SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship
| File:SUPERKOMBAT logo.jpg | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Kickboxing |
| Founded 📆 | 2011 |
| Founder 👔 | Eduard Irimia |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , |
Area served 🗺️ | |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| Parent | SUPERKOMBAT Global Ltd. |
| Divisions | SUPERKOMBAT Global Ltd. SUPERKOMBAT USA, Inc. |
| 🌐 Website | http://www.superkombat.com |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
The Superkombat Fighting Championship (Superkombat) is a Romanian kickboxing and mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Bucharest, Romania, which was owned by Eduard Irimia.[1] It is the largest kickboxing promotion company in Europe and featured some of the highest-level fighters in the sport on its roster.[1][2][3]
Superkombat co-promoted some events with the K-1[4][5] and WAKO,[6][7] and had an agreement with WKN for event sanctioning.[8][9]
Superkombat Fighting Championship was named best promotion in the world in the sport of kickboxing in 2011.[10]
Superkombat returned on October 31, 2021.[11]
The SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship, frequently shortened to simply SUPERKOMBAT or SK, is one of Europe's major kickboxing promotions,[12][13][14][15][16][17] that produces events in Romania and across the world. Eduard Irimia serves as the president of SUPERKOMBAT.[18]
In 2011, Superkombat cemented its status as one of the best kickboxing promotions in the world by taking the Best Promotion Of The Year Award (under K-1 rules) at the World Independent Promoters Union Awards. Dutch promotions Ultimate Glory and It's Showtime, and Italian promotion Fight Code were the other finalists who presented at the Award.[19]
On the back of a successful year, Superkombat has been nominated in the “Promotion of the Year” category of the Combat Press 2016 Kickboxing Awards.[20]
In July 2017, the company moved its headquarters to London, United Kingdom from Bucharest, Romania. One month earlier, regional headquarters in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA were opened. The company will still have its already established marketing headquarters in Bucharest, Romania and New York City, New York, USA.
History[edit]
After having 8 years of experience in Local Kombat, Irimia decided to expand internationally launching the product under new name in 2011.[21] SUPERKOMBAT is well-known mainly for heavyweight fights and includes an elimination tournament in the heavyweight division and bouts at different weight classes.[22]
The first SK event took place in 2011 in Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania. The purpose of the event was to determine the most effective stand-up martial art between opponents from all over the world from different disciplines, including boxing, kickboxing, MMA, judo, karate, Muay Thai, wrestling, and others.[23]
On 10 August 2012, SK began working together with K-1 in the development of K-1's live event production. SUPERKOMBAT has also assisted K-1 in securing the best new kickboxing talent coming out of Europe.[24][25] At the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final, nearly all K-1 fighters were from the SK roster.[26] The agreement eventually ended in April 2013.[15][26][27][28]
In 2017 Superkombat worked with Faith Fight to hold events in China.[29]
Current champions[edit]
Superkombat events[edit]
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix was an elimination tournament that has been held annually since 2011. Each year SK holds mainly 4-man tournaments over six events to decide the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix champion.
