitors like Akihiro Kaneko, Leona Pettas, and Kana Morimoto face off across the card. It’s K-1’s final major event of 2023, closing the year with high-stakes action.