How to join K-1?

[Quecks]

Im sorry if this thread has been up before, i really looked but i coulsnt find any, so..

My question is how do you get to join K-1? I heard rumors that you can join if you win some big tournament in your MA. Is this the only criteria or is there something else?

There is, to what i can see, no information on this @ K-1 webpage so i thought id ask here.

[J-kid]

You have to be good!

and you have to compete and win alot, then they will start to look at you.

[Quecks]

So its their pick then?

[LLL]

What was that one guy, Mark Hunt? etc? How did he get there?

[Quecks]

huh? Someone from here or someone you knew? What do you mean, didnt quite follow there.

[LLL]

No, I mean, he was some guy who was a bouncer or something in New Zealand; not really a martial artist. But he got into K1... I don't know him & it was 10 years ago or something, but the story was basically like that.

I don't know how he did it... maybe he knew someone from there, or someone just saw him kicking ass...

[CrimsonTiger]

Compete in full contact striking competitions. Mingle/meet people. You move from there.

You think Sapp had to fight his way up?! LOL!

[FingerorMoon?]

Be a 6'8" 400lbs man with great charisma.

Then there will be no 'paying dues' necessary.

[Kyoshu]

LLL,

Mark Hunt trains Thai Boxing in Austrailia, but he originally came from New Zealand. From the guys I know that fight in K-1, most of them got their ticket in from winning and performing well in lots of fights and others are current or former World Champs in their Weight category. From there K-1 promoters from your area are either approached by your coach or vice versa.

I think that's how most fighters get in, but I guess there are special cases, i.e.: Bob Sapp.

Oscar