The Dynamite Fighting Show (DFS) is a Romanian kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts (MMA), boxing, kyokushin and taekwondo promotion company based in Bucharest, Romania, which is owned by veteran heavyweight star Cătălin Moroșanu. It is the most popular combat sports and kickboxing promotion company in Romania. Former head of media and marketing for SUPERKOMBAT Alin Huiu has been managing director since its inception.
It promoted the first sanctioned professional event in the Romanian capital on July 5, 2018, when DFS promoted the "super fight" between Moroșanu and Freddy Kemayo.
In Romania, it can be seen on Pro TV and Pro X. On 5 March 2020 DFS started airing live events on Sport Extra with the debut event on Sport Extra being Dynamite Fighting Show 7.
It has a strategic partnership with ISKA.
In May 2022, DFS signed a distribution agreement with five American networks. The partnership through United Fight Alliance will have 120 broadcasts on NBC Sports, AT&T, Stadium, NSN and Ocean 7 WXVO in the United States.
History Following the dissolution of the largest continental and popular Superkombat Fighting Championship, several new promotions started to dominate the scene in Romania. The professional kickboxing industry lacked a viable competitor to Colosseum Tournament which Cătălin Moroșanu attempted to fill with the formation of Dynamite Fighting Show.
Ratings Also enjoying the popularity of Cătălin Moroșanu, after the dissolution of the SUPERKOMBAT it became the most popular combat sports promotion in the country.
In 2018, after Pro TV and its subsidiary Pro X ended the partnership with SUPERKOMBAT, together with the Dynamite Fighting Show they announced a multi-year broadcast deal.
The promotion's first broadcast television event was DFS 1: Moroșanu vs. Kemayo. In the main event, Cătălin Moroșanu and Freddy Kemayo met for the third time in the kickboxing ring. Moroșanu dominated the bout, leading to a unanimous decision victory.
The broadcast scored a 7.3 rating and 30 share, making it the most watched combat sports event in the past 7 years. The main event peaked with a share of 40.2 in the 18-49 demographic.
DFS Events DFS's first event, Dynamite Fighting Show 1, took place on July 5, 2018. Each DFS event contains several fights. # Event Date Venue Location Attendance 32 Dynamite Fighting Show 27 Lascăr Pană Arena Baia Mare, Romania 31 Dynamite Fighting Show 26 Traian Arena Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania 3,000 30 Dynamite Fighting Show 25 Oradea Arena Oradea, Romania 6,000 29 Dynamite Fighting Show 24 Târgu Jiu Arena Târgu Jiu, Romania 2,500 28 Dynamite Fighting Show 23 TeraPlast Arena Bistrița, Romania 4,000 27 Dynamite Fighting Show 22 Lascăr Pană Arena Baia Mare, Romania 3,000 26 Road to DFS 4 Horia Demian Arena Cluj-Napoca, Romania 25 Road to DFS 3 Târgoviște Arena Târgoviște, Romania 24 Dynamite Fighting Show 22 Lascăr Pană Arena Baia Mare, Romania 3,000 23 Dynamite Fighting Show 21: The Grand Finale Galați Ice Arena Galați, Romania 5,000 22 Dynamite Fighting Show 20: The Moment of Truth 2 Bucharest Arena Bucharest, Romania 4,500 21 Road to DFS 2 Târgoviște Arena Târgoviște, Romania 20 Dynamite Fighting Show 19: Red Alert in Buzău Romeo Iamandi Arena Buzău, Romania 3,000 19 Dynamite Fighting Show 18: Final Fight Constantin Jude Arena Timișoara, Romania 2,200 18 Road to DFS 1 Palasport di Torino Turin, Italy 5,000 17 Dynamite Fighting Show 17: Night of Champions Sala Polivalentă Constanța, Romania 16 Dynamite Fighting Show 16: Heavyweight Invasion Sala Polivalentă Iași, Romania 15 Dynamite Fighting Show 15: Stoica vs. Tevette Romeo Iamandi Arena Buzău, Romania 2,600 14 Dynamite Fighting Show 14: Capital Fight 2 Sala