Although there were a number of great heavyweights actively competing in NZ, no one had stepped up and assumed the level of dominance that the 'Psycho' Suttie once had over the weight class. With no clear successor emerging to take his place it begged the question - 'who reigns when the King is gone?' It's something that intrigued Jason as much as anyone - so much so that he decided find the answe
r himself by staging the King in the Ring event.
28th May 2011 saw 8 of NZ's top heavyweights face off in an explosive tournament that crowned the new heavyweight King in the Ring. With an exciting mix of established fighters and rising stars of the future in the electric atmosphere of a K-1 style 8 man tournament it was the highlight of the fight sport year. The tournament format required the winner to defeat 3 opponents in a single night and provides the ultimate test of both skill and endurance. With the inaugural event being so popular, the 'Psycho' decided to give the Middleweight division their turn in the spotlight and set out to find the top eight fighters in the weight class from all over New Zealand - and so was born King in the Ring MAX (Middleweight Action Xtreme). The King in the Ring 8 man series stamped it's mark on the New Zealand fight scene and expanded into the Lightweight and Super Heavyweight divisions in 2012, and the Cruiserweight division in 2013.
8 fighters.
