Jeremy Horn was once a household name in MMA. He is looking to regain that status, starting with a win over Bellator's Bryan Baker. Total MMA author Jonathan Snowden sits down with the MMA legend to talk MMA in Japan, a scuffle between promoters, and a whirlwind tour of England.
Akira Maeda's thug-centric promotion The Outsider now has its own manga (Japanese comic book). Check out some scans here.
In a new interview with Sportsnavi, Akira Maeda discusses plans to hold a special "ZST vs. The Outsider" show at the 5,000-seat Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium this October. Also on the slate for Maeda's renegade promotion: Outsider fighters vs. American troops stationed in Japan, "a 50th anniversary event commemorating the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty," he jokes.
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I know last time I mentioned talking about the entry of olympic wrestlers into MMA but I realized I needed to talk a little more about the evolution of the sport in Japan first. Here's Sam Chan...
