One of the semi-permanent discussions among die-hard mixed martial arts fans over the last half decade has revolved around the downward spiral of Japanese mixed martial arts and how it can be revived back to its original, profitable, highly-entertaining product that it once was during PRIDE's peak
A full, in-depth preview of the Sengoku Raiden Championships XIII event card featuring a Featherweight title showdown between current title holder Masanori Kanehara and Nova Uniao black belt and newly-minted knockout artist Marlon Sandro.
An exciting lightweight tilt between Venezuelan wrestling import Maximo Blanco and Brazilian Rodrigo Damm was announced for Sengoku Raiden Championship 13 on June 20th. Also set to participate: 2004 Olympic silver medalist Hiroshi Izumi, MMA legend Sanae Kikuta and featherweight prospect Shigeki Osawa.
Desperate for your fix of Japanese MMA? Despite the media blackout on this weekend's Sengoku Raiden Championship event in Tokyo, Bloody Elbow is here with full and almost-live results from the show.
All fighters made weight for tomorrow's Sengoku Raiden Championship 12 show in Japan, including Mamed Khalidov and Jorge Santiago, who meet for the second time - this time with Santiago's title on the line.
Sengoku Raiden Championships XII will be World Victory Road's debut event of 2010, and it will be headlined by a middleweight championship showdown between Polish striker Mamed Khalidov and Brazilian fighter and American Top Team member Jorge Santiago.
