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Report: Satoshi Ishii Suffered Cerebral Edema Against Fedor Emelianenko, MMA Career May Be Over
Fading Russian MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko beat Satoshi Ishii by TKO in the first round at the Dream New Year 2011 event. According to reports coming out of Japan, Fedor did more than finish Ishii in that one fight, he may have ended his MMA career. Fight Opinion has the details: Japanese weekly...
Tim Sylvia, Josh Barnett Returning To Pro Wrestling On New Year's Eve
While his DREAM date with Brett Rogers was canceled due to a visa issue, Tim Sylvia has found work on New Year's Eve after all as he's been booked for a pro wrestling match with Jerome Le Banner, reported by Heavy MMA. The bout will be part of the Inoki Genome Federation's contribution to the DREAM...
Doo Ho Choi Knocks Out Mitsuhiro Ishida at DEEP 56
Mitsuhiro Ishida spent a significant amount of time in his career as a very tough out in the lightweight division. He's one of only two men to score a victory over current Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez and has fought in Strikeforce, DREAM, PRIDE, Shooto and DEEP. His career...
Josh Barnett, Bobby Lashley Return To Pro Wrestling At Japanese Event
It wasn't in the Strikeforce cage, but former UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh Barnett returned to action Friday in Tokyo, Japan, competing in a pro wrestling match against former K-1 star Jerome Le Banner. In the main event at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2011 in front of almost 8700, Le Banner won the match by...
UFC Confirms Suspicions, Gives Japan the Cold Shoulder
UFC President Dana White has talked consistently over the years about how the UFC will remain progressive in its approach to gaining popularity worldwide. The promotion has made huge strides to expand internationally, transcending cultural boundaries that other sports like football, baseball, and...
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