On June 18th Holland’s most famous MMA event, 2Hot2Handle, will return to the Amsterdam Arena.

2Hot2Handle has a history of turning out many of Holland’s top competitors and sending them in the direction of the Major Leagues in Japan.

It has been confirmed that the next 2Hot2Handle event will host a tournament which will find 2Hot2Handle’s European Champions in different weight classes. And it is rumoured that the Champions will be offered spots in a Pride affiliated show in Japan, most likely Bushido or DEEP.

Although no official word has been given on who will be representing at the next 2Hot2Handle event, below are the current favourites

Holland:

+103kg: Peter Mulder
-103kg: Dave Dalgliesh
-93kg: Michael Knaap
-83kg: Dennis Scholten
-73kg: Joey Van Wanrooy

France:

+103kg: Komodo
-103kg: Kassim Annan
-93kg: Anthony Rea
-83kg: Boris Jonstomp
-73kg: David Baron

United Kingdom

+103kg: Mario "Sukata" Neto
-103kg: Tom Blackledge
-93kg: Henrique Nogueira
-83kg: Josenildo Ramarho
-73kg: Dan Hardy