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Sengoku 4 Weigh-In Results
Aug 24, 2008 - 12:00 am ET | 1 Comment

Takanori Gomi (69.9 kg; 154.1 lb)vs. Bang Seung Hwan (70.0 kg; 154.3 lb)
Makoto Takimoto (82.0 kg; 180.8 lb) vs. Frank Trigg (82.9 kg; 182.8 lb)
Satoru Kitaoka (70.0 kg; 154.3 lbs) vs. Clay French (69.9 kg; 154.1 lb)
Lightweight GP Series 2008 1st Round
Eiji Mitsuoka (69.9 kg; 154.1 lb) vs. Rodrigo Damm (69.9 kg; 154.1 lb)
Lightweight [...]

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World Victory Road Announces Sengoku 4 Fight Card, Sengoku 5 Additions
Aug 20, 2008 - 5:00 pm ET | 2 Comments

World Victory Road yesterday announced the official fight card for Sengoku 4, which takes place on August 24th at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Sengoku 4 features a main event lightweight bout between former PRIDE champion Takanori Gomi and Bang Seung Hwan. The opening round of the promotion’s 2008 lightweight grand prix is also [...]

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Pawel Nastlua vs. Yang Dong Yi Added To Sengoku 4
Aug 5, 2008 - 12:00 pm ET | 7 Comments

World Victory Road today announced that 1996 Judo Olympic gold medalist Pawel Nastula will fight Korean wrestler Yang Dong Yi at Sengoku 4 on August 24th in Saitama, Japan.
Here is an updated fight card for Sengoku 4:

Pawel Nastula vs Yang Dong Yi
Takanori Gomi vs Bang Seung Hwan
Makoto Takimoto vs Frank Trigg
Peter Graham vs Moise Rimbon
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Frank Trigg vs. Makoto Takimoto Booked For Sengoku 4
Jul 15, 2008 - 12:00 pm ET | 15 Comments

Middleweights Frank Trigg (16-6) and Makoto Takimoto (4-4) will clash on August 24th at World Victory Road’s Sengoku 4 according to MMAJunkie.com.
Trigg signed a three-fight, non-exclusive contract with the promotion last week.
After compiling a 10-1 record in various promotions between 1997 and 2002, Trigg came to the UFC in 2003, losing his debut bout against [...]

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Quick Hits: Fedor To Fight Twice More In 2008, Rampage To Resume Training, Kampmann To Undergo Surgery, and More
Jul 11, 2008 - 9:00 am ET | 18 Comments

Fedor Emelianenko’s manager, Vadim Finkelstein, has announced that the top-ranked heavyweight plans on fighting two more times in 2008. The first bout will be at an October Affliction-promoted event and the second will come in December at a New Year’s Eve event in Japan.
UFC veteran Joe Jordan will take on Ryan Ford in the main [...]

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Frank Trigg Signs With World Victory Road, To Debut At Sengoku 4
Jul 10, 2008 - 12:00 pm ET | 13 Comments

UFC and PRIDE veteran Frank Trigg (16-6) has signed a three-fight, non-exclusive contract with Japanese MMA promotion World Victory Road, according to MMAJunkie.com.
No opponent has yet been determined for his debut fight, which will take place on August 24th at Sengoku 4.
According to the report WVR is planning a middleweight tournament for 2009 which Trigg [...]

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Roundup: EliteXC Finds Opponent For Silva, Taylor-Dollaway Rumored for UFC Fight Night 14, and More
Jun 27, 2008 - 2:00 pm ET | 33 Comments

Infamous Ultimate Fighter 7 outcast Jesse Taylor is rumored to return to the UFC at UFC Fight Night 14, against fellow TUF cast member CB Dolloway.
Brandon Vera, who will meet Reese Andy at UFN 14, confirmed that he did in fact turn down a fight with Lyoto Machida, but was open to fighting Dan [...]

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Trigg, Gomi Booked For Sengoku 4
Jun 14, 2008 - 2:30 pm ET | 2 Comments

Lightweight Takanori Gomi (28-3) and middleweight Frank Trigg (16-6) will both return to action at World Victory Road’s “Sengoku 4″ event on August 24th according to MMAJunkie.com.
Their opponents for the event, which takes place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, have not yet been announced.
Gomi, a former PRIDE and Shooto champion, last fought [...]

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Sengoku “Third Battle” Results
Jun 8, 2008 - 2:00 pm ET | 7 Comments

Hidehiko Yoshida def. Maurice Smith via submission – Round 1, 2:23
Travis Wiuff def. Kazuyuki Fujita via KO – Round 1, 1:24
Kazuo Misaki def. Logan Clark via unanimous decision
Nick Thompson def. Michael Costa via submission – Round 2, 4:13
Sanae Kikuta def. Chris Rice via submission – Round 2, 3:54
Marcio Cruz def. Mu Bae Choi via submission [...]

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Sengoku II Results
May 18, 2008 - 11:28 am ET | No Comments

Josh Barnett def. Jeff Monson via unanimous decision
Roger Gracie def. Yuki Kondo via submission – Round 1
Kevin Randleman def. Ryo Kawamura via unanimous decision
Yoshihiro Nakao def. Jim York via KO – Round 2
Jorge Santiago def. Yuki Sasaki via submission – Round 3
Eiji Mitsuoka def. Kwang Hee Lee via submission – Round 1
Mike Pyle def. Dan [...]

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