On March 30 – April 1, 2012, the Combat Sports League, sanctioned by the World Kickboxing Association – USA, will host an elimination tournament to determine the best fighters in North America. The event includes US, Canadian and Mexican competitors, but it will also be used to select members for the WKA US National Team that will qualify to represent the U.S. at the WKA World Championships.

The World Kickboxing Association is one of the world’s oldest and most recognized governing bodies for various forms of Kickboxing. In 2000, the organization formed the WKA USA to oversee Kickboxing competition in the United States and, in 2004, WKA USA added Mixed Martial Arts, BJJ and No Gi Grappling to the portfolio of combat sports that it regulates.

The tournament will include adult and children’s divisions in BJJ and No Gi Grappling, Juniors’ K-1 Rules and MMA and adult MMA, Thaiboxing, K-1, Full Rules Muay Thai (which allows elbows to the head with elbow pads). We were so pleased with the unprecedented number of competitors in 2010 and 2011 that this year, in order to facilitate the smooth running of the tournament, we will feature a cage and 3 rings, a new registration and check-in process and two days of action as the semi-finals and finals carry over to Sunday!