122lb 4-man tournament draw complete, Adanza set to fight Da Silva for a fifth time

The WCK 122lb Muay Thai 4-man tournament has some great names. Romie Adanza, Paulo Da Silva, Kunitaka Fujiwara, and Li Ning.

The most interesting possibility going into the tournament would be that Da Silva and Adanza meet for a fifth time, especially since their fourth meeting was in October. Adanza had informed MuayThaiAuthority.com, that facing Da Silva a fifth time wouldn't be a problem, he just rather do it in the finals of the tournament rather than fighting back-to-back fights against him.

Romie Adanza - Sometimes they come back

Going into his October 2^nd fight with Paulo Da Silva, Romie Adanza was facing a dilemma many horror movie heroines have to deal with. Sometimes the bad guys just keep coming back. Much like what Michael Myers is to Jamie Lee Curtis character in Halloween, and Freddy Krueger is to the kids of Elm Street, Paulo Da Silva is to Romie Adanza. The only difference is that Paulo Da Silva isn’t a homicidal maniac; however, he is a bad man inside the ring with great skill.

Adanza had already had three fights with Da Silva, coming into the fourth bout. Adanza took the first, Da Silva the second, and then Adanza the third. You would think it would be over since normally the rubber match is the fight to settle things between fighters who have split two fights previously, but filling in on short notice for Haigang Huang, Da Silva returned for a fourth fight.

WCK Muay Thai 4 man tournament likely for Dec 17th event in China

The WCK will return to China, and will likely feature a four man tournament that will feature Romie Adanza, Paulo Da Silva, Haigang Huang, and Kunitaka Fujiwara.

There is an interesting possibility of matches in this tournament, many revolving around Adanza. Da Silva and Adanza have already fought four times with Adanza winning three of those fights, Adanza and Fujiwara met last December with Fujiwara coming out the winner, and Huang and Adanza were scheduled to meet on October 2nd, but Da Silva filled in as a late replacement.

There is no word on if a championship will be on the line but keep checking back here at MuayThaiAuthority.com for the latest news.

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WCK Muay Thai Pala Results - Grachev, and Adanza win

WCK Muay Thai came to Pala Casino and offered a full night of fights.

In what was being billed as a Muay Thai vs. MMA fight, Denis Grachev out worked and out struck Fernando Gonzalez to win a unanimous decision. As many Muay Thai enthusiast expected, Grachev had no problem with Gonzalez who showed nothing but heart stepping into take a Muay Thai fight against a fighter the caliber of Grachev.

Romie Adanza has now won 3 of 4 against Paulo Da Silva. Although Da Silva took the fight on short notice he was very familiar with Adanza, and was looking to even the score, but Adanza used his well rounded arsenal to take the fight home on the judges score cards with a unanimous decision. With the win Adanza keeps his IKKC International Super Bantamweight Title.

WCK Muay Thai Pala Predictions

Denis Grachev vs. Fernando Gonzalez
In what is being dubbed a Muay Thai  vs. MMA fight Denis Grachev will take on "The Menifee Maniac" Fernando Gonzalez. If everything goes as it should, Denis Grachev should will win by KO. It's a fight and Gonzalez is a tough guy so anything can happen, but it seems like a long shot that Gonzalez who's MMA style is mainly ground and pound will be able to out strike Grachev, an IKF Muay Thai champion. As this past weekends Shane Oblonsky vs. Anthony McDavitt fight on the MTAA show demonstrated, MMA fighters who's bread and butter involves the ground game should not step into the ring with an experienced Muay Thai fighter, more often than not they will end up on the wrong end of KO.
Prediction: Denis Grachev by KO in the 2nd Rd.

Updated WCK Muay Thai Pala fight card

The upcoming WCK Muay Thai at Pala event will feature some changes. In a bout for the IKKC Muay Thai International Super Bantamweight Title, Romie Adanza will now be fighting Paulo Da Silva for a 4th time rather than Haigang Huang.

Justin Greskiewicz will now face Byoung-Ku Park for the IKKC Muay Thai International Super Lightweight Title instead of Coke Chunuawat.

Jack Thames steps in for an injured Jared Lara to fight Eric Utsch.

Luis Bio will now face Harris Norwood instead of Terris James.

Below if the entire fight card, the only fighter without a named opponent is Takuma Sugimoto.

Full Fight Card:
Denis Grachev vs. Fernando Gonzalez
IKKC Muay Thai International Super Bantamweight Title
Romie Adanza (champion) vs. Paulo Da Silva
IKKC Muaythai International Super Lightweight Title
Byoung-Ku Park vs. Justin Greskiewicz
Jack Thames vs. Eric Utsch

Paulo Da Silva and Romie Adanza meet for a 4th time at WCK Muay Thai Pala

Romie Adanza was originally set to fight Haigang Huang from China, but a change has now made the very familiar Paulo Da Silva his opponent.

The fight which will take place Oct. 2nd at Pala Casino and will be the fourth time both of these fighter meet in the ring. Adanza was able to take a decision in the first fight, with Da Silva earning a referee stoppage in the second fight, and Adanza then taking the third meeting by TKO.

The fourth meeting will be for the IKKC International Title.