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Everything Is Set! Minowaman Vs. Lee Gwan
2008-03-14 19:42:00 Minowaman’s opponent was announced today at the press conference, he will face unknown Korean Lee Gwan. Caol Uno was also present at the press conference, so it looks like he will be with DREAM, contrary to earlier rumors. Check out a picture of the very nice DREAM LW GP and LW belts here. Sherdog.com video from the ...
Fight Order Announced! Main Event: Aoki Vs. Calvan
2008-03-13 09:17:00 The fight order for DREAM.1 has been announced. The main event will be between Shinya Aoki and J.Z. Calvan and the semi main event is Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Black Mamba. Sakurai vs. Monma is in the Welterweight division and Minowaman’s fight will be at Open Weight, his opponent will be announced tomorrow. HEIWA DREAM.1 Lightweight GP ... More About: Event , Fight , Main , Order
Kawajiri?s DS Training! Mirko To Japan
2008-03-12 18:43:00 Kawajiri’s DS Training Tatsuya Kawajiri showed his Nintendo DS with the game “Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day” during an open training session with Mitsuhiro Ishida yesterday. The game gives your eyes a workout and helps improve eye movement, hand-eye coordination, peripheral vision and other things. Mirko CroCop On His Way Here is a video with ... More About: Japan
DREAM Rules Announced!
2008-03-11 08:56:00 Update: What I wrote seems to be about right, but another important thing that a member of the Kakutougi forums pointed out: Ground position in DREAM means a three point position (both feet and one hand). So for example, if a fighter has both knees and one hand on the floor, then no kicks to ... More About: Rules , Dream
Mirko?s Opponent Announced! Tatsuya Mizuno Took The Challenge
2008-03-11 07:26:00 After many rumored names and those names dropping out it has finally been announced that Mirko CroCop will face Tatsuya Mizuno on Saturday. Tatsuya Mizuno is primarily a grappler and has only fought in Pancrase during his pro career where he is currently ranked third in the Light Heavyweight division. Mizuno received a shot at ... More About: Challenge
Multimedia! Preparing For The First Dream
2008-03-10 21:43:00 Preview Show A 2 episode DREAM.1 preview show: Episode 1: Part 1, 2, 3 Episode 2: Part 1, 2, 3 Training Katsuhiko Nagata grappling: Video: Part 1, 2 Hayato Sakurai kicking the sandbag: Video: Part 1, 2 Shinya Aoki with kettlebells: Video Jung Bukyung in magnificent shape: Click here. (Photos by: GBRing & MFight) More About: Multimedia , Dream
SENGOKU I Is Over! II And III Announced
2008-03-08 23:17:00 SENGOKU I was quite good for a first event. Nick Thompson vs. Fabricio Monteiro Antonio Braga Neto vs. Ryo Kawamura Makoto Takimoto vs. Evangelista Cyborg Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Peter Graham Kazuo Misaki vs. Siyar Bahadurzada Takanori Gomi vs. Duane Ludwig Hidehiko Yoshida vs. Josh Barnett Announced during the event were the dates for SENGOKU II and III. SENGOKU II will take place on ...
Dida Vs. Alavarez Official! Lightweight GP Almost Complete
2008-03-07 07:14:00 Four new fights for the first ever DREAM event were announced today. Hayato Sakurai will face Hidetaka Monma in a non-tournament fight. Olympic silver medalist in greco-roman wrestling, Katsuhiko Nagata, will take on Cage Force 2007 tournament winner, Artur Oumakhanov. In a Wrestling vs. Judo contest, Mitsuhiro Ishida will face Olympic silver medalist Jung Bukyung ... More About: Dida , Official , Complete , Lightweight
Final Preparations! SENGOKU I
2008-03-03 17:52:00 Josh Barnett Interview MMAWeekly.com interview with Josh Barnett. _____________________ Ludwig Is Ready For Gomi Sherdog.com video interview with Duane Ludwig. _____________________ Josh Barnett & Peter Graham Are In Japan (Photos by: Sportsnavi) More About: Final
Rumors! The Japanese Fighters Are Ready
2008-02-29 11:20:00 The Japanese fighters are ready for SENGOKU Kazuyuki Fujita got a lot of sun in America Kazuyuki Fujita has been at Marco Ruas camp for a while. He returned to Japan yesterday. Matt Lindland has not talked with DREAM Matt Lindland says that he has signed a three fight deal with a company (that isn’t DREAM). Eddie Alvarez Vs. Andre ... More About: Rumors , Fighters , Ready
Takimoto Preparing For SENGOKU! Cro Cop Vs. Mighty Mo At DREAM.1?
