WVR Finalizes Sengoku 5 Middleweight GP First Round, Announces Ribeiro vs. Sugiura
World Victory Road today announced additional matchups for Sengoku 5, which takes place on September 28th at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.
The opening round of the promotion’s middleweight grand prix is now set as UFC and PRIDE veteran Kazuhiro Nakamura will meet Paul Cahoon in the first round and Jorge Santiago will take on Logan Clark. Previously announced for the tournament were Yuki Kondo vs. Yuki Sasaki and Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos vs. Siyar Bahadurzada.
World Victory Road also announced that Jiu-Jitsu world champion Xande Ribeiro will make his mixed martial arts debut against professional wrestler Takashi Sugiura at Sengoku 5.
IFL lightweight champion Ryan Schultz faces Jorge Masvidal at the September 28th event and Roger Gracie will also be in action against an opponent to-be-determined.
The current fight card features:
- Takashi Sugiura vs Xande Ribeiro
- Ryan Schultz vs Jorge Masvidal
- Roger Gracie vs. TBD
- Kazuhiro Nakamura vs Paul Cahoon
Middleweight GP Series 2008 1st Round - Jorge Santiago vs Logan Clark
Middleweight GP Series 2008 1st Round - Yuki Kondo vs Yuki Sasaki
Middleweight GP Series 2008 1st Round - Evangelista Cyborg vs Siyar Bahadurzada
Middleweight GP Series 2008 1st Round
im surprized that the UFC hasnt taken women into the sport yet like some of the other promo’s
maybe they veiw it like the UFC was veiwed many years ago, as a side show freak show… that not many people want to see
i know most female sports arent as good to watch, due to the lack of corp support, and i can see how the world at large is quite ready to see women beat the hair spray off one another, but come on already Dana, i wanna see some women beating each other up…
and if the UFC did take on women fighting, then they would have a place for all those whining snivling fighters like heurta and tito, they can go be biatches and fight where they belong
so you’re saying women are whiners and snivellers?
no im saying heurta and tito are biatches
I don’t know about that but Its nice to go to the bookstore and not see the Matador on every single magazine…
Now this is a card!
Jorge Santiago vs Logan Clark
Yuki Kondo vs Yuki Sasaki
Evangelista Cyborg vs Siyar Bahadurzada
I hope this makes it on TV. Is Jorge Satiago still in the UFC? If he is, how did he manage to get this fight?
Tito is a Gun!!!!
Tito is a gun?… Thanks for the tip…?… I think… (What does that mean?)…
Yea what does that mean? Only thing I can come up with is, he shoots his mouth off. We all know he can’t fight anymore.
loaded-blanks-snub nose…Only Jenna knows for sure….