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Sengoku 11 Results: Omigawa Upsets Hioki, Khalidov Stops Santiago
Nov 7, 2009 - 9:47 am ET | 8 Comments
Sengoku 11 Results: Omigawa Upsets Hioki, Khalidov Stops Santiago

Michihiro Omigawa upset Hatsu Hioki on Saturday at Sengoku 11 in Tokyo, Japan, receiving a controversial split decision win in the evening’s main event. Also on the card, Mamed Khalidov extended his unbeaten streak to 18-straight by making quick work of Jorge Santiago, while notables Jorge Masvidal, Akihiro Gono, and Dave Herman also picked up wins.

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Sengoku 11 Weigh-In Results: All 22 Fighters Make Weight
Nov 6, 2009 - 2:29 pm ET | 1 Comment
Sengoku 11 Weigh-In Results: All 22 Fighters Make Weight

All 22 fighters set to participate at Saturday’s Sengoku 11th Battle event in Tokyo, Japan successfully made weight earlier today for their bouts. The official weigh-in results for the HDNet-televised event, which is headlined by Hatsu Hioki vs. Michihiro Omigawa, are after the jump.

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Rising Sun Roundup: Sakuraba and Zaromskis Added, Filho Off DREAM 12; Tim Sylvia Likely to Fight at Dynamite!! 2009, and More
Oct 23, 2009 - 6:00 am ET | 3 Comments
Rising Sun Roundup: Sakuraba and Zaromskis Added, Filho Off DREAM 12; Tim Sylvia Likely to Fight at Dynamite!! 2009, and More

DREAM recently announced additions and changes to the fight card its October 25 DREAM 12 event, including Kazushi Sakuraba replacing Melvin Manhoef against Zelg Galesic and welterweight champ Marius Zaromskis’ return to action in a non-title bout against Myeon Ho Bae.

Read about the latest Japan fight bookings and news in MMAFrenzy.com’s Rising Sun Roundup…

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Quick Hits: Anderson Silva to Undergo Surgery, “Cro Cop” Not Retiring, Fedor-Rogers in Chicago, and More
Sep 25, 2009 - 10:39 am ET | 36 Comments
Quick Hits: Anderson Silva to Undergo Surgery, “Cro Cop” Not Retiring, Fedor-Rogers in Chicago, and More

UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva will undergo elbow surgery after all to remove bone spurs and will be sidelined briefly, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic is not retiring following his latest loss and intends to fight at least once more, at a November 7 Strikforce event headlined by Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers will take place at the Sears Centre near Chicago.

Read about the latest MMA news in MMAFrenzy.com’s Quick Hits…

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Sengoku 9 Results: Hirota Upsets Lightweight Champ Kitaoka, Kanehara Edges Omigawa To Win Featherweight GP
Aug 2, 2009 - 9:49 am ET | 5 