Lithuania Bushido Federation Explained

Lithuania Bushido Federation
Lietuvos Bušido federacija
Foundation:1999
Location City:Vilnius, Lithuania
Key People:Donatas Simanaitis (president)
Col. Česlovas Jezerskas (honorary president)
Industry:Mixed martial arts and kickboxing promotion

Lithuania Bushido Federation (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Bušido federacija), also known as Bushido Lithuania, is the largest combat sports promotion in Lithuania.

LBF was founded in 1999 with the name Lietuvos Bušido RINGS federacija as the Lithuanian stable-branch of the Japanese promotion RINGS and held its first event in 2000. RINGS fighter Volk Han was influential in starting the promotion.[1]

As of 2012, LBF unites 34 Lithuanian sports clubs and has been holding the international mixed martial arts series Bushido Fighting Championship, domestic MMA series S.W.A.T., international kickboxing series King of Kings, international MMA series with Hero's Lithuania brand, as well as events carrying the brands of their partners such as K-1, Shooto, ADCC, Pancrase, ZST and Shootboxing.

The MMA organisation cooperated with Rizin Fighting Federation for the Rizin World Grand Prix 2015 events held December 29 and 31, 2015. The former Pride FC Heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko headlined the NYE Rizin main event.[2] [3]

Media coverage

MMA Bushido events are broadcast on FightBox,[4] DAZN and Prime Fight.Events are sometimes also broadcast by regional broadcasters like Sportal.bg and TV1 in Bulgaria.[5] Some past broadcasters include TV4, TV3, Lietuvos rytas TV and Sport1.

A 3-year global broadcast deal with DAZN was announced 30 September 2022.[6]

Events

EventDateVenueLocation
Bushido SWAT’92Širvintos Sport Center Širvintos, Lithuania[7]
Bushido SWAT’91Alytus Arena Alytus, Lithuania
MMA Bushido 92Avia Solutions Group Arena Vilnius, Lithuania
MMA Bushido 91Atta Centre Riga, Latvia
MMA Bushido 90 in BelgiumLa Sucrerie Wavre, Lithuania[8]
MMA Bushido 88 in VilniusAvia Solutions Group Arena Vilnius, Lithuania[9]
Bushido SWAT’90Legendos Club Vilnius, Lithuania[10]
Bushido SWAT’89Kauno OAZĖ Kaunas, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’88Alytus Arena Alytus, Lithuania[11] [12]
MMA Bushido 88 in SofiaUniversiada Hall Sofia, Bulgaria[13]
MMA Bushido 87 in BrusselsKraainem Sport & Event Village Brussels, Belgium[14]
Bushido SWAT’87Kauno OAZĖ Kaunas, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’86 Alytus, Lithuania
MMA Bushido 86 in RigaAtta Centre Riga, Latvia[15]
MMA Bushido 85 in KaunasŽalgiris Arena Kaunas, Lithuania[16]
Bushido SWAT’85Zalgirio Arena Amphitheatre Kaunas, Lithuania
MMA Bushido 84 in BrusselsKraainem Sport & Event Village Brussels, Belgium
Bushido SWAT’84Alytus Arena Kaunas, Lithuania
MMA Bushido in Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan[17]
MMA Bushido in Minsk Minsk, Belarus[18]
Bushido SWAT’78Event Oasis Kaunas, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’77Vilkanastru Dvaras Hotel Vilkanastrai, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’76Žalgiris Arena Kaunas, Lithuania
MMA Bushido 78 in TauragėBastilija sports complex Tauragė, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’73Alytus Arena Kaunas, Lithuania
MMA Bushido 77 in VilniusSiemens Arena Vilnius, Lithuania
MMA Bushido 75 in TauragėBastilija sports complex Tauragė, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’72Šiauliai Arena Šiauliai, Lithuania
MMA Bushido 74 in VilniusSiemens Arena Vilnius, Lithuania
MMA Bushido 73 in CorkNeptune Stadium Cork, Ireland
MMA Bushido 72 in ŠiauliaiŠiauliai Arena Šiauliai, Lithuania
MMA Bushido 71 in VilniusSiemens Arena Vilnius, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’64Alytus Arena Kaunas, Lithuania
MMA Bushido 51 in AstanaSaryarka Velodrome Astana, Kazakhstan[19]
Bushido SWAT’62 in UtenaUtenos daugiafunkcis sporto centras Utena, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’61Kalnapilio Arena Panevėžys, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’56Akademija Saulė Šiauliai, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’55Laisvalaikio Centre Fortuna Tauragė, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’54Kauno OAZĖ Kaunas, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’52Akademija Saulė Šiauliai, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’50Kauno OAZĖ Kaunas, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’49Night Club Havana Šiauliai, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’48Kauno OAZĖ Kaunas, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’47Alytus Arena Alytus, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’46Kauno OAZĖ Kaunas, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’45Kauno OAZĖ Kaunas, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’44Laisvalaikio Centre Fortuna Tauragė, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’42Kauno OAZĖ Kaunas, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’41Zalgirio Arena Amphitheatre Kaunas, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’40Zalgirio Arena Amphitheatre Kaunas, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’39Kauno OAZĖ Kaunas, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’38Kauno OAZĖ Kaunas, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’37Laisvalaikio Centre Fortuna Tauragė, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’36Kalnapilio Arena Panevėžys, Lithuania[20]
Bushido SWAT’35Kalnapilio Arena Jonava, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’34Biržai Ausra Biržai, Lithuania[21]
Bushido SWAT’33 Pakruojis, Lithuania
MMA Bushido 53 World Series in LondonThe Coronet London, United Kingdom[22]
Bushido SWAT’32Laisvalaikio Centre Fortuna Tauragė, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’31 Prienai, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’29Šakių JKSC Šakiai, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’28 Tauragė, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’27Kauno Sport Hall Kaunas, Lithuania
MMA Bushido 50 World Series in Almaty Almaty, Kazakhstan[23] [24]
MMA Bushido 47 in LondonTroxy London, United Kingdom
Bushido SWAT’24 Šiauliai, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’23 Jurbarkas, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’18Atzalyno Sports Hall Pakruojis, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’17 Marijampolė, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’16Voro Fortas Alytus, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’14Pakruojis Sports Center Pakruojis, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’13Combo Club Kaunas, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’12Nese Bank of Entertainment Vilnius, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’8Combo Club Kaunas, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’7Club Šansas Molėtai, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’6Darius and Girėnas Jurbarkas, Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’4 Lithuania
Bushido SWAT’2Club Max Šiauliai, Lithuania