Development[edit]
SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes[edit]
SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes is a platform launched in 2013 for up-and-coming talent which has served since its inception as the official developmental territory for SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix.[30][31]
| # | Date | Location | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 24 November 2017 |  Titu, Romania
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Aqua Blue |
| 26 | 17 September 2017 | Bucharest, Romania
|
Romexpo |
| 25 | 26 August 2017 |  Shenzhen, China
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Shenzhen Stadium |
| 24 | 29 July 2017 | Shenzhen, China
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Shenzhen Stadium |
| 23 | 7 April 2017 | Bucharest, Romania
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Romexpo Dome |
| 22 | 12 March 2017 | Bucharest, Romania
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Berăria H |
| 21 | 12 November 2016 | Bucharest, Romania
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Sala Polivalentă |
| 20 | 1 October 2016 | Iași, Romania
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Sala Polivalentă |
| 19 | 6 August 2016 | Comănești, Romania
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Dealul Galionului |
| 18 | 30 July 2016 | Mamaia, Romania
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Tenis Club IDU |
| 17 | 25 June 2016 | Brașov, Romania
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Patinoarul Olimpic |
| 16 | 7 May 2016 | Bucharest, Romania
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Romexpo Dome |
| 15 | 26 March 2016 |  San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Roberto Clemente Coliseum |
| 14 | 7 November 2015 | Bucharest, Romania
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Sala Polivalentă Dinamo |
| 13 | 2 October 2015 |  Milan, Italy
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Gran Teatro Linear4Ciak |
| 12 | 1 August 2015 | Mamaia, Romania
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Piațeta Cazino |
| 11 | 19 June 2015 | Constanța, Romania
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Sala Sporturilor |
| 10 | 23 May 2015 | Bucharest, Romania
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Sala Polivalentă |
| 9 | 7 March 2015 | Ploiești, Romania
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Sala Sporturilor Olimpia |
| 8 | 2 August 2014 | Constanța, Romania
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Sala Sporturilor |
| 7 | 29 March 2014 | Ploiești, Romania
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Sala Sporturilor Olimpia |
| 6 | 3 November 2013 | Carrara, Italy
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CarraraFiere Exhibition Centre |
| 5 | 30 August 2013 | Târgoviște, Romania
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Polyvalent Hall |
| 4 | 31 May 2013 |  Dubai, UAE
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Al Boom Tourist Village |
| 3 | 10 May 2013 |  Vienna, Austria
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Gasometer |
| 2 | 3 March 2013 |  São Paulo, Brazil
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Ginásio Milton Feijão |
| 1 | 23 February 2013 |  Opatija, Croatia
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Hotel Kvarner |
SUPERKOMBAT Tryouts[edit]
The SUPERKOMBAT Tryouts seek new contestants.[15][31]
| # | Date | Location | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7 May 2016 | Bucharest, Romania
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SUPERKOMBAT Academy |
| 6 | 8 June 2014 |  Almere, Netherlands
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Markerkant |
| 5 | 4 April 2014 |  Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
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Teesside University Students' Union - The Hub |
| 4 | 22 February 2013 | Rijeka, Croatia
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Zapadni Trgovacki Centar |
| 3 | 15 February 2013 | Luton, United Kingdom
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Storm Gym |
| 2 | 9 February 2013 |  Dortmund, Germany
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Fight Lounge |
| 1 | 26 January 2013 |  Athens, Greece
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MMA Gym |
SUPERKOMBAT Academy (2015-)[edit]
A 32-man heavyweight tournament will take place in th next 3 years in search of the next star. A sizeable investment of $5 million put into reality series to introduce the fighters at live events, with SK paying gym costs, coaches and medical bills, and even for travel.[32]
| # | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 6 May 2016 | Bucharest, Romania
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| 1 | 25 April 2015 | Târgoviște, Romania
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List of SUPERKOMBAT champions[edit]
Tournament Champions[edit]
| Event | Date | Weight class | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2011 Final | November 19, 2011 | Heavyweight (+95 kg/209.4 lb) |
 Sergei Lascenko
|
 Ismael Londt
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| SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final | December 22, 2012 | Heavyweight (+95 kg/209.4 lb) |
Pavel Zhuravlev
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Ismael Londt
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| SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final | December 21, 2013 | Heavyweight (+95 kg/209.4 lb) |
 Frank Muñoz
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Redouan Cairo
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| SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2014 Final | November 22, 2014 | Light heavyweight (-81 kg/178.6 lb) |
Jorge Loren
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 Aristote Quitusisa
