“Kings Of Streets Professional Fighters League” — or, as we all know it best, KSPROFL — is a combat sports organization in Latvia about to hold their fourth fight show, “KSPROFL Fight Night 4”.
The event is scheduled for December 28th at the “Tower” nightclub in Riga and will entail an exciting lineup of 11 fights, including cage boxing, MMA semi-pro, and a headline bare-knuckle fight between local athlete Jānis Jodzevičs and Lithuania’s Sergejs Iljins. It will be livestreamed here, on SlotsFighter, starting at 19:00!
While you wait for next week, relive the heat from previous KSPROFL events — check out full replays using the links below:
The Next Fight Card
3×2 CAGE BOXING
- Justs Vītols vs Rihards Jēkabsons
- Rihards Fogelis vs Niks Zeltiņš
- Renats Tarabanovs vs Edgars Bērziņš
- Artūrs Adamovičs vs Kristers Kaulakans
- Daniels Balodis vs Adams Dupats
- Tomass Bileskalns vs Elvis Malanka
3×2 MMA SEMI-PRO
- Mikus Semeneņa vs Tomass Niekrašs
- Niks Bemberis vs Didzis Kurmēņevs
- Domeniks Govoruha vs Raimonds Zeps
- Edgars Rozenfelds vs Sandris Kondrats
3×2 BARE-KNUCKLE
- Sergejs Iljins vs Jānis Jodzevičs
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Kaspars Rūtiņš: The Man in Everyone’s Corner
Kaspars Rūtiņš, a dedicated figure in Latvia’s combat sports scene, is also the founder of KSPROFL. Shifting from an enthusiast to becoming an organizer has begun a significant contribution to the growth of MMA amongst Latvia’s youth.
Under Rūtiņš’ leadership, KSPROFL has successfully hosted multiple events, providing a platform for both emerging and more established fighters. Rūtiņš emphasizes the importance of introducing new talent to the world, with several fighters making their debut in his events. His commitment to the sport and its community is clear: with a motivated approach to organizing and promoting these events, and consistent improvement, Kaspars is creating a movement for the future fighter generations, brick by brick — or punch by punch.
We interviewed Kaspars just a week shy of “KSPROFL Fight Night 4”. Here’s what he had to say about the upcoming show!
What originally inspired you to do this?
I’ve been a part of the combat sports world for several years now. Been doing it myself for about ten years. It’s been a fascination somewhere inside me, starting from when I was a kid — watching fight shows, taking part in them myself, putting together events. When you’re in the fighting community, sooner or later, this is something you find yourself doing or wanting to do.
I was thinking about it for a long time, until I realized I just have to do it. I started from scratch. There was no funding, nothing; I had to improvise and take a lot of risks.
What’s been the most significant challenge in organizing these fight nights?
Hard to name just one. [laughs] Problems arise especially at the last minute, or even on the day of the fight. One of the craziest moments was our last show — the night before, the guy who rents us the ring says he can’t find the ring cover. It’s Friday night and we need a ring floor. And there was also some kind of holiday around this fight night… This wasn’t a “let’s run to DEPO” case; there’s sponsor print on the cover, and other specifics.
That definitely hit my stress hormone hard. Overall, every event has had its challenges. Each one has also had its own twist. Our fighters often don’t take it seriously. They agree to fight, but then they jump off, and usually last minute. Their arguments and excuses are often ridiculous — most lose that bravado and confidence, or fear the pressure and the show, but are unable to admit it.
Could it be because the fighters are quite young?
Yes, being young, letting emotions lead you… The big day’s coming closer, and only then do you realize what you’ve signed up for. That’s when the real emotions and hormones start to spike there.
So, having worked with young fighters across all four events, and essentially showing them to the Latvian audience, are there any athletes who you feel have particularly grown after KSPROFL?
Definitely Dans Bukovskis. Daņiks [Vesņenoks] has also approached him since; we saw his performance at BAZARA 0 Fight Club. In “KSPROFL Fight Night 3”, Bukovskis beat Niks Bemberis. He’s definitely our brightest so far — we built him up as a champion and he’s got that fire inside him.
Our other big potential is definitely Daniels Freibergs. He also won a belt at 77 kilograms. He’s taken a break for the time being, but promised to take part in the next show. He loves to play the crowd and that’s what we need from athletes in this community.
Best moment or story from any of these events?
As with everything in life, the first emotions tend to be the best, so I’ll say the first show was also the strongest to me personally. When you’ve built your idea from the ground up, when everything is actually happening and you’re in it, those emotions are the most unforgettable and will always stay with you. All the work, the amount of communication, the little details leading up to the final product — yes, the first show gave me the best feeling in the world.
But if I had to choose which show was the best overall… [laughs] Yes, the second one. It went down in history for different reasons. Statistically, we broke a record, both in terms of profit and attendance. There were three battles for the belts, and also unpleasant situations. The fact that [Aleksejs] Golovkins broke his leg is a huge setback for an athlete, but I always try to find something positive, even in the bad. The positive here is interesting: a broken leg is extremely rare in this sport. I myself can’t count on the five fingers of my hand the number of athletes who have broken a leg like that in Latvia.
Did you ever imagine KSPROFL reaching its fourth event when you started?
After the first event, when we were getting the ball rolling, I realized I wanted to do this in my life. To be the boss of a big movement, to lead people. I was already looking at this long-term, so I’m not surprised we’ve come this far. This is just the beginning!
On December 28th — can we expect anything new or different compared to previous KSPROFL fight nights? Any new ideas or risks you’re taking?
As with every event, progress is expected — we’ve added development to the weighing process, and there will be a press conference on the 27th of December. We’ll sit down with our fighters and talk, which will also be livestreamed.
We will also be working with the Latvian MMA Federation on this show, which adds another layer to the general order and professionalism of our system as an organisation. There will be four fights under semi-pro rules under the federation, and six fights under boxing rules with MMA gloves, under the Mikalauskas refereeing team. The fight of the evening — bare knuckles — will also be refereed by the Mikalauskas team.
When it comes to risks… The fights, the shows, the organisations, it’s all one big risk. People climb into cages and rings, where injuring yourself is a constant risk factor. It’s a life-threatening sport. As an organizer, I shoulder a lot of responsibility, so everything has to be well thought out.
This evening will also feature fighters with stories. Justs Vītols and Rihards Jēkabsons have a real conflict they want to resolve in the ring. Elvis Malanka wanted to fight Tomass Bileskalns at the very first show and will finally get the chance. They also have some conflict underneath it all, so I know it will be an interesting fight. Raimonds Zeps and Domeniks Govoruha already met in the second show, and this will be a rematch for them. Lots of trash talk there. They hate each other. Also Adams Dupats and Daniels Balodis have decent beef going on… And Kristers Kaulakans against Artūrs Adamovičs; Kaulakans is a guy who likes to talk a lot — and fight a lot.
I think the show’s going to be on fire. We have lots of athletes who want to prove themselves. They may not be as well known in the social or online environment, but after the fight night, things will definitely change.
Where do you see KSPROFL five years down the road? Is there a dream event you’d like to organize?
The goal is “Arēna Rīga”. I’d like to promote this further and take it to the big stages. I think in general, nowadays, organizations often merge, like the PFL and Bellator. I feel like that is the only way to make progress in life: by working together. By building a movement. Maybe in the future, when Daņiks and I are both on the same page, we can do a joint event — BAZARA 0 vs KSPROFL.
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