Dynamite Fighting Show Explained

Dynamite Fighting Show
Type:	Private
Founder:	Cătălin Moroșanu
Industry:	Combat Sports
Homepage:	http://dynamitefighting.com
Key People:	Cătălin Moroșanu, President Alin Huiu, Managing Director

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.^[1]

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.^[2] On 5 March 2020 DFS started airing live events on Sport Extra with the debut event on Sport Extra being Dynamite Fighting Show 7.^[3]

It has a strategic partnership with ISKA.^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

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.^[7]

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.^[8]

DFS Events

DFS's first event, Dynamite Fighting Show 1, took place on July 5, 2018. Each DFS event contains several fights. Traditionally, every event starts off with an opening fight followed by other fights, with the last fight being known as the main event.

	Event	Venue	Location	Attendance
24	Dynamite Fighting Show 22	Lascăr Pană Arena
23	Dynamite Fighting Show 21: The Grand Finale	Galați Ice Arena		4,500
22	Dynamite Fighting Show 20: The Moment of Truth 2	Bucharest Arena
21	Road to DFS 2	Târgoviște Arena
20	Dynamite Fighting Show 19: Red Alert in Buzău	Romeo Iamandi Arena		3,000
19	Dynamite Fighting Show 18: Final Fight	Constantin Jude Arena		2,200
18	Road to DFS 1	Palasport di Torino		5,000
17	Dynamite Fighting Show 17: Night of Champions	Sala Polivalentă
16	Dynamite Fighting Show 16: Heavyweight Invasion	Sala Polivalentă
15	Dynamite Fighting Show 15: Stoica vs. Tevette	Romeo Iamandi Arena		2,600
14	Dynamite Fighting Show 14: Capital Fight 2	Sala Rapid		2,000
13	Dynamite Fighting Show 13: Night of Champions	Complex Silva
12	Dynamite Fighting Show 12: Moroșanus vs. Rest of the World			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.^[9]

	Event	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

width=1%	No.	width=19%	Name	width=15%	Event	width=17%	Date	width=40%	Defenses
1	Sebastian Cozmâncă def. Valentin Bordianu	align=center	Dynamite Fighting Show 2: Battle of Moldavia Piatra Neamț, Romania	align=center	October 19, 2018
Cozmâncă vacated the title when he left Dynamite Fighting Show for the Colosseum Tournament.
2	Ionuț Iancu def. Sebastian Lutaniuc	align=center	Dynamite Fighting Show 8: Capital Fight Bucharest, Romania	align=center	August 20, 2020

DFS Lightweight Championship

width=1%	No.	width=19%	Name	width=15%	Event	width=17%	Date	width=40%	Defenses
1	Adrian Maxim def. Ionuț Popa	align=center	Dynamite Fighting Show 13: Night of Champions Bucharest, Romania	align=center	December 15, 2021