FUKUOKA, Japan -- Twenty-six-year-old kyokushin fighter Ewerton Teixeira of Brazil won the K-1 Japan Grand Prix 2008; while Semmy Schilt and Badr Hari defended ...

Few names in combat sports can claim a career like that of Semmy Schilt. Born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, in 1973, he took up karate as a child before switching to mixed martial arts when he was 23 ...

Semifinals At 41 years of age, K-1 legend Ernesto Hoost (Pictures) said this would be his final run at the title. With 98 wins coming into his semifinal bout against Schilt (number 98 being Chalid ...

The 2009 K-1 Grand Prix Finals ended in spectacular fashion just hours ago, with Semmy Schilt becoming the champion for the fourth time (this prestigious record is only matched by Ernesto "Mr ...

Overeem is trying to beat out legends like Semmy Schilt and Peter Aerts. He's also got to do it all in one night. Schilt is the heavy favorite at minus-135. Overeem is the second choice at plus-205.