2008-02-27 16:11:00 Makoto Takimoto Preparing For March 5th Makoto Takimoto, fresh off his NYE victory over Murilo Bustamante, held a public training session today together with WBC Muay Thai Middleweight Champion Lamsongkram Chuwattana at J-ROCK workout studio. Will Takimoto, whose stand up game has improved a lot since he entered MMA, stand up and trade with Cyborg or ... More About: Dream , Mighty Mo , Mighty
Four Fights Announced! The 10 Minute First Round Lives(?)!
2008-02-26 05:47:00 Four Lighweight GP fights have been officially announced for DREAM.1 on March 15th. Tatsuya Kawajiri will take on Hero’s veteran Black Mamba, Kazuyuki Miyata will face Luis Buscape, Koutetsu Boku from Krazy Bee will fight Joachim Hansen and the already known match between Shinya Aoki and J.Z. Calvan has been announced. Also worth noting and something ... More About: Fights , Lives , Minute , Round
Fight Order Announced! Four SENGOKU Girls Chosen
2008-02-22 10:38:00 The fight order for the first ever SENGOKU event on March 5th has been announced. The main event is of course the Yoshida vs. Barnett fight and the semi main event is between Gomi and Ludwig. Four SENGOKU ring girls have also been announced, they were chosen from an audition that was held. You can ... More About: Girls , Fight , Order
Fighters Preparing For SENGOKU! Misaki And Graham
2008-02-22 07:10:00 Kazuo Misaki Training With The WBC Flyweight Champion Kazuo Misaki and WBC Flyweight Champion Daisuke Naito (32-2-2 (20 KO’s)) held a public training session together yesterday. Misaki has an upcoming fight with Shooto Champion Siyar Bahadurzada on March 5th and Naito will be defending his WBC title against Thai Pongsaklek Wonjongkam on March 8th. Naito’s only ... More About: Fighters , Graham
Fujita?s Opponent Announced! K-1 Fighter Peter Graham Enters MMA
2008-02-21 06:34:00 Kazuyuki Fujita ’s opponent at Sengoku on March 5th has been announced. It is Australian K-1 fighter Peter Graham who you might know from knocking Badr Hari out with a rolling kick in 2006. Graham is a big guy at 190 cm and 114 kg. He has a 17-7 (9 TKO’s/KO’s) K-1 record and last fought ... More About: Fighter
Kang Talks! Matt Lindland In DREAM GP?
2008-02-19 07:27:00 There is a new article on thefightnetwork.com where Denis Kang talks about his future fights. ?I thought I was fighting Dec. 31, so I fly all the way to Montreal to train with Georges [St. Pierre], bust my ass and spend all kinds of money just to find I have no fight,? Kang said. ?[Then], I?m ... More About: Dream , Matt , Matt Lindland
Yarennoka! Documentary!
2008-02-18 18:34:00 Here is a great Yarennoka ! documentary split into 17 parts. It has a lot of behind the scene footage. For a guide on how to register at nicovideo.jp, read the Nico Nico Douga page which you can access on the menu to the right. ????????????? 1 ????????????? 2 ????????????? 3 ????????????? 4 ????????????? 5 ????????????? 6 ????????????? 7 ????????????? 8 ????????????? 9 ????????????? 10 ????????????? 11 ????????????? ... More About: Documentary
Training Session! Gomi And Yoshida Preparing
2008-02-16 10:16:00 Hidehiko Yoshida and Takanori Gomi held a public training session together at J-ROCK workout studio yesterday preparing for Josh Barnett and Duane Ludwig on March 5th. For more pictures, look here. More About: Training
For People That Are Still Confused!
2008-02-15 14:22:00 Some people might be confused with all of these new events being created these days, so here is a small guide on how all of the new Japanese MMA event names are connected to each other. World Victory Road is a company, just like Zuffa. Sengoku is the name of World Victory Road’s MMA event, just ... More About: People
It Will Never Die!! HEIWA DREAM.1 Lightweight GP Opener!
2008-02-13 09:40:00 ??????? (Photo by: http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/) ??????? DREAM 2008 Schedule March 15th - HEIWA DREAM.1 Lightweight GP Opening April 29th - OLYMPIA DREAM.2 Middleweight GP Opening May 11th - HEIWA DREAM.3 Lightweight GP 2nd Round Mid June - OLYMPIA DREAM.4 Middleweight GP 2nd Round July 21st - HEIWA DREAM.5 Lightweight GP Finals Late September - OLYMPIA DREAM.6 Middleweight GP Finals ??????? DREAM Weight Classes 70 kg - Lightweight 76 kg ... More About: Dream
Gomi Vs. Ludwig!! Stand Up War!
