July, 8 2026

The K-1 Executive Committee is pleased to announce the featured championship bouts and marquee matchups for K-1 WORLD MAX 2026, taking place on Saturday, September 12 at the National Yoyogi Stadium Second Gymnasium in Tokyo.

The event will feature four K-1 WORLD Championship bouts, headlined by title defenses across the Super Lightweight, Lightweight, Super Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions, along with an explosive heavyweight clash between Romanian knockout artist Bogdan Stoica and undefeated Russian prospect Maxim Baklanov.

The full lineup is as follows:

【TORIO Co., Ltd. PRESENTS】
K-1 WORLD GP SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Taio Asahisa (Champion / Japan / Asahisa Dojo)
vs
Alassane Kamara (Challenger / Senegal & France / Emergence Le Havre)

【LAND HOUSING Co., Ltd. PRESENTS】
K-1 WORLD GP SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Akihiro Kaneko (Champion / Japan / K-1 Gym Jiyugaoka FROG GYM)
vs
Riamu (Challenger / Japan / K-1 Gym Sohonbu Team Pegasus)

【MIRAI HR Co., Ltd. PRESENTS】
K-1 WORLD GP LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Yuzuki Satomi (Champion / Japan / team NOVA)
vs
Kiyomitsu Samuel Nagasawa (Challenger / Japan & Bolivia / B Make)

【TAKUMIHAYABUSA Co., Ltd. PRESENTS】
K-1 WORLD GP FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Ryota Ishida (Champion / Japan / POWER OF DREAM)
vs
Rui Okubo (Challenger / Japan / K-1 Gym Wolf TEAM ASTER)

K-1 HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT

Bogdan Stoica (Romania / Stoica Brothers Fight Academy)
vs
Maxim Baklanov (Russia / ARCHANGEL MICHAEL FIGHT CLUB)