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28.04.2026

Fight Card: SENSHI 31 Gladiators

On May 30, the Ancient Theatre in Plovdiv will host SENSHI 31 Gladiators, turning the historic venue into a stage for high-level combat and intense matchups.

The event begins at 7:30 PM EET (12:30 PM EST) and promises a night filled with action, skill, and fighting spirit. Athletes from Italy, Slovenia, Morocco, Brazil, France, Poland, Bulgaria, Spain, Japan, China, Romania, England, Lithuania, and the Netherlands will step into the ring, delivering bouts designed to captivate the audience from start to finish.

The central attraction of the evening is the Lightweight Grand Prix (up to 70 kg), featuring a series of competitive matchups. In addition, three super fights will showcase established names in the sport, including Benjamin Adegbuyi, известный своей победой нокаутом над Badr Hari, as well as Thomas Bridgewater, the brother of leading heavyweight Levi Rigters.

Full Fight Card – SENSHI 31 Gladiators

Lightweight Grand Prix:
• Angelo Volpe (Italy) vs Samo Petje (Slovenia)
• Aissam Chadid (Morocco) vs Bruno Gazani (Brazil)
• Hirokatsu Miyagi (Japan) vs Dragomir Petrov (Bulgaria)
• Zehao Zhang (China) vs Marian Lapusneanu (Romania)
• Maxence Vignais (France) vs Wiktor Kolaja (Poland)
• Mihail Velchovski (Bulgaria) vs Andres Casado (Spain)

SENSHI 31 Super Fights:

• KWU FULL CONTACT -75 kg: Bart Horvath (England) vs Atanas Bozhilov (Bulgaria)
• KWU FULL CONTACT 95+ kg: Mantas Rimdeika (Lithuania) vs Thomas Bridgewater (Netherlands)
• KWU FULL CONTACT 95+ kg: Daniel Dinev (Bulgaria) vs Benjamin Adegbuyi (Romania)

SENSHI 31 Gladiators

organized in cooperation with the KWU International Professional League, as well as with the special support of Armeec Insurance Company, MAX Sport, Bulgaria Air, M Car Group – BMW dealer, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Service, and St. St. Constantine and Helena Holding.

The media partners of SENSHI 31 Gladiators

Boec.bg and Boec.com, Bulgaria ON AIR, MAX Sport, TrillerTV, Beyond Kickboxing, Gol.bg, Sportal.bg, Dir.bg, Topsport.bg, КWUSENSHI.com, KWUnion.com, KyokushinКarate.News, Fighto.News and Vechtsportinfo.nl.

Fight Card: SENSHI 31 Gladiators
Grand Prix - 1/4
Angelo
Volpe
it
#1
Lightweight -70 kg
KWU Full Contact Rules
VS
Samo
Petje
si
W-L-D (KO)
0-0-0 (0)
Height
178 cm
Weight
70 kg
Age
27 years
Fighter profile
W-L-D (KO)
6-2-0 (1)
Height
178 cm
Weight
70 kg
Age
34 years
Fighter profile
Grand Prix - 1/4
Aissam
Chadid
es
#2
Lightweight -70 kg
KWU Full Contact Rules
VS
Bruno
Gazani
br
W-L-D (KO)
2-3-0 (1)
Height
182 cm
Weight
70 kg
Age
31 years
Fighter profile
W-L-D (KO)
3-1-0 (1)
Height
176 cm
Weight
70 kg
Age
40 years
Fighter profile
Reserve Fight
Maxence
Vignais
fr
#3
Lightweight -70 kg
KWU Full Contact Rules
VS
Wiktor
Kolaja
pl
W-L-D (KO)
0-1-0 (0)
Height
178 cm
Weight
70 kg
Age
24 years
Fighter profile
W-L-D (KO)
0-0-0 (0)
Height
171 cm
Weight
70 kg
Age
22 years
Fighter profile
Reserve Fight
Mihail
Velchovski
bg
#4
Lightweight -70 kg
KWU Full Contact Rules
VS
Andres
Casado
es
W-L-D (KO)
2-2-0 (0)
Height
175 cm
Weight
77 kg
Age
27 years
Fighter profile
W-L-D (KO)
0-0-0 (0)
Height
173 cm
Weight
78 kg
Age
29 years
Fighter profile
Hirokatsu
Miyagi
jp
#5
Lightweight -70 kg
KWU Full Contact Rules
VS
Dragomir
Petrov
bg
W-L-D (KO)
0-1-0 (0)
Height
174 cm
Weight
78 kg
Age
34 years
Fighter profile
W-L-D (KO)
12-5-0 (5)
Height
178 cm
Weight
70 kg
Age
32 years
Fighter profile
Grand Prix - 1/4
Zehao
Zhang
cn
#6
Lightweight -70 kg
KWU Full Contact Rules
VS
Marian
Lăpușneanu
ro
W-L-D (KO)
0-0-0 (0)
Height
177 cm
Weight
70 kg
Age
33 years
Fighter profile
W-L-D (KO)
3-0-0 (1)
Height
176 cm
Weight
70 kg
Age
31 years
Fighter profile
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