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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...
SRC XIII Preview: Marlon Sandro, Masanori Kanehara Collide in Featherweight Title Showdown
Continuing the frenzy of mixed martial arts action this week and weekend, World Victory Road presents its second show of 2010 with Sengoku Raiden Championships XIII. The event will take place on Sunday, June 20th from the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. The main event will feature a...
Maximo Blanco vs. Rodrigo Damm Announced for Sengoku 13
Lightweight heatseeker Maximo Blanco (5-2-1, 1 NC) will face his toughest test to date on June 20th when he meets Brazilian Rodrigo Damm (9-3) at Sengoku Raiden Championships 13. The match was announced by the promotion today at a press conference in Tokyo. One of Sengoku's prized prospects and the...
Kazuo Misaki Leaves Grabaka Gym
Kazuo Misaki is the "Grabaka Hitman" no more. In a brief letter faxed to multiple media outlets on Sunday, the Japanese middleweight announced his departure from the Tokyo-based gym where he's spent the duration of nine-year MMA career. Misaki added that he intends to "start from scratch," though...
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 him. But as usual, I missed the real thread going on here: Yoshida is big because he’s a judo...