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| SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2015 Final | November 7, 2015 | Heavyweight (+95 kg/209.4 lb) |
 Tarik Khbabez
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Roman Kryklia
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Other Tournaments winners[edit]
Current champions[edit]
| Division | Upper weight limit | Champion | Since | Title defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight | +96 kg (211.6 lb) | Ismael Londt |
July 7, 2012 (SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2012) | 0 |
| Super cruiserweight | 95 kg (209.4 lb) | vacant | August 7, 2016 | |
| Cruiserweight | 92 kg (202.8 lb) |  Igor Bugaenko |
December 21, 2013 (SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final) | 0 |
| Light heavyweight plus | 86 kg (189.6 lb) | César Almeida |
May 7, 2016 (SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2016) | 0 |
| Light heavyweight | 81 kg (178.6 lb) |  Daniel Stefanovski |
March 25, 2018 (SUPERKOMBAT Dream) | 0 |
| Middleweight | 71 kg (156.5 lb) | Amansio Paraschiv |
November 12, 2016 (SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2016 Final) | 0 |
| Lightweight | 63.5 kg (140.0 lb) | Cristian Spetcu |
November 12, 2016 (SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2016 Final) | 0 |
| Women's Bantamweight | 56 kg (123.5 lb) | Marija Malenica |
November 12, 2016 (SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2016 Final) | 0 |
Other[edit]
Intercontinental champions[edit]
| Division | Upper weight limit | Champion | Since | Title defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super cruiserweight | 95 kg (209.4 lb) |  Bruno Susano |
July 29, 2017 (SUPERKOMBAT Special Edition China) | |
| Light heavyweight plus | 86 kg (189.6 lb) | Alexandru Negrea[33] |
June 17, 2017 (BELLICUM) | 0 |
New Heroes[edit]
| Division | Upper weight limit | Champion | Since | Title defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruiserweight | 92 kg (202.8 lb) | Clyde Brunswijk |
June 25, 2016 (SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes 9) | 0 |
| Light heavyweight | 81 kg (178.6 lb) | Clyde Brunswijk |
January 18, 2014 (KIMBO 2) | 0 |
| Middleweight | 71 kg (156.5 lb) | Amansio Paraschiv |
March 7, 2015 (SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2015) | 0 |
| Women's Lightweight | 65 kg (143.3 lb) |  Angela Whitley |
March 26, 2016 (SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2016) | 0 |
Championship history[edit]
Heavyweight Championship[edit]
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ismael Londt def. Freddy Kemayo |
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2012 Varna, Bulgaria |
July 7, 2012 |
Super Cruiserweight Championship[edit]
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrei Stoica def. Ondřej Hutník |
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final Galați, Romania |
December 21, 2013 | 1. def. Ali Cenik at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2014 on 21-06-14 2. def. Moisés Baute at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2014 Final Elimination on 25-10-14 3. def. Fred Sikking at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2015 on 01-08-15 | |
| 2 | Jorge Loren def. Andrei Stoica |
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2015 Final Bucharest, Romania |
November 7, 2015 | ||
| 3 | Ionuț Iftimoaie def. Jorge Loren |
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2016 Comănești, Romania |
August 6, 2016 | ||
| Iftimoaie vacated the title with his retirement on August 7, 2016. | |||||
Cruiserweight Championship[edit]
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bogdan Stoica def. Ivan Stanić |
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
May 12, 2012 | |
| 2 | Igor Bugaenko def. Bogdan Stoica |
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final Galați, Romania |
December 21, 2013 |
Light Heavyweight Plus Championship[edit]
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | César Almeida def. Moisés Baute |
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2016 Bucharest, Romania |
May 7, 2016 |
Light Heavyweight Championship[edit]
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Stefanovski def. Adelin Mihăilă |
SUPERKOMBAT Dream Bucharest, Romania |
March 25, 2018 |
Middleweight Championship[edit]
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albert Kraus def. Alexander Schmitt |
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2011 Final Darmstadt, Germany |
November 19, 2011 | ||
| Kraus was stripped of the title, when he left the SUPERKOMBAT for GLORY. | |||||
| 2 | Mike Zambidis def. Harun Kina |
SUPERKOMBAT VIP Edition Bucharest, Romania |
August 31, 2013 | 1. def. Harun Kina at Iron Challenge 2015 on 17-01-15 | |
| Zambidis vacated the title with his retirement on June 27, 2015.[34] | |||||
| 3 |  Chris Ngimbi def. Amansio Paraschiv |
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2016 Final Elimination Iași, Romania |
October 1, 2016 | ||
| 4 | Amansio Paraschiv def. Chris Ngimbi |
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2016 Final Bucharest, Romania |
November 12, 2016 | ||
Lightweight Championship[edit]
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristian Spetcu def. Simón Santana |
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2016 Final Bucharest, Romania |
November 12, 2016 |
Women's Bantamweight Championship[edit]
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marija Malenica def. Ania Fucz |
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2016 Final Bucharest, Romania |
November 12, 2016 |
Production team[edit]
Cyrus Fees, Jelani Khalfani or Brad Vee Johnson are the official ring announcers for SUPERKOMBAT events.[35][36][37] Cezar Gheorghe of Romania was one of the best known referees working for the organization.[38] Since 2017, the official commentators are Jordan Jay Adams and Will Vanders.
