Fighting and Entertainment Group
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Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG) is the leading Japanese
combat sport
promoter. Its current president is Sadaharu Tanikawa
and it is the parent company behind the mixed martial arts
series Dream
and formerly, the largest kickboxing
promotion in the world, K-1
.
On December 31, 2010 after the Dream event Dynamite!! 2010
, Tanikawa announced a three-month hiatus for FEG, stating, "2011 is a comeback year for us. We will restructure the company for three months and start holding events in the spring."
In January of 2011, Sadaharu Tanikawa told a Japanese publication that "The current course is that FEG will die" leading to further speculation about the future of FEG. FEG USA's Mike Kogan added, "[U]nless the money comes now, meaning the investors that have been talking commit and we start to move forward, the company will die. There is no way for it to survive, we have exhausted all good will."
On July 28, 2011, FEG sold K-1 along with most of its trademarks (with the notable exception of K-1 MAX) to Japanese real estate firm Barbizon Co. Ltd..
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
combat sport
Combat sport
A Combat sport, also known as a Fighting sport, is a competitive contact sport where two combatants fight against each other using certain rules of engagement , typically with the aim of simulating parts of real hand to hand combat...
promoter. Its current president is Sadaharu Tanikawa
Sadaharu Tanikawa
is a Japanese combat sports promoter and the president of Fighting and Entertainment Group.Tanikawa graduated from Nihon University College of Law and worked as a journalist and executive at various sports media, most notably puroresu...
and it is the parent company behind the mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
series Dream
DREAM (mixed martial arts)
Dream is a mixed martial arts organization promoted by former PRIDE FC executives and K-1 promoter Fighting and Entertainment Group. DREAM replaced FEG's previous-run mixed martial arts fight series, Hero's. The series retains many of the stylistic flourishes and personnel from Pride FC...
and formerly, the largest kickboxing
Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
promotion in the world, K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
.
On December 31, 2010 after the Dream event Dynamite!! 2010
Dynamite!! 2010
Dynamite!! 2010 was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event and the latest in the annual New Year's Eve event promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group that took place on December 31, 2010 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The event included bouts that encompass the DREAM, K-1 and...
, Tanikawa announced a three-month hiatus for FEG, stating, "2011 is a comeback year for us. We will restructure the company for three months and start holding events in the spring."
In January of 2011, Sadaharu Tanikawa told a Japanese publication that "The current course is that FEG will die" leading to further speculation about the future of FEG. FEG USA's Mike Kogan added, "[U]nless the money comes now, meaning the investors that have been talking commit and we start to move forward, the company will die. There is no way for it to survive, we have exhausted all good will."
On July 28, 2011, FEG sold K-1 along with most of its trademarks (with the notable exception of K-1 MAX) to Japanese real estate firm Barbizon Co. Ltd..