miku matsumoto Stories - Bloody Elbow
Random Awesome Fights: Miku "Supernova" Matsumoto vs Hikaru Shinohara
On December 12th, 2008 Miku "Supernova" Matsumoto as near the pinnacle of here career, riding an 8-0 unbeaten streak in DEEP- seven of which were won by impressive finishes. What was a promotion to do with a seemingly unstoppable overlord of a division with no contracted challengers worthy of a...
Random Awesome Fights: Yuki Furudate vs. Miku Matsumoto
- Can you remember where you were on February 5th, 2006? Yuki Furudate can. Furudate was lying smack dab in the middle of Tokyo's Korakuen Hall, amidst the crowds and the lights, watching her budding MMA career as well as the large wager that could have bought her family's freedom slip away right...
Miku Matsumoto Announces Retirement
Japan's struggling female MMA scene got some more bad news last night as Deep Women's Lightweight (106 lbs.) Champion Miku Matsumoto took to the ring during intermission at Deep's "46 Impact" show in Tokyo and abruptly announced her retirement. Sherdog's Tony Loiseleur was on hand: The only person...
DEEP 44th Impact: Miku Wins 12th Straight, Saeki Announces First Caged Event
DEEP women's lightweight ace Miku Matsumoto extended her current win streak to a remarkable twelve straight in Tokyo today, battering veteran "Windy" Tomomi Sunaba from bell-to-bell despite competing at a catchweight of 115 pounds, nine above Miku's title weight. Sherdog's Tony Loiseleur was on...
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 at a press conference on Friday at J-ROCK, following an open workout by Sengoku 11 participant...
Hello, Japan: Shooto Never Sleeps
The dust has settled following Shooto's star-studded final 20th Anniversary celebration and it appears the show was a success on all fronts: there were some great scraps, tickets to Tokyo's JCB Hall were sold out well in advance, and the event drew the attention of a number of hardcore MMA fans and...
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