A press conference was held on January 19th (Friday) in Tokyo for the "K-1 WORLD MAX" to be held on March 20th (Wednesday/holiday) at the National Yoyogi Stadium First Gymnasium. The implementation of RISE's 5vs5 competition has been announced. In addition to K-1's producer Carlos Kikuta and Krush's producer Mitsuru Miyata, four Japanese players took to the stage: Kodai Kaneko, Yasuto Gunji, Leona Pettus, and Masashi Kumura. Although the members for the competition have not been decided yet, they have been lined up as candidates to participate in the Yoyogi tournament in March. Regarding the competition with RISE, Krush's producer Mitsuru Miyata said, ``Last year, we had a 3-on-3 match against RISE, but this time it will be a 5-on-5 match.The players who will appear in the competition are: As long as they appear in K-1, I believe that all of them are of world standard.I want to select five brave fighters who can completely crush them,'' he said with confidence. Additionally, four fighters are scheduled to participate in either rivalry matches or super fights. Kaneko, who took the stage at the press conference, said, ``My enthusiasm for this year is that I lost at THE MATHC, that I came with a new trainer, and that I passed my provisional license last year, so this year I am taking the test that is my favorite. I think it's proof of that,'' and announced that the player he would like to fight is Masahiko Suzuki of RISE, who he lost to THE MATHC, saying ``Suzuki would be the one.'' Kumura said, ``After the last match in September (Kaneko Akira War), I received good offers to Osaka in December and January, but they fell through.I kept practicing during those times, so in March I would like to show that I have become stronger again, so please look forward to it.'' Gunji commented, ``I've been talking about unifying the featherweight division, and I think I'll have an opportunity to do that this time, so that's my goal for this year.I hope we can unify the featherweight division.'' Lastly, Leona said, ``I lost last December (against Remy Parra).But I have the belt, so I feel like I'm still alive.It's 5 on 5, or a title defense, whichever is fine.The timing is 5. "I want to go to 5-5. After that, I want to fight for the belt," he said. Regarding the players he would like to face in a rivalry match, Kaneko nominated Masahiko Suzuki, and Kumura said, ``I have no interest in a rivalry match.Last time, I proved that K-1 is the strongest at 55kg. K-1 selection