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Deep – Tribe Tokyo Features Stacked Card Headlined by Ryo Chonan’s Retirement Fight

BAD MMA News — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 18:03:44 +0000

Ryo Chonan will be given the opportunity to win the Deep welterweight belt in his retirement bout, when he takes on reigning champion Dan Hornbuckle on Oct. 20 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Chonan (21-13) has fought for Pride and the UFC and is one of only five fighters to ever defeat Anderson Silva, but his last bout will under the banner of the promotion where he has competed for the majority of his career, when he headlines Deep – Tribe Tokyo. At stake will be the welterweight strap, which Hornbuckle (24-6) won by beating Yuya Shirai by unanimous decision in April

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Hideo Tokoro vs. Will Campuzano Headline VTJ 3rd

BAD MMA News — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 18:31:05 +0000

Since its resurrection last year, Vale Tudo Japan (VTJ) has put on some of the strongest cards in the country using some of the top fighters from different promotions, including Shooto and Pancrase. VTJ 3rd is set for the Ota City Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 3.

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“Sumo vs. Judo” as Kazuhiro Nakamura Faces Henry Miller in Open Weight Fight at Deep 63 Impact

BAD MMA News — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 06:15:15 +0000

Deep 63 Impact is set for the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Aug. 25. It will be headlined by a good old-fashioned “freak show” style match-up, as reigning middleweight champion Kazuhiro Nakamura goes up against heavyweight veteran Henry Miller. Nakamura (18-11) is a 3rd Dan Judoka, while Miller (6-15-1) comes from a Sumo background

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Shintaro Ishiwatari vs Kyoji Horiguchi Headlines Stacked Vale Tudo Japan Card This Weekend

BAD MMA News — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:00:48 +0000

The biggest fight in Asian MMA this month is taking place in the main event of Vale Tudo Japan (VTJ) on Saturday night when top Japanese bantamweights Shintaro Ishiwatari and Kyoji Horiguchi go head to head in Tokyo. Ishiwatari (15-4-4) is the current bantamweight King of Pancrase, while Horiguchi (10-1) is the reigning Shooto featherweight (132-pound) champion, a belt he won by submitting Hiromasa Ogikubo in March. Horiguchi comes from a Karate background and fights with his hands hanging low, but he is well rounded and aggressive with solid wrestling and submission skills. Ishiwatari is a southpaw with a dangerous left kick, but both love to let their hands go which should make for some entertaining exchanges. The card also features 38-year-old Caol Uno (27-16-5) who has gone 2-3 since his second stint in the UFC ended in 2010. He is campaigning at 145 pounds these days and will need to roll back the years and rediscover the sort of form which made him a two-time UFC title challenger if he is to overcome American Anthony Avila (10-1)

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