21 December 1997Setagaya, Tokyo JapanUFC 15.5By Brad WhartonThe Martial Arts have always been a giant in Japan. It should come as no surprise, then, that as the UFC looked to expand its brand in the late 1990s, it would make inroads into the Land of the Rising Sun. If the UFC were going to leave the confines of the United States for the first time,......
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21 December 1997Setagaya, Tokyo JapanUFC 15.5By Brad WhartonThe Martial Arts have always been a giant in Japan. It should come as no surprise, then, that as the UFC looked to expand its brand in the late 1990s, it would make inroads into the Land of the Rising Sun. If the UFC were going to leave the confines of the United States for the first time,......
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