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.
Bloody Elbow attempts to document every boxer involved in MMA in recent history.
Alistair Overeem extends his win streak to six and then took on PRIDE veteran Kazuyuki Fujita at the co-promoted DREAM/World Victory Road "Dynamite!! 2009" event on Dec. 31.
Picks and predictions for New Year's Eve's "Dynamite!! 2009" by the staff of BloodyElbow.com.
The event will also see DREAM and Sengoku lightweight champions Shinya Aoki and Mizuto Hirota battling one another, 2008 Olympic Judo Gold Medalist Satoshi Ishii making his debut, and some intriguing bouts featuring Melvin Manhoef, Kazuo Misaki, Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto, Tatsuya Kawajiri, Kazunori Yokota, Akihiro Gono, Hayato Sakurai, and many, many more.
Bloody Elbow brings you full live coverage of Dynamite!! 2009 in Saitama, Japan. Bouts include DREAM lightweight champion Shinya Aoki vs. Sengoku ace Mizuto Hirota, retiring kickboxer Masato against Andy Souwer, and dueling gold medal judokas Satoshi Ishii and Hidehiko Yoshida.
K-1 kickboxing and MMA star Alistair Overeem will not be defending his Strikeforce belt until after April of 2010.
An in-depth look at Sengoku IX including the outcome of the Featherweight Grand Prix Final, the Middleweight title challenger between Misaki and Nakamura, and the Lightweight title match-up between Kitaoka and Hirota.
Sengoku IX Live Play-by-Play, Results and Commentary
