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Riki Fukuda: Can the DEEP Champion Redeem Japanese MMA at UFC 127?
It is no secret that Japanese fighters have struggled terribly as of late in the UFC. In fact, through the first two months of 2011, all three Japanese fighters to compete in the UFC this year have been decisively beaten by their opponents. The last Japanese fighter to win a UFC bout? Yushin Okami,...
UFC 127: Nick Ring Talks Riki Fukuda
"(Riki Fukuda) is the current DEEP middleweight champion. He's won his last seven fights, very tough fighter. It's definitely not going to be an easy one. So I'm up for the challenge, I'm looking forward to it. You know whatever, let's bring it, let's go." Feb 26th, live on Pay-per-view from...
Gerald Harris, Karl Amoussou Top List of Desirable Middleweight Talent
Unlike the major sports in North America such as the NFL or the NBA, MMA's farm system is largely a sporadic mix of international events, homegrown North American regional events, a vast amateur wrestling circuit, Russian Sambo tournaments, Olympic judo competitons, ADCC grappling tournaments, and...
Ryo Chonan, Masakazu Imanari Return to DEEP
Five fighters took to the ring during the intermission of Tuesday night's DEEP "42nd Impact" at Korakuen Hall, which saw Riki Fukuda (15-4) crowned as the new middleweight champion and the seemingly reborn Kazuyuki Miyata (7-7) improve his current win streak to two. (Full results at...
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...
Hello, Japan! Sengoku Gets TUF With "Project: Gold Rush"
- At a press conference yesterday, World Victory Road announced that Sengoku is currently developing "Project Gold Rush," a new Ultimate Fighter-style portion of their SENGOKU-G TV series which will see new and debuting fighters from gyms like GRABAKA, Yoshida Dojo and PANCRASEism competing for...
Quote of the Day: Murilo "Ninja" Rua
"I had signed to fight with the Korean, but I got there on Thursday and they told [me] he had been hurt. That is no excuse, [Riki Fukuda] was stronger than me, congratulations to him, I’ll have to get over it, but I think they didn’t treat me right. They’ve announced my fight...
Riki Fukuda Replaces Dong Sik Yoon, Set to Face "Ninja" Rua at DREAM.8
According to a blog post from GRABAKA teammate Sanae Kikuta, Riki Fukuda (13-4) has agreed to step in against the returning Murilo "Ninja" Rua (16-9-1) at Sunday's DREAM.8 on less than 48 hours' notice. From Suki at MMA Fighting: Sanae Kikuta updated his blog on Saturday and said that his...
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