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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...
DREAM 14 Preview: Nick Diaz, Hayato "Mach" Sakurai Clash in the White Cage
For the hardest of the hardcore fans out there in the MMA community, this weekend is quite special. Not only will UFC 114 go down in Las Vegas on Saturday night, but the Japanese MMA scene will serve as the perfect appetizer.DREAM 14 will air live on HDNet at 3:00 AM EST from Saitama Super Arena in...
Hello, Japan: Randleman-Nedkov, Kitaoka-Masvidal Set for Sengoku 11
UPDATED at 5:09 PM ET - Tapology is reporting that Sengoku 11 will also feature a lightweight tilt between former champion Satoru Kitaoka (25-9-9) and American Top Team's Jorge Masvidal (18-4). * * * * * Following a lackluster June decision loss to Mike Whitehead in Strikeforce, Kevin Randleman...
DEEP 43rd Impact Weigh-in Results
All fighters made weight, though Dokonjonosuke Mishima (above left, with challenger Takafumi Otsuka) needed two tries. Photos via Sportsnavi. DEEP 43rd ImpactAugust 23, 2009Korakuen HallTokyo, Japan #10 - 77.1kg (170 lbs.) - 3R x 5 min.Ryo Chonan (15-10 / Team M.A.D.) - 77.0kg / 169.7...
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...
DREAM.7 Preview, Part 1: The Featherweights
This weekend, while fans are busy ignoring and/or complaining about UFC 96, Fighting & Entertainment Group will be jumpstarting the most thrilling year of fights for sub-155 weight classes in MMA history. The next 30 days will see DREAM and Sengoku each open their own year-long 16-man...
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