Olympic judo gold medalist Satoshi Ishii (2-1) will take on last-minute replacement Katsuyori Shibata (4-9-1) in an MMA rules bout at Monday's 2010 K-1 World MAX Final in Tokyo. Shibata -- a pro wrestling convert and pupil of Kazushi Sakuraba -- was announced by Fighting and Entertainment Group on Sunday afternoon after Ishii's original opponent, kickboxer Antz Nansen, failed his pre-fight medicals due to a pre-existing injury. Photo by GBRing.
Satoshi Ishii will face kickboxer Antz Nansen in a DREAM rules bout at the K-1 World MAX 2010 Final on Nov. 8, parent company Fighting and Entertainment Group announced via Ustream on Wednesday. Ishii appeared on the webcast in a pre-recorded message from Los Angeles, where he's currently training. Ishii will not be the first Olympic judoka Nansen has met: on Sept. 23, 2009, the New Zealand native TKO'd 2004 silver medalist Hiroshi Izumi in both men's MMA debut.
One MMA promotion in New Zealand is out to answer an age-old question: who's the toughest doorman of them all? Chris Nelson talks to King of the Cage founder Ermehn Loto Sakaria about their upcoming November 13 fight card.
Bloody Elbow brings you live results from Astra, the retirement show for legendary Japanese judoka Hidehiko Yoshida.
Weigh-ins are in the books for Astra, Hidehiko Yoshida's retirement show where he'll face pupil Kazuhiro Nakamura. The senior judoka weighed in a full 38 pounds heavier.
ASTRA will take place this Sunday, April 25th at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan, and it will feature a main event retirement battle between Yoshido Dojo master Hidehiko Yoshida and long-time Dojo student and PRIDE veteran Kazuhiro Nakamura.
A recap of Wednesday's Sengoku X from Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan including post-event analysis. Welterweight Dan Hornbuckle, Lightweights Maximo Blanco and Kazunori Yokota all came away with impressive victories.
Sengoku 10 Live Results and Commentary @ 3 AM ET / Midnight PT
