All 16 fighters made weight for Sunday's GOAT card in Tokyo; Kasahara and Dridi traded confident words ahead of their vacant ISKA super lightweight title fight.
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What we know
- The event takes place at TV Tokyo's Tennozu Studio in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2026.
- The three ISKA world title fights are fought under K-1 rules over three rounds with one extra round, and are round-must.
- The three title bouts air live from 16:00 to 17:15 on a six-station TV Tokyo network.
- Kasahara (61.95kg) vs Dridi (60.7kg) is for the vacant ISKA super lightweight (-63.5kg) title; Ryusei and Giorgis are the defending champions.
- Kasahara is a two-division Shoot Boxing champion.
Reported, not confirmed
- Dridi already holds ISKA honours, including the ISKA kickboxing 63.5kg world title, and enters unbeaten at 10-0 with eight knockouts. Gong Kakutogi, MMAPLANET
The weigh-ins left no weight problems on the card, with every fighter clearing the scale on the first try, according to Gong Kakutogi. The six title fighters then faced off, and the title bouts are the live-broadcast portion of the show.
In the main event, super featherweight champion Ryusei weighed 58.95kg against challenger Rodrigo Bogado at 58.25kg. Ryusei said he has built a more aggressive style for the live broadcast and wants to finish the fight. Bogado, fighting in Japan for the first time, said he wants to show the level of the world and warned that Argentina cannot always be beaten.
In the light cruiserweight bout, Kenta Nanbara (84.85kg) guaranteed a knockout against champion Vangelis Giorgis (83.90kg), who answered that beating him will be very difficult. Yuki Kasahara (61.95kg) and Soheil Dridi (60.7kg) meet for the vacant super lightweight belt.
In the main event, super featherweight champion Ryusei weighed 58.95kg against challenger Rodrigo Bogado at 58.25kg. Ryusei said he has built a more aggressive style for the live broadcast and wants to finish the fight. Bogado, fighting in Japan for the first time, said he wants to show the level of the world and warned that Argentina cannot always be beaten.
In the light cruiserweight bout, Kenta Nanbara (84.85kg) guaranteed a knockout against champion Vangelis Giorgis (83.90kg), who answered that beating him will be very difficult. Yuki Kasahara (61.95kg) and Soheil Dridi (60.7kg) meet for the vacant super lightweight belt.
- Summary
- All 16 fighters made weight for Sunday's GOAT card in Tokyo; Kasahara and Dridi traded confident words ahead of their vacant ISKA super lightweight title fight.
- Key points (one per line)
- All 16 fighters across eight bouts made weight on the first attempt
Three ISKA K-1 rules world title fights headline the card, led by Ryusei vs Rodrigo Bogado
Yuki Kasahara (61.95kg) and Soheil Dridi (60.7kg) meet for the vacant ISKA super lightweight (-63.5kg) title
Dridi promised to land a lot of punches; Kasahara said he wants to show his strongest self
- Also reported by (Name | URL per line)
- Gong Kakutogi | https://gonkaku.jp/articles/25210
Gong Kakutogi | https://gonkaku.jp/articles/25214
MMAPLANET | https://mmaplanet.jp/242186
Gong Kakutogi | https://gonkaku.jp/articles/25218
Gong Kakutogi | https://gonkaku.jp/articles/25219
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