The true championship of mixed martial arts doesn't get vacated and isn't limited by promotional or national boundaries. Yesterday Jonathan Snowden explained how MMA's most prestigious title made its way to Japan. Today we'll explore what happened once it got there.
The MMA lineal heavyweight title is bigger than the UFC or Strikeforce. While the Strikeforce title may not be on the line in their upcoming heavyweight tournament, the lineal title certainly is. Jonathan Snowden looks at the history of the championship.
ASTRA Quick Results: Kazuhiro Nakamura def. Hidehiko Yoshida Unanimous Decision Michihiro Omigawa def. Micah Miller Unanimous Decision Enson Inoue def. Antz Nansen Submission Rd. 1 Jung Hwan Cha def. Ryo Chonan TKO Rd. 1 Jorge Masvidal def. Naoyuki Kotani Unanimous Decision Daisuke Nakamura def. Ganjo Tentsuku Unanimous Decision Yuya Shirai def. Che Mills submission Rd. 1 Akihiko Mori def. Tatsunao Nagakura TKO Rd. 1 Baru "Seiryu" Harn def. Seigo Mizuguchi Unanimous Decision Yusuke Sakashita def. Kenji Nagai TKO Rd. 1 Takumi Murata def. Ryosuke Komori Unanimous Decision Results via Sherdog Chat Photo via GBRing/Chris Nelson
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.
Chris Nelson from Bloodyelbow.com is reporting Enson Inoue will fight Antz Nansen in Japan's newest promotion Astra. Inoue hasn't fought since 2004 and Nansen is best known for melting Hiroshi Izumi's face
