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Snapshot of the Day: Sengoku Raiden Championship
2008 Olympic gold medalist Satoshi Ishii stands in the Sengoku ring during intermission last night. (Photo via Kamipro.) It was announced that Ishii's bout with fellow gold medal judoka Hidehiko Yosh...
Satoshi Ishii to Make MMA Debut Against Hidehiko Yoshida
Sengoku still doesn't have a date set for its New Year event, but it's certainly got a headliner. World Victory Road have announced today that 2008 Beijing Olympic judoka Satoshi Ishii will make his ...
Hello, Japan: Sengoku Outlines Future Plans; DEEP's Megaton Champion Returns
Lots of gossip has emerged in the past few weeks regarding World Victory Road's plans for the remainder of the year, and WVR PR director Takahiro Kokuho fed another bunch of names into the rumor mill ...
Spike TV to Debut PRIDE Weekly Series
A reader chastises me for not covering this sooner. Hardcore and casual fans (and those new to MMA looking to fill gaps in their knowledge as well as appreciate some of the sport's best and most meani...
Hidehiko Yoshida vs. Sanae Kikuta Better Than Expected?
Harkness makes the case: Last week I shit all over Sengoku for booking Hidehiko Yoshida vs Sanae Kikuta. As far as I was concerned, Kikuta was a terrible choice and no one really gave a damn about ...
Sengoku Moves Forward With Gomi-Kitaoka Title Match
Despite the shocking split-decision loss of their poster-boy, Takanori Gomi, World Victory Road plans to go ahead with a title fight between Gomi and tournament winner Satoru Kitaoka on January 4th, f...
Satoshi Ishii to Make MMA Debut Against Hidehiko Yoshida?
When Satoshi Ishii called Fedor out by name in August, it seemed a foregone conclusion that the gold medal judoka from Japan would announce his entry into MMA almost immediately following his Olympic ...
UFC Heading to Japan, Strikeforce Bringing Japan Here
The Japanese press is reporting that the UFC is looking to put on a mega-event in Japan as early as next spring. Dave Meltzer reported on this a while back. Word is they're calling out the top Japane...
Hype, Cans, and Reality
Matt Lindland - Olympic Silver Medalist - First three opponents win percentage coming into the fight = 68% (22 combined fights) Hidehiko Yoshida - Olympic Gold Medalist - First three opponents win pe...
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