KUMITE 38

KUMITE 38: Bicarbonate is the thirty-eighth mixed martial arts event held by the Japanese promotion KUMITE, and their second event of 2017. The event takes place on DATE TBD from Kobe Saba Simba Hall in Kobe, Japan.

This event features ten sanctioned mixed martial arts bouts. All fights consist of two rounds, with the first round being ten minutes, and the second round being five. All fights are scored in their entirety, rather than by round.

This event featured the opening round of the 2017 Middleweight KUMITE tournament.

2017 Middleweight KUMITE Combatants

 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Earl Moseley (2016 Champion)
 * 🇺🇸 Norman Levine (2016 Finalist)
 * 🇺🇸 Jedidiah Smock (2016 Semifinalist)
 * 🇺🇸 Luis Espinoza (2016 Semifinalist)
 * 🇧🇷 Roger Bagulho (Ranked in Top 10)
 * 🇷🇺 Yaroslav Chernaya (Ranked in Top 10)
 * ABB Crimcoch (Ranked in Top 10)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Finnegan Wakefield (Ranked in Top 10)
 * 🇺🇸 Loren Noody (Ranked in Top 10)
 * 🇯🇵 Kiyoshi Kisama (Ranked in Top 10)
 * 🇯🇵 Kea Tukino (Most Glorious and Honorable Invitation)
 * 🇯🇵 Hep van Doening (Most Glorious Supplemental Invitation)
 * 🇯🇵 Guy LaPerriere (Most Glorious Supplemental Invitation)
 * 🇯🇵 Caramel Thunderbird (Most Glorious Supplemental Invitation)
 * 🇯🇵 One Punch Tony (Most Glorious Supplemental Invitation)
 * 🇯🇵 Steve Bonaventure (Most Glorious Supplemental Invitation)

(Four supplemental invitations were awarded due to the 2016 semifinalists all being ranked in the top 10. An additional invitation was awarded due to Kea Tukino being ranked in the top 10, but invited back by Most Glorious and Honorable Mr. Naga.)

Fight Card

 * 1. ^ Middleweight KUMITE Opening Round Fight