K-1 sold??!?!?!

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  1. scurlaruntings

    scurlaruntings ESB 2002 Club Full Member

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    Credit: Daniel Herbertson of MMA Fighting


    K-1 and Dynamite brands have been sold to a real estate company called Barbizon (??????????Barbizon co.,Ltd). FEG no longer own K-1. Details soon.

    The DREAM trademark is still owned by FEG.


    ??????????Barbizon co.,Ltd




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    Not sure how true this is but it's a rumour doing the rounds at the moment.
     
    scurlaruntings, Jul 28, 2011
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  2. timmyjames

    timmyjames PTurd curb stomper Full Member

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    what the hell?
     
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  3. SouthpawSlayer

    SouthpawSlayer Im coming for you Full Member

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    what does this mean exactly
     
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  4. scurlaruntings

    scurlaruntings ESB 2002 Club Full Member

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    What most have already thought. K-1 is dead. If they're owned by a real estate company they must be trying to offload their bad assets and this company has taken what little they can make that's left.
     
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  5. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    Maybe a new company might reinvent K1.
     
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  6. timmyjames

    timmyjames PTurd curb stomper Full Member

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    a real estate company?
     
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  7. Stoo

    Stoo Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Well people do say guys like Alistair and Semmy are built like brick shithouses.....
     
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  8. Shogun Assassin

    Shogun Assassin Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Damn shame :verysad
     
    Shogun Assassin, Jul 28, 2011
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  9. fatcity

    fatcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    There are many wealthy wanna be's who do invest into area's completely opposite their company's normal portfolio.I have never heard of this company but perhaps the owners see an opportunity.
    Or,perhaps not.:lol:
     
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  10. Stoo

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    [url]http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/07/28/k-1-sold-to-japanese-real-estate-firm-barbizon/[/url]
     
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  11. scurlaruntings

    scurlaruntings ESB 2002 Club Full Member

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    Look's like the rumour is true then....
     
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  12. Will Cooling

    Will Cooling Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Good to see it survive a little bit longer but I fear the gig may be up with It's Showtime and even Golden Glory trying to muscle in on the market. K-1 may have been mismanaged but like J-MMA its been fatally undermined by a pretty major generational shift in Japanese society away from sports and towards other forms of entertainment. A shame - would have loved to go to the Tokyo Dome during Pride or Puro's glory days.
     
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  13. Stoo

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    Big 'if' but maybe J-MMA can find another star in the Sakuraba mold to give it a boost in the arm. But that's unlikely, hopefully K1 can be revived by some new ideas.
     
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  14. scurlaruntings

    scurlaruntings ESB 2002 Club Full Member

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    Ishii was supposed be that guy. The Japanese hate him. Plus he's about as a charismatic as a can of paint. Bet he wishes he stuck to Judo.
     
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  15. Stoo

    Stoo Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Oh ****, Im sure we will be getting pics of a certain tight wearing dork in a few moments....

    But yeah, shame to be slowly watching J-MMA go down the pan. DREAM, as far has I know, hasnt caught the imagination of a worldwide audience like PRIDE, and all the best young talent seems to be UFC bound for the foreseeable future
     
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