Minowa returns to action against unknown Shigeki Tsuchiya on March 11th during the Gladiator 30 show (same day as Pancrase). Minowa is coming off a loss in Hawaii against Kendall Grove of TUF fame. This will be his 4th time fighting in the promotion since its construction.
Jonathan Snowden continues his "52 Things I Love About MMA" series with a love letter to Ikuhisa Minowa -- aka Minowaman with help from Michael Schiavello. Photo by Scott Petersen via MMA Weekly.
DREAM has added a last-minute bout between 2008 Beijing Olympics gold-medalist Satoshi Ishii and pro wrestler-slash-fighter Ikuhisa "Minowaman" Minowa to Saturday's DREAM.16 in Nagoya, Japan. The pair will meet in an openweight contest.
A tentative card for Japanese MMA promotion DEEP's 10th Anniversary show in October has been released, and it features some mega names. Shinya Aoki, Ryo Chonan, Ikuhisa "Minowaman" Minowa, Katsunori Kikuno and many others are expected to participate.
Tonight's Dream 14 will be just the second major Japanese MMA event held in a cage, and BloodyElbow.com has full live results and play-by-play for you. Headlining the card is Strikeforce welterweight champ Nick Diaz taking on Hayato "Mach" Sakurai.
DREAM 14 will air live on HDNet at 3:00 AM EST from Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The event will feature the return on the White Cage along with a battle between current Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz and Japanese MMA legend Hayato "Mach" Sakurai. The card will also include Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto, Kazushi Sakuraba, Ralek Gracie, Joachim Hansen, and Ikuhisa Minowa.
Kimbo Slice has been cut by the UFC and won't be fighting at the next DREAM event either.
Join us tonight for live results and play-by-play of DREAM's first event of 2010, where featherweight belt-holder Bibiano "The Flash" Fernandes will make his first title defense against former lightweight Joachim "Hellboy" Hansen. Also on the card, the returning Josh Barnett, former EliteXC lightweight star K.J. Noons, and fan favorite Minowaman.