2008-02-13 06:29:00 Three new fights have been announced for the first ever Sengoku event on March 5th. Takanori Gomi will finally return to the ring as he faces Duane “Bang” Ludwig, Ryo Kawamura will face undefeated Brazilian Antonio Braga Neto and Fabricio Monteiro will take on bodogFight Welterweight Champion Nick Thompson. Also note that Sanae Kikuta’s name ... More About: Stand Up , Stand , Stand-Up
The Month Of Returns! Kikuta Vs. Baroni Canceled
2008-02-12 07:14:00 It was announced today that Kazuyuki Fujita has signed with World Victory Road’s Sengoku. He will fight in the first event on March 5th. Fujita last fought at Pride.34 in April of 2007 where he lost in the main event against Jeff Monson. In other news concerning Sengoku, Sanae Kikuta vs. Phil Baroni has been canceled ... More About: Month
February 13th! The Grand Coalition Finally Commences!!
2008-02-11 18:26:00 On February 13th a press conference open to the public will be held in Tokyo to announce the heavily rumored “grand coalition” of FEG and the ex-Pride (Yarennoka!) staff members. Will the new event be called DREAMS? Which fighters will be present at the press conference? How many events will be held this year? Find ... More About: Coalition , Finally , Grand , The Grand
Kevin Randleman Returns! Signs With WVR
2008-02-10 08:57:00 Kevin Randleman has written a new post at the punchdrunkgamer.com forums: The Monster is back!!! You heard it here first, I have officially signed with Global Fighting LLC and World Victory Road!!!!!!!!!!!! I will be fighting Jeff Monson in either June or July and I will have a warm-up fight 6 to 8 weeks before that. I will have ... More About: Signs , Kevin , Kevin Randleman
How KID Became An MMA Fighter!
2008-02-07 19:01:00 Sometimes legends are born through small coincidences. Two fighters with such background stories are Judo legend Masahiko Kimura and MMA fighter Norifumi “KID” Yamamoto… An excerpt from the book “My Judo” by Masahiko Kimura: The following is what motivated me to start judo. It was around the beginning of my 4th grade year. During a large-scale school ... More About: Fighter
Judo Vs. Catch Wrestling! N.O.B. MMA Stories
2008-02-06 18:14:00 Gryphon made a post about a Judo vs. Catch Wrestling match which took place on March 5th in Tokyo in 1921, the same date and city where Hidehiko Yoshida will face Josh Barnett in 2008, 87 years later. After the popularity of the Tokoro NYE Punch/Slap post, a new posting series, N.O.B. MMA Stories , will begin. ...
The Lighter Rumor Became True! Josh Barnett Returns!!
2008-02-03 08:09:00 Hidehiko Yoshida was heavily rumored to be facing Roger Gracie in the main event of the first ever Sengoku event, but today it was announced that Josh Barnett, who was also a rumored opponent, will face Yoshida. Update: Cyborg lost his fight against Mousasi on Friday by a controversial referee stoppage in the first round. You ... More About: Rumor , True , Lighter , Josh Barnett
Another Rumor! Hansen Expected To Fight In March
2008-02-01 16:14:00 MMAWeekly.com has a new article up where Joachim Hansen says that he is fighting for FEG in March . He also says that he believes the date of the event is March 15th. I have read that date on a lot of places now, so expect the event to take place then. Mystery FEG Event Date: March, 2008 Place: ... More About: Rumor , Fight
WVR Changes Weight Classes! Yoshida?s Opponent TBA On February 3rd
2008-01-31 18:34:00 World Victory Road have changed the weight classes for Sengoku that were originally announced. They looked like this before the change: 60 kg - Featherweight 68 kg - Lightweight 76 kg - Welterweight 83 kg - Middleweight 93 kg - Light Heavyweight 93.1 Or More - Heavyweight Now they have been changed to: 60 kg - Bantamweight 65 kg - Featherweight 70 kg - Lightweight 76 ... More About: Weight , Classes , Yoshida , February
Fire Fist Gomi Finally Returns!! Fights On March 5th
More articles from this author:2008-01-31 07:57:00 Takanori Gomi has been announced as a participant for the first ever Sengoku event on March 5th. No opponent has been named yet. Sengoku I Date: March 5th, 2008 Place: National Yoyogi Stadium in Tokyo, Japan Fights : Phil Baroni vs. Sanae Kikuta Kazuo Misaki vs. Siyar Bahadurzada Makoto Takimoto vs. Evangelista Cyborg Participants: Hidehiko Yoshida Ryo Kawamura Takanori Gomi Rumored Fights: Hidehiko Yoshida vs. Roger Gracie Possible Participants: Fabricio Monteiro (Photo ... More About: Fire , Finally 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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