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Classic Fights #12: Kazushi Sakuraba vs Marcus Silveira

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Nov 25, 2024

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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Last Hurrah

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Nov 25, 2024

Last HurrahKazushi Sakuraba earns his final MMA victory.

Kazushi Sakuraba took a beating from Zelg Galeši? at Dream 12.


The Spice of Life

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Nov 25, 2024

The Spice of Life - Dynamite!! 2008 – December 31st, 2008. There’s no MMA variety show like a Japanese year-end spectacular.


6 Best Main-Event Mismatches

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Nov 25, 2024

Best Main-Event Mismatches. We've compiled the best (or worst, depending on how you look at it) mismatches that happened inside the ring.


Five Fights: Royce Gracie

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Nov 25, 2024

I went there to show my father’s style, Gracie JiuJitsu. It showed that when someone tackles you and takes you to the ground you don’t know what to do


Sakuraba set for the UFC Hall of Fame

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Nov 25, 2024

A legend of PRIDE Fighting Championships and an icon of MMA, Kazushi Sakuraba will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame on July 6


Going Out In Style

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Nov 25, 2024

Going Out In Style SHOWSTOPPER It doesn't get any better than this. Genki Sudo was always one to make a grand entrance.


Heroes: Kazushi Sakuraba

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Nov 25, 2024

Heroes: Kazushi Sakuraba A mixed martial arts pioneer who single-handedly elevated the sport into a Japanese national obsession  


Once in a Lifetime

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Nov 25, 2024

Even 14 years after it lit up Tokyo, nothing can compare to the biggest event in MMA history – Pride Shockwave Dynamite! 


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Classic Fights #12: Kazushi Sakuraba vs Marcus Silveira

Fighters Only
Nov 25, 2024

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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Money Shot: Big in Japan

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Nov 25, 2024

Randy Couture begins the first of his three stints as heavyweight champ in the Land of the Rising SunThis December marks 18 years since the Octagon’s


Kazushi Sakuraba: The living legend

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Nov 25, 2024

You’d think being undersized and overmatched would be a disadvantage for a fighter, but Kazushi Sakuraba based his entire illustrious career on it


Sakuraba on training, mindset, jiu jitsu

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Nov 25, 2024

Jiu-jitsu and MMA brand Scramble takes its icons and its history seriously. Recently they arranged a sitdown with the legendary Kazushi Sakuraba


Land of the rising son

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Nov 25, 2024

How UFC: Ultimate Japan gave Nippon it’s most famous, and favorite, fighting hero: Kazushi SakurabaUltimate Japan, also known as UFC 15.


What's in a name? Helio Gracie Vs. Masahiko Kimura

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Nov 25, 2024

October 23rd 1951: billed as a grudge match between a Brazilian legend and a foreigner, how the Gracies first met their match via Japanese geometry.


Pride's lost stars

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Nov 25, 2024

Pride FC was once the destination of choice for hardcore MMA fans and while many of its top fighters enjoyed crossover success


Fight Like . . . Kazushi Sakuraba

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Nov 25, 2024

Dazzling acrobatics and inventive holds are within your reach with our step-by-step guide to dispatching opponents in the style of an MMA legend!


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