The K-1 USA Grand Prix Tournament Fighters

Rick "The Jet" Roufus, 32: 60 wins, seven loses, one tie, 41 knockouts in martial arts fights; 12-4-1, 11 KOs in boxing; From Milwaukee, Wis.; 6 feet 1 inch tall, 220 pounds; World Light Heavyweight Champion of the Professional Karate Commission and International Sport Karate Association; K-1 USA Grand Prix favorite.

Pedro "El Mexicano" Fernandez, 26: 13-1, 9 KOs in martial arts fighting; from Tijuana, Mexico; 6 feet 3 inches tall, 220 pounds; International Kickboxing Super Heavyweight Champion; First time K-1.

Jerome Turcan, 34: 62-13-2, 36 KOs; from San Jose, Calif.; 6 feet 2 inches tall, 207 pounds, the lightest of the K-1 USA Grand Prix competitors; six-time French kickboxing champion.

Espedito "Black Panther" Da Silva, 34: 24-4, 15 KOs; from Sao Paulo, Brazil; 6 feet 3 inches tall, 217 pounds; World Kickboxing Federation World Heavyweight Champion.

Jean Claude Leuyer, 27: 30-5-1, 26 KOs; from San Jose, Calif.; 6 feet 3 inches tall, 230 pounds; International Sport Karate Association Heavyweight Champion.

Thomasz Kucharzweski, 29: 60-2; from Windsor Ontario, Canada; 6 feet tall, 225 pounds; four-time Ultimate Test Champion and 1994 Shidokan World Champion.

Jena Riviere, 27: 1-3; from Montreal, Canada; 6 feet 1 inch tall, 275 pounds, the heaviest Grand Prix competitor; fourth place World Open Karate Tournament and five-time Elite Kyokushin Champion.

Curtis Schuster, 29: 11-2, 9 KOs; from Bellevue, Wash.; 6 feet tall, 223 pounds; International Sport Karate Association World Kickboxing Super Heavyweight Champion.

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