Antonio Silva vs. "Big" Jim York at Sengoku X
by Chris Nelson on Aug 27, 2009 10:02 AM EDT
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A pair of Kiwis were added to the cast of Sengoku X today, as World Victory Road held a press conference to reveal the opponents of Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva and Hiroshi Izumi for its September 23rd event.
In what's rumored to be the first of two matches in a mini heavyweight tournament, former EliteXC champion Silva will take on "Big" Jim York. York is 1-1 in the Sengoku ring and was last seen TKO'ing James Thompson back in March. In a statement read to the press today, York told his Japanese fans to expect a knockout victory.
In Japan, the Silva/York announcement took a backseat to the news that debuting judoka Izumi will face a fellow debutante in kickboxer "Notorious" Antz Nansen. The holder of World Kickboxing Federation titles in both the cruiser- and heavyweight classes, Nansen is the student of famed K-1 fighter Jason Suttie. Despite the stand-up game being his opponent's forte, Izumi told reporters that he's confident in his striking skills and plans to exchange with Nansen.
Take a look at the (now nearly full) card for Sengoku X after the jump.
Sengoku X
September 23, 2009
Saitama Community Arena
Saitama, Japan
Main Card
Heavyweight: Hiroshi Izumi (debut) vs. Antz Nansen (debut)
Heavyweight: Antonio Silva (12-1) vs. "Big" Jim York (11-2)
Light Heavyweight: Ryo Kawamura (10-4-2) vs. Fabio Silva (11-5)
Welterweight: Nick Thompson (38-11-1) vs. Dan Hornbuckle (18-2)
Welterweight: Makoto Takimoto (5-5) vs. Jae Sun Lee (5-4)
Middleweight: Takenori Sato (9-6-4) vs. Joe Doerksen (42-12)
Lightweight: Kazunori Yokota (9-2-3) vs. Ryan Schultz (20-11-1)
Lightweight: Maximo Blanco (3-2-1, 1 NC) vs. Tetsuya Yamada (3-1)
Sengoku Gold Cup Opening Fights
Lightweight: Ikuo Usuda (5-0) vs. Woo Hyun Baek (1-0)
Featherweight: Shigeki Osawa (3-0) vs. Ki Hyun Kim (2-0)
Bantamweight: Ryosuke Komori (4-1) vs. Jae Hyun So (2-6)
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very interesting card
I’m still rooting for World Victory Road to save Japanese MMA!
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not including the bad rumors swirling about DREAM before..mafia, money problems etc, and just based on fight cards alone..
I like DREAM better.. but i don’t care who saves Jap MMA, i just hope that they do get saved..
by Anton Tabuena on Aug 27, 2009 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions
I read an article about Silva's positive test for CSAC
And I’m on his side now. Apparently he has acromegaly , and lowered testosterone levels and took an OTC thing that produces a metabolite of a steroid. Thats what he tested positive for. If he had taken the actual steroid the metabolite would’ve been in his system for a year, but after the false neg he stopped using the OTC and then paid for his own retest 3 weeks later and was clean, and the CSAC wouldn’t hear the case. Thats also why they probably didn’t take away his license after he fought in Japan on suspension.
WAR Bigfoot
I could have swore Jim York was on the TUF 10 cast but then i looked it up and he isnt. Nevermind then.
He was rumored, but he wanted a UFC contract and not a TUF contract, so he is back with Sengoku now.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Aug 27, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha, I was wondering who the prominently placed Japanese guy was at the top center of the poster. Of course it’s another world champion Judoka. Why didn’t I hear about him until now?
WVR only signed Izumi in early July, and it wasn’t very big news on most English language MMA sites. The only time you might have seen him was in the ring with Yoshida, Ishii, et al., during the intermission of the last Sengoku show.
by Chris Nelson on Aug 27, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
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