Fighting and Entertainment Group

Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG)
Company typePrivate
IndustrySports promotion
Founded2003
FounderSadaharu Tanikawa
Headquarters
Tokyo
,
Japan
Key people
Sadaharu Tanikawa (President)[1]
SubsidiariesDream

Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG) was the leading Japanese combat sport promoter founded on September 3, 2003. Its last president was Sadaharu Tanikawa[1] and it was the parent company behind the now-defunct mixed martial arts series Dream and formerly, the largest kickboxing promotion in the world, K-1.[1]

FEG was founded in order to administrate K-1 after its founder and president Kazuyoshi Ishii was arrested for money laundering. Sports journalist and Ishii's acquaintance Sadaharu Tanikawa was his successor and created FEG as a holding company for K-1,[2][3] eventually including other events under its umbrella, such as MMA promotions Rumble on the Rock, Hero's and Dream, as well doing co-productions with Dream Stage Entertainment, the parent company of PRIDE Fighting Championships.

  1. ^ a b c "Dream Mixed Martial Arts Organization Launches with 16 Man Grand Prix". Archived from the original on 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
  2. ^ 石井館長に脱税容疑 デイリースポーツ（スポーツナビ） 2002年12月12日
  3. ^ 谷川氏、新イベント会社設立 「総合、プロレスも手がける」 Archived 2012-09-30 at the Wayback Machine スポーツナビ 2003年9月25日