( Danube Women Wrestling ) is an international organization specializing in various forms of women's combat sports, including wrestling and boxing. While they produce standard athletic matches, they are primarily known for "Extreme Fighting" content that blends competitive combat with niche entertainment elements. Core Activities and Match Styles
DWW BSA 7 (1998)
was supposed to be the crossover event. A Japanese TV crew was there to film. The main event featured a BSA Heavyweight title match between "The Dutch Bear" (van der Velden) and a Russian Sambo champion, Alexei "The Grim Reaper" Makarov.
2. The "BSA" Connection
Founded in the mid-1990s, DWW (often stylized as De World of Warriors ) was designed to answer a simple question: What happens when a Judoka fights a Boxer? Unlike the UFC’s octagon, DWW utilized a boxing ring surrounded by a pit or ropes. But the rules—or lack thereof—were where DWW earned its "Extreme" label.
Birmingham Small Arms (BSA): A historic British industrial conglomerate known for motorcycles and firearms.
Banking / Scientific Acronyms: Bank Secrecy Act or Bovine Serum Albumin (used in labs). Neither fits the fighting context.
What was DWW?
For the uninitiated, DWW (De Vrije Wereld) was a Dutch promotion that ran in the mid-to-late 1990s. While the UFC was still trying to convince American senators that the sport wasn’t “human cockfighting,” the Dutch were quietly hosting one of the most insane rule sets ever conceived: BSA Extreme Fighting.
( Danube Women Wrestling ) is an international organization specializing in various forms of women's combat sports, including wrestling and boxing. While they produce standard athletic matches, they are primarily known for "Extreme Fighting" content that blends competitive combat with niche entertainment elements. Core Activities and Match Styles
DWW BSA 7 (1998)
was supposed to be the crossover event. A Japanese TV crew was there to film. The main event featured a BSA Heavyweight title match between "The Dutch Bear" (van der Velden) and a Russian Sambo champion, Alexei "The Grim Reaper" Makarov.
2. The "BSA" Connection
Founded in the mid-1990s, DWW (often stylized as De World of Warriors ) was designed to answer a simple question: What happens when a Judoka fights a Boxer? Unlike the UFC’s octagon, DWW utilized a boxing ring surrounded by a pit or ropes. But the rules—or lack thereof—were where DWW earned its "Extreme" label.
Birmingham Small Arms (BSA): A historic British industrial conglomerate known for motorcycles and firearms.
Banking / Scientific Acronyms: Bank Secrecy Act or Bovine Serum Albumin (used in labs). Neither fits the fighting context.
What was DWW?
For the uninitiated, DWW (De Vrije Wereld) was a Dutch promotion that ran in the mid-to-late 1990s. While the UFC was still trying to convince American senators that the sport wasn’t “human cockfighting,” the Dutch were quietly hosting one of the most insane rule sets ever conceived: BSA Extreme Fighting.