Simeon Nakovski sees SENSHI 33 as the opening stage of a longer journey rather than a single career milestone. The Bulgarian fighter will make his first appearance for the promotion on September 5, facing Spain's Pedro Granjo in a 70kg KWU Full Contact Super Fight at the beach arena in St. Constantine and Helena Resort near Varna.
You can watch the SENSHI 33 live and free worldwide on SENSHI's YouTube channel and TrillerTV on September 5. Viewers in the United States and Canada can tune in via Swerve Combat, while fans in Bulgaria can watch on Bulgaria ON AIR, DIEMA, and Max Sport 1.
"Competing at SENSHI is a dream come true," Nakovski said. "I want to have several fights at SENSHI and prove that I deserve to be among so many elite fighters."
Nakovski has earned a place on the card as the reigning WKN European K-1 champion, having won the title in May 2026. He also brings a KGP championship belt from the UK promotion and 12 Bulgarian national kickboxing titles into his SENSHI run.
The debut comes in a competitive division. Nakovski's opponent, Granjo, has made his own intentions clear ahead of the event, saying he plans to pursue a knockout. That sets up a meeting between two fighters who have publicly put winning, pressure and forward movement at the centre of their approach.
Simeon Nakovski Says SENSHI Debut Is Only the Start
Nakovski has said the left uppercut is his favorite strike, and it is a weapon with history behind it. His most personal career highlight came in Madrid, where he won his European title with a first-round knockout. He had chased that belt for years, so the result carried more weight than an ordinary win.
"I just want my hand to be raised after the fight," he said of his SENSHI target.
Nakovski started training at 15 and now has around 20 years in martial arts. He has explained that growing up without a father pushed him to learn how to protect himself. The gym then became the route into a professional career, one built around discipline, perseverance and a willingness to face difficult bouts.
“Life simply took me in the direction of combat sports. I grew up without a father, and I knew that if I didn’t learn how to defend myself, there would be no one else to do it for me. But besides learning how to protect myself, I also became a professional fighter.”
Nakovski says he wants to be remembered as "a fighter with heart, someone who always looks for the fight and never gives up." It is a fitting message for a debut where victory could lead to a larger role on future SENSHI events.
“I want to be remembered as a fighter with heart, someone who always looks for the fight and never gives up, no matter how the bout develops. That is the most important thing to me.”
The 70kg contest is one of three Super Fights supporting SENSHI 33's eight-man 95kg Grand Prix. The card also includes Giannis Eminov of Greece against Bulgaria's Ognyan Mirchev, plus Spain's Danut Mihail against Bulgarian Grand Prix winner Zhulien Rikov.
His position is simple, if he stays healthy and can prepare properly, he is ready to face whoever is put in front of him. For Nakovski, though, the focus remains narrow. A dream debut has already become real. Now he wants the result to turn it into the first chapter of a longer SENSHI stay.