Rapid Bucharest, Romania 2,000 13 Dynamite Fighting Show 13: Night of Champions Complex Silva Bucharest, Romania 12 Dynamite Fighting Show 12: Moroșanus vs. Rest of the World Lascăr Pană Arena Baia Mare, Romania 1,000 11 Dynamite Fighting Show 11: Moment of Truth Complex Silva Bucharest, Romania 0 10 Dynamite Fighting Show 10: Day of the Warriors Complex Silva Bucharest, Romania 0 9 Dynamite Fighting Show 9: Day of Revenge Horia Demian Arena Cluj-Napoca, Romania 0 8 Dynamite Fighting Show 8: Capital Fight Arenele Romane Bucharest, Romania 0 7 Dynamite Fighting Show 7: David vs. Goliath 2 Sala Polivalentă Arad, Romania 2,150 6 Dynamite Fighting Show 6: David vs. Goliath Sala Polivalentă Iași, Romania 2,500 5 Dynamite Fighting Show 5: Team Moroșanu vs. Team Bonjasky Sala Polivalentă Piatra Neamț, Romania 4,000 4 Dynamite Fighting Show 4: Moroșanu vs. Sam Horia Demian Arena Cluj-Napoca, Romania 3,000 3 Dynamite Fighting Show 3: Oltenia Burns Sala Polivalentă Craiova, Romania 5,000 2 Dynamite Fighting Show 2: Battle of Moldavia Sala Polivalentă Piatra Neamț, Romania 4,500 1 Dynamite Fighting Show 1: Moroșanu vs. Kemayo Sala Polivalentă Bucharest, Romania 4,300
Tellur Cup Since its founding in 2019, Tellur Cup for junior kickboxers under-18 has served as a farm system (developmental territory) for DFS's future main roster. The competition takes place in the ring, but also on the tatami. The winners usually receive a scholarship consisting of participating in the ISKA World Championships. 2019 winners Ștefan Lătescu and Marko Dușinschi their professional debuts in 2020 and 2021 respectively.
# Event Date Venue Location Winners 2 Cupa Tellur II Sala Sporturilor Unirea Dobroești, Romania Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic 1 Cupa Tellur II Sala Sporturilor Unirea Dobroești, Romania Ștefan Lătescu, Iulian Marinescu, Marko Dușinschi
Champions
DFS Heavyweight Championship No.NameEventDateDefenses1 Sebastian Cozmâncădef. Valentin Bordianu Dynamite Fighting Show 2: Battle of MoldaviaPiatra Neamț, RomaniaOctober 19, 2018Cozmâncă vacated the title when he left Dynamite Fighting Show for the Colosseum Tournament.2 Ionuț Iancudef. Sebastian LutaniucDynamite Fighting Show 8: Capital FightBucharest, RomaniaAugust 20, 2020
DFS Super Middleweight Championship Weight limit: 77 kg No.NameEventDateDefenses1 Florin Lambagiudef. Ștefan OrzaDynamite Fighting Show 21 Galați, RomaniaDecember 15, 2023
DFS Middleweight Championship Weight limit: 70 kg No.NameEventDateDefenses1 Valentin Mavrodindef. Marian LăpușneanuDynamite Fighting Show 22 Baia Mare, RomaniaMarch 29, 2024
DFS Lightweight Championship No.NameEventDateDefenses1 Adrian Maximdef. Ionuț Popa Dynamite Fighting Show 13: Night of Champions Bucharest, RomaniaDecember 15, 2021
Notable fighters Kickboxing Cătălin Moroșanu Andrei Stoica Bogdan Stoica Amansio Paraschiv Sebastian Cozmâncă Florin Lambagiu Ștefan Lătescu Ionuț Iancu Eduard Gafencu Cristian Ristea Ștefan Orza Adrian Maxim Călin Petrișor Andreea Cebuc Andrei Ostrovanu Bogdan Năstase Ionuț Popa Vlad Trif Alex Bublea Cristian Milea Claudiu Bădoi Andrei Leuştean Alex Filip Daniel Corbeanu Constantin Rusu Freddy Kemayo Diaguely Camara Majid Amarouche Assane Bafet Frangis Front Goma Bruno Susano Bassó Pires Diogo Neves Chico Kwasi Colin George Said Malek Frank Rubanguka Daniel Stefanovski Daniel Sam
Mixed martial arts Ion Pascu Anatoli Ciumac
Boxing Benjamin Adegbuyi Mihai Nistor Flavius Biea
Kyokushin Eldar Ismailov
Taekwondo Artem Byelov
See also Superkombat Fighting Championship Colosseum Tournament Golden Fighter Championship
Notes
References
External links
Dynamite Fighting Show's channel on YouTube Tellur Kickboxing Cup - Powered by Dynamite Fighting Show Sport Extra