 Along with many of the fighters from the golden age, the turn of the century also introduced many new fighters.Many of whom debuted in the K-1 in either 1998 or 1999 but started to gain popularity in 2000 and 2001.This would include, Jörgen Kruth, Nicholas Pettas, Alexey Ignashov, Jan Nortje, Remy Bonjasky, Ramon Dekkers, Hiromi Amada, Cyril Abidi, Glaube Feitosa, Doug Viney, Masato, Mark Hunt, Tsuyoshi Nakasako, and Peter Graham.