Semmy Schilt, the three time defending K-1 World Grand Prix champion, will make his return to MMA ring on Saturday in Belgrade, Serbia.

The most dominant kickboxer decided to show its best after a potential super fight against Fedor Emelienenko failed to occur.

He has asked manager bas Boon to let him a fight in early January on the European event.

The 6-foot-11 Dutchman will participate in the main event of the upstart promotion Lord of the Ring.

Schilt will fight against Austrian heavyweight Nandor Guelmino.

The 31-year-old Viennese fighter comes from a taekwondo background and has been training in MMA for five years.

The show is organized at the 20,000-seat state-of-the-art Belgrade Arena. It is the first in a series of events taking place all over former Yugoslavia - Sarajevo, Podgorica, Zagreb, Ljubljana and Skopje, and also in parts of Southeast Europe, including Athens, Greece; Sofia, Bulgaria; and Tirana, Albania.