KUMITE 31

KUMITE 31: Apoplexy is the thirty-first mixed martial arts event held by the Japanese promotion KUMITE, and their seventh event of 2016. The event took place on July 17, 2016 from Chunichi Mustach Hall in Nagoya, 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 73kg KUMITE tournament.

2016 73kg KUMITE Combatants

 * 🇺🇸 Ricky Baby (2015 Champion)
 * 🇯🇵 FORK Enomoto (2015 Finalist)
 * 🇨🇳 Li Fangzhu (2015 Semifinalist)
 * 🇩🇪 Darrell Schitt (2015 Semifinalist)
 * 🇺🇸 Stuart Peppers (Ranked in Top 10)
 * 🇨🇦 Vic Futanari (Ranked in Top 10)
 * 🇷🇺 Yuri Smeshnov (Ranked in Top 10)
 * 🇫🇷 Marcel Willaume (Ranked in Top 10)
 * 🇳🇴 Hergen Bjergensen (Ranked in Top 10)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Byron Baudelaire (Ranked in Top 10)
 * 🇺🇸 Andrew Harvard (Ranked in Top 10)
 * 🇧🇷 Valerie (Most Glorious and Honorable Invitation)
 * 🇰🇷 Hyun-Ki Dong (Most Benevolent Fan Selection)
 * 🇯🇵 Kuro Hazukashi (Most Glorious Supplemental Invitation)
 * 🇧🇷 Fabio Sensao (Most Glorious Supplemental Invitation)
 * 🇦🇹 Werner Schnitzel (Most Glorious Supplemental Invitation)

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

Fight Card

 * 1. ^ 73kg KUMITE Opening Round Fight