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DEEP 50 Impact Fight Card
DEEP today released the complete fight card and bout order for its 10th anniversary 50 Impact show, which takes place this Sunday, Oct. 24, at JCB Hall in Tokyo: DEEP Lightweight Title BoutKatsunori Kikuno vs. Nobuhiro Obiya DEEP Welterweight Title BoutYuya Shirai vs. Shigetoshi Iwase 135:...
DEEP 50th Impact card completed
If you've been keeping up with my updates here on HeadKickLegend, you'd know that "DEEP 50th Impact" is a great card. There are rumors of this card being broadcast on HDNet but less than two weeks away from the event, it doesn't seem likely. DEEP has added a bout between PRIDE and Sengoku veteran,...
Tentative Mega-Card for DEEP's 10th Anniversary Show Includes Shinya Aoki, Minowaman
For over a year, DEEP boss Shigeru Saeki has been promising an all-star line-up for the promotion's 10th Anniversary show, which will coincide with DEEP's "50th Impact." Pre-sale tickets for the October 24 event were made available during Friday's "49th Impact" event, and the great Japan-based...
Lack of New Talent in Japan Still Apparent Despite DREAM 15's Success
Japanese mixed martial arts may be on a decline in contemporary times, but the two-headed attack of World Victory Road's Sengoku Raiden Championships and FEG's DREAM series of events continues to provide the Asian market with an outlet for a sport that has grown exponentially in the West. While...
DREAM.15 Analysis and Afterthoughts: Shinya Aoki Confirms He's the Number One Lightweight in Japan
DREAM.15 is in the books and despite not managing to get a fight for Alistair Overeem and barely getting a fight for Gegard Mousasi, FEG managed to put on one of their better cards of the year tonight. Quick thoughts: Shinya Aoki has confirmed his status as the uncontested #1 lightweight in...
Dream 15 Live Results and Play-by-Play
The long-anticipated lightweight showdown between Shinya Aoki and Tatsuya "Crusher" Kawajiri will finally materialize tonight at Dream 15, and Bloody Elbow will have live results and play-by-play of the show beginning with the HDNet broadcast at 3 a.m. ET / midnight PT. Be sure to join myself and...
Dream 15 Weigh-in Results
Weights courtesy of Sherdog's Tony Loiseleur: Shinya Aoki (70 kg / 154.3 lbs) vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri (70 kg / 154.3 lbs) Katsunori Kikuno (70 kg / 154.3 lbs) vs. Gesias Cavalcante (70 kg / 154.3 lbs) Gegard Mousasi (93 kg / 205 lbs) vs. Jake O'Brien (did not weigh in; reportedly still cutting)...
DREAM 15 Preview: Shinya Aoki, Tatsuya Kawajiri Collide in Clash of Top Japanese Lightweights
Following the emotional and physical beating that Shinya Aoki suffered back in April against current Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez, most fans felt that the question had been answered as to whether Japan's top lightweight talent could compete with the West. In fact, many fans...
Will Katsunori Kikuno Give JZ Cavalcante a Rude Send Off to Strikeforce at DREAM.15?
MMA Weekly reports that Strikeforce has signed Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante: According to Coker, he hopes to see Cavalcante debut in one of his promotion's next couple of shows. "I think we'll probably have him fight (in) 60 days, 90 days," said Coker. "He's a tremendous talent." The list of...
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