Champions

Current champions

Weight classUpper weight limitChampionEventDateTitle defenses
HeavyweightUnlimited Tomas Pakutinskas
Light heavyweight931NaN1Vacant
Middleweight841NaN1Vacant
Welterweight771NaN1Vacant
Lightweight701NaN1Vacant
Featherweight651NaN1Vacant
Bantamweight601NaN1Vacant

MMA Bushido Welterweight Championship

Weight limit: 771NaN1

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Leisans was stripped of the title 6 April, 2023.[25]
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def. Vitold Jagelo
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External links

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bushido.lt – Fighting network. bushido.lt. 19 November 2023 .
  2. Web site: Rizin FF - Rizin Fighting Federation 1. Sherdog. 2015-11-26.
  3. Web site: Rizin FF - Rizin Fighting Federation 2. Sherdog. 2015-11-26.
  4. https://www.fightbox.com/cs/novinky/item/10956-results-mma-bushido-2022-belgium-fightbox
  5. Web site: MMA Bushido на 22 април в София .
  6. Web site: DAZN Now With European Kickboxing And Muay Thai . fightsports.tv . 3 October 2022.
  7. Web site: Jau šį šeštadienį – "Bushido SWAT'92" turnyras Širvintose .
  8. Web site: King of Kings "Mega Series" LIVE from Vilnius, Lithuania 18.11.2023 .
  9. Web site: King of Kings "Mega Series" LIVE from Vilnius, Lithuania 18.11.2023 .
  10. Web site: Bushido SWAT'90 2023-09-30 . . 2 October 2023 .
  11. Web site: IÅ¡,,Bushido SWAT'88" varžybų â€" su pergalÄ—mis .
  12. Web site: Alytuje vyks Bushido S.w.a.t.'88 . 24 April 2023 .
  13. Web site: Резултати и видео от MMA Bushido 88 — MMA.BG .
  14. Web site: Kijk live mee! MMA BUSHIDO 87: El Bouchaibi vs. Aktas deze zaterdag 11 maart. March 7, 2023. Vechtsport info.
  15. Web site: Results for the KOK Mega Series from Riga, Latvia 26.11.2022. fightbox.com.
  16. Web site: Results for the KOK Mega Series in Kaunas, Lithuania 05.11.2022. fightbox.com.
  17. Web site: MMA Bushido Kazakhstan GP: Tlekeev Wins 16 Man Tournament – MMA BUSHIDO.
  18. Web site: Results for MMA Bushido / NFG "Mortal Kombat" from Minsk, Belarus 28.11.2020. www.fightbox.com.
  19. Web site: Bob Sapp losing streak continues with first round defeat in Kazakhstan . 13 June 2012 .
  20. Web site: Panevėžyje vyks tarptautinis bušido turnyras SWAT'36. DELFI.
  21. Web site: Bušido SWAT turnyrų žygis per Lietuvą. tv3.lt.
  22. Web site: "BUSHIDO FC" organizuotame kovų vakare Londone dalyvavo vienuolika Lietuvos atstovų. sportas.lt.
  23. Web site: Александр Емельяненко одержал победу на турнире BUSHIDO FC vol.50.. December 21, 2011.
  24. Web site: Комментарии участников турнира по Бушидо в Алматы. Prosports.kz. 22 December 2011 .
  25. Web site: Official announcement – MMA BUSHIDO .
  26. Web site: Foto: Latvietis Leisāns kļūst par MMA pasaules čempionu KOK versijā .