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Quick Hits: Carano-Cyborg Likely For August, DREAM Announces GP Pairings, and More
Apr 13, 2009 - 11:09 am ET | 16 Comments
Quick Hits: Carano-Cyborg Likely For August, DREAM Announces GP Pairings, and More

A women's superfight between Gina Carano and Cris Cyborg is likely to take place in Strikeforce in August, Scott Smith suffered a shattered hand in Saturday's loss, DREAM has announced their featherweight grand prix pairings, and more...

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Sengoku Seventh Battle Results: Lawal Remains Undefeated, Featherweights Advance
Mar 20, 2009 - 12:41 pm ET | 3 Comments
Sengoku Seventh Battle Results: Lawal Remains Undefeated, Featherweights Advance

Mo Lawal remained undefeated in the Sengoku Seventh Battle main event on Friday at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan, defeating Ryo Kawamura via unanimous decision.

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Fighters Make Weight For Sengoku Seventh Battle
Mar 19, 2009 - 4:07 pm ET | 3 Comments
Fighters Make Weight For Sengoku Seventh Battle

All twenty fighters slated to participate in bouts at Sengoku Seventh Battle made weight earlier today in Japan. The event takes place overnight (HDNet - 3am ET/midnight PT) at the National Yoyogi Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.

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Sengoku 7 Results: Kitaoka Upsets Gomi To Earn Lightweight Title, Santiago Claims Middleweight Championship
Jan 4, 2009 - 2:26 am ET | 64 Comments
Sengoku 7 Results: Kitaoka Upsets Gomi To Earn Lightweight Title, Santiago Claims Middleweight Championship

Satoru Kitaoka upset highly regarded lightweight Takanori Gomi in the main event of Sengoku 7 on Sunday at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, submitting Gomi with a heel hook at the 1:41 mark of the opening round to claim the first-ever Sengoku lightweight belt.
UFC veteran Jorge Santiago claimed the promotion’s middleweight title with [...]

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Fighters Make Weight For Sengoku 7
Jan 3, 2009 - 2:16 pm ET | 1 Comment
Fighters Make Weight For Sengoku 7

Fighters tipped the scales yesterday in Japan to weigh-in for their bouts today at Sengoku 7 and all twenty fighters successfully made weight for their matchups.
Two titles will be on the line at the event, which takes place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, as Takanori Gomi squares off with Satoru Kitaoka for [...]

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World Victory Road Looking To Sign Antonio Silva
Nov 14, 2008 - 9:44 am ET | 9 Comments
World Victory Road Looking To Sign Antonio Silva

Still reeling from EliteXC folding and a suspension from the CSAC for testing positive for steroids, Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva could rebound quicker than originally imagined despite some obvious caveats. It seems that Silva may opt to ignore his fighting suspension and contract situation en route to competing in Japan under the Sengoku banner. Five Ounces [...]

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Gomi-Kitaoka Still On Tap For January
Nov 5, 2008 - 9:18 am ET | 6 Comments
Gomi-Kitaoka Still On Tap For January

Despite an upset loss to relative-unknown Sergey Golyaev on Saturday at Sengoku 6, Takanori Gomi will meet lightweight grand prix winner Satoru Kitaoka for the vacant Sengoku lightweight title on January 4th in Japan, according to Sherdog.
“I have no need to fight that Russian fighter (Golyaev),” Kitaoka said at the post-fight press conference. “If it [...]

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Sengoku 6 Results: Gomi Upset By Golyaev, Santiago and Kitaoka Win Grand Prixs
Nov 1, 2008 - 2:49 pm ET | 9 Comments
Sengoku 6 Results: Gomi Upset By Golyaev, Santiago and Kitaoka Win Grand Prixs

Takanori Gomi, a consensus top-10 lightweight, was upset at World Victory Road’s Sengoku 6 on Saturday at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, suffering a split decision loss to relative-unknown Sergey Golyaev.
In other featured action, Jorge Santiago TKO’d Kazuhiro Nakamura in the third-round to win the promotion’s middleweight tournament and Satoru Kitaoka topped Kazunori [...]

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“Minotoro” Featured On Updated Sengoku 6 Lineup
Oct 23, 2008 - 2:51 pm ET | 5 Comments
“Minotoro” Featured On Updated Sengoku 6 Lineup

World Victory Road this week finalized the lineup for Sengoku 6 on November 1st at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Heavyweight Antonio Rogerio “Minotoro” Nogeuria, the twin brother of interim UFC heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, headlines the event against Moise Rimbon (13-7-3).
Nogueira was to battle Vladimir Matyuskenko at Affliction: Day of Reckoning earlier [...]

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World Victory Road Announces Updated Sengoku 6 Lineup
Oct 15, 2008 - 4:16 pm ET | 6 Comments
World Victory Road Announces Updated Sengoku 6 Lineup

World Victory Road today announced an updated lineup for Sengoku 6, which is scheduled to take place on November 1st at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Heavyweight Josh Barnett headlines Sengoku 6 against an opponent to-be-announced, with the event also slated to feature the conclusion of the promotion’s lightweight and middleweight tournaments.
Added to the [...]

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Sengoku 5 Results: Lawal, Ribeiro Earn Debut Wins; Four Middleweights Advance
Sep 28, 2008 - 10:28 am ET | 9 Comments

Event name: World Victory Road: Sengoku 5
Date: September 28, 2008
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium

Muhammed Lawal def. Travis Wiuff via TKO – Round 1
Xande Ribeiro def. Takashi Sugiura via TKO – Round 3
Jorge Masvidal def. Ryan Schultz via TKO – Round 1
Kiuma Kunioku def. A Sol Kwon via unanimous decision

Middleweight [...]

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Roger Gracie Withdraws From Sengoku 5
Sep 18, 2008 - 2:29 pm ET | 5 Comments

Roger Gracie has been forced to withdraw from his upcoming Sengoku 5 bout against Travis Wiuff due to a rib injury, according to Sherdog.com:
On Sept. 8, Gracie was sparring when he took a hard kick to the ribs. After being examined by renowned physiotherapist Dr. Kevin Lidlow, who has previously worked with the British Olympic [...]

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Roger Gracie vs. Travis Wiuff Complete Sengoku 5 Lineup
Sep 11, 2008 - 4:00 pm ET | 11 Comments

World Victory Road announced today that Roger Gracie will face Travis Wiuff at Sengoku 5 completing the event’s lineup.
Sengoku 5 takes place at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan on September 28th and includes the opening round of the promotion’s 2008 middleweight grand prix as well as former IFL lightweight champion Ryan Schultz taking [...]

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WVR Finalizes Sengoku 5 Middleweight GP First Round, Announces Ribeiro vs. Sugiura
Sep 4, 2008 - 12:36 pm ET | 9 Comments

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 [...]

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Quick Hits: Ortiz Still a Free Agent, UFC and CBS In Talks, Koppenhaver Changes Name, and More
Aug 30, 2008 - 2:14 pm ET | 67 Comments

Light heavyweight free agent Tito Ortiz confirmed on the latest edition of HDNet’s “Inside MMA” that he is currently in negotiations with Affliction, EliteXC, and the UFC.
The winner of the September 10th WEC 36 bout between former WEC lightweight champion Rob McCullough and Donald Cerrone has been guaranteed a 155-pound title shot title shot. [MMA [...]

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