M-1 SPORTS MEDIA K.K. (Head office: Tokyo; Representative Director: Tomoha Ohki), which organizes the “K-1,” hereby announces that it has recently formed a business partnership with CSI SPORTS (Head office: U.S.A.; CO-CEO: Richard Miele), which live streams fight related sports worldwide, and will be building a strategic partnership in the worldwide expansion of K-1.

CSI SPORTS is a leading global multimedia company that operates “FIGHT SPORTS®️,” and has been providing sports network services in more than 190 countries for over 20 years. They not only acquire the biggest live championships, but have also broadcast some of the best fights in the sport including Mayweather vs. Pacquiao, Mayweather vs. De La Hoya, Tyson vs. Lewis, as well as cover and support all other combat disciplines, from creating original series to single PPV (PAY-PER-VIEW) events.

CSI SPORTS and M-1 SPORTS MEDIA have been in discussions since last year regarding the worldwide broadcasting rights of “K-1” events and recently reached a global agreement and concluded a business collaboration to accelerate the global expansion of K-1 together. And now, a Partner in the worldwide streaming and broadcast of K-1, CSI SPORTS will be delivering “K- 1” video contents to fans of combat sports worldwide together with M-1 SPORTS MEDIA.