Superkombat international broadcasters[edit]
In 2011, the Supekombat Fighting Championship and Eurosport announced a three-year broadcast deal. The contract was extended in early 2014, ultimately lasting till the end of 2016.[39] Fight Now TV was an exclusive home of Superkombat in the United States. The partnership started with Superkombat World Grand Prix III 2013.[40] On December 14, 2016, the Supekombat Fighting Championship and CBS Sports announced a one-year broadcast deal through the CBS Sports Network subsidiary. The deal included six events for 2017. The broadcast deal was renewed through 2018.[41][42] In Brazil, Superkombat events were broadcast on Combate Channel from Globosat.[43] FightBox aired Superkombat fights in over 40 countries around the world.[44]
Pro X is the home for SUPERKOMBAT programming in Romania.[45]
In May 2013, SUPERKOMBAT announced a partnership with Playbook International GmbH & Co. KG for global media rights.[46]
In September 2013, SK launched a live streaming partnership with Epicentre.tv.[47]
CBS Sports partnership[edit]
On December 14, 2016, The SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship and CBS Sports announced a one-year broadcast deal. The deal included six events for 2017.[48][49][50]The broadcast deal was renewed through 2018 according to Prosport Live.
Notable fighters[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Liverkick's Exclusive Interview with Superkombat President Eduard Irimia". liverkick.com. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ↑ "Superkombat announces global expansion". Bloody Elbow. 9 January 2013.
- ↑ "WKN Makes Kickboxing History in Romania". Fightmag. 18 August 2016.
- ↑ "Kickboxing News: Badr Hari Update, Superkombat And K-1 Team Up, Much More". Bloody Elbow. 14 August 2012.
- ↑ "K-1 Announces Agreement With SuperKombat". liverkick.com. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ↑ "Mr. Eduard Irimia and WAKO President, E. Falsoni, signed an historical agreement in Bucharest". WAKO. 7 February 2011.
- ↑ "Eduard Irimia a lansat circuitul WAKO Pro World Grand Prix" (in Romanian). Mediafax. 4 February 2011.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Iftimoaie Defeats Jorge & Receives WKN Belt Live on Eurosport". WKN. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ↑ "SuperKombat Tastes Prestige of WKN Live on Eurosport". Fightmag. 8 November 2015.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ "Contender Promotions finalise deal with Romanian fight sport giants Superkombat". Gazette Live. 16 January 2014.
- ↑ "Superkombat Grand Prix live stream this Saturday May 18". BloodyElbow. 15 May 2013.
- ↑ "Superkombat announces global expansion, looking for partners in the US and internationally". BloodyElbow. 9 January 2013.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Liverkick's Exclusive Interview with Superkombat President Eduard Irimia". Liverkick. 19 February 2013.
- ↑ "Fight Now TV home for SUPERKOMBAT kickboxing in US". Boxing Pulse. 24 September 2013.
- ↑ "Movings & Shakings Between K-1, Glory, Superkombat". Fight Sport Asia. 22 August 2012.
