Hello, Japan: Satoru Kitaoka vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka Set for October 3
Japanese MMA veterans Satoru Kitaoka and Kuniyoshi Hironaka will meet for the first time in Pancrase on October 3.
Japanese MMA veterans Satoru Kitaoka and Kuniyoshi Hironaka will meet for the first time in Pancrase on October 3.
With three world titles on the line, Shooto's May 30th show in JCB Hall was already shaping up to be something special. At last night's Gig Tokyo 4, it got a little bit special-er. Previously...
Veteran MMA promotion King of the Cage crowned its first "Junior Flyweight World Champion" in Okinawa, Japan, on Saturday as Shooto veteran Mamoru Yamaguchi submitted New Mexico's Frank Baca in the second round.
Long-running American MMA promotion King of the Cage has announced plans for its first show in Japan on January 30th. The card includes a junior flyweight title bout between Shooto veteran Mamoru Yamaguchi and New Mexico's Frank Baca.
Rival Japanese promotions Shooto and Pancrase will officially send their fighters up against one another for the first time in Tokyo tonight at Shooto's aptly titled "Revolutionary Exchanges 3." In the main event, Muay Thai specialist Rambaa "M-16" Somdet and top Japanese prospect Noboru "Shinpei" Tahara rematch, this time with Shooto's first-ever 155-pound title on the line.
Noboru "Shinpei" Tahara and Rambaa "M-16" Somdet each made weight ahead of their Shooto flyweight title bout at "Revolutionary Exchanges 3" tomorrow in Tokyo's JCB Hall.
Rival Japanese MMA promotions Shooto and Pancrase will put aside their seven-year standoff with a number of "Shooto vs. Pancrase" bouts at Shooto's forthcoming "Revolutionary Exchanges 3" event in Tokyo.
Shooto "Revolutionary Exchanges 2" Videos
Rumored Fight Card for Shooto's Vale Tudo Japan '09 including Takanori Gomi, Satoru Kitaoka, Rumina Sato, Lion Takeshi and Pequeno Nogueira