KUMITE 25

KUMITE 25: Nonsense was the twenty-fifth mixed martial arts event held by the Japanese promotion KUMITE, and their first event of 2016. The event took place on January 1, 2016 from the Sporting Girls Muffin Dome in Sendai, Japan.

This event featured ten sanctioned mixed martial arts bouts. All fights consisted 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 2016 Heavyweight KUMITE tournament.

2016 Heavyweight KUMITE Combatants

 * 🇺🇦 Andriy Zaporizhia (2015 Champion)
 * 🇺🇸 Taylor Swift (2015 Finalist)
 * Leo Serengeti (2015 Semifinalist)
 * 🇸🇷 The Big Kabongo (2015 Semifinalist)
 * 🇯🇵 Nobuyuki Hidoi (Ranked in Top 10)
 * 🇦🇺 Roger Mars (Ranked in Top 10)
 * 🇲🇽 Bad News Cruz (Ranked in Top 10)
 * 🇨🇦 Blade Stabdagger (Ranked in Top 10)
 * Matthijs Vertabak (Ranked in Top 10)
 * 🇷🇺 Mikhail Torgovets (Ranked in Top 10)
 * 🇯🇵 Hirohiro Takahakahida (Ranked in Top 10)
 * 🇯🇵 Ryoku "Bo" Tokage (Most Glorious and Honorable Invitation)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Curtis Prancer (Most Benevolent Fan Selection)
 * Lukas Galingas (Most Glorious Supplemental Invitation)
 * 🇺🇸 Pastor Coots (Most Glorious Supplemental Invitation)
 * Jon-Joe Winchester (Most Glorious Supplemental Invitation)

(Three supplemental invitations were awarded due to the 2015 semifinalists all being ranked in the top 10.)

Fight Card

 * 1. ^ Heavyweight KUMITE Opening Round Fight