- ↑ Georgiou, Andreas (5 May 2014). "British kickboxing outfit Contenders team up with SuperKombat as part of a worldwide expansion". Daily Mirror.
- ↑ "Eduard Irimia a fost premiat alături de Mike Tyson şi Andre Ward" (in Romanian). Libertatea. 10 February 2012.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Combat Press 2016 Kickboxing Awards: Promotion of the Year – K-1 World GP in Japan". Combat Press. 6 March 2017.
- ↑ "Mixfight exclusief: interview met Superkombat promotor Eduard Irimia" (in Dutch). Mixfight.nl. 20 October 2011.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Kickboxing organization SuperKombat announces new partnership, looks to the future". BloodyElbow. 23 September 2013.
- ↑ "About SUPERKOMBAT". SUPERKOMBAT Official Website. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "Kickboxing News: Badr Hari Update, Superkombat And K-1 Team Up, Much More". BloodyElbow. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ↑ "K-1 Announces Agreement With SuperKombat". LiverKick. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 "SUPERKOMBAT Officially Splits From K-1: Is this the Final Nail in K-1′s Coffin?". Fight Sport Asia. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ "Superkombat officially ends partnership with K-1". BloodyElbow. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ↑ "K-1 loses Superkombat support". Fight Linker. 12 April 2013.
- ↑ "SuperKombat将与FF格斗合作开发中国市场". sports.ifeng.com.
- ↑ "SuperKombat 2013 Event Schedule Released". LiverKick. 25 February 2013.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 "Superkombat începe anul în forţă! Gale în Grecia şi în Mare Britanie" (in Romanian). Ziua News. 12 January 2014.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Six live events and SUPERKOMBAT Academy with 5 million dollars budget". Kickboxing Planet. 13 February 2015.
- ↑ https://www.tio.ch/sport/altri-sport/1151331/negrea-campione-a--campione--al-lottatore-rumeno-il-superkombat
- ↑ "The Greek Australian kick-boxer retires with pride". Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ↑ "2013 Best Ring Announcer". Florida MMA Awards. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "Trăieşte visul american în România! A lăsat Chippendales pentru ringul de K-1 de la Botoşani" (in Romanian). Prosport. 25 September 2013.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ ""Fiarele" din ring, întâlnire cu reptilele din... Patinoarul "Flamaropol"!" (in Romanian). Prosport. 18 May 2011.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Thriller in Ploiesti at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix – Final Elimination". SUPERKOMBAT Official Website. 12 November 2013. Archived from the original on 16 November 2013. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Programul galei Superkombat de pe 7 martie de la Ploieşti" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 1 March 2015.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Fight Now TV home for SUPERKOMBAT kickboxing in US". Sherdog. 26 September 2013.
- ↑ "Superkombat to air kickboxing and MMA on CBS Sports Network in 2017". Bloody Elbow. 14 December 2016.
- ↑ "Superkombat Reaches Deal With CBSSN". fightsports.tv. January 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ↑ "Luptătorii Superkombat Filip, Năstase și Chelariu fac show în China" (in Romanian). Libertatea. 21 August 2017.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Card Changes for November 7th and Other Big News for Superkombat". fightbox.com. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ↑ "Şase români vor lupta în marea finală a circuitului Superkombat din 2013" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 3 December 2013.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "SUPERKOMBAT Teams Up with Playbook International GmbH & Co". Fight Sport Asia. 23 May 2013.
- ↑ "Agreement between Superkombat and Epicentre.tv to live-stream events". MMAmadhouse. 25 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Superkombat to air kickboxing and MMA on CBS Sports Network in 2017". Bloody Elbow. 14 December 2016.
- ↑ "O producţie ROMÂNEASCĂ va fi transmisă în PRIME-TIME în SUA şi CANADA". Evenimentul Zilei. 14 December 2016.
- ↑ "Un produs românesc a dat lovitura! Luptătorii, cot la cot cu NFL și NBA". Gazeta Sporturilor. 14 December 2016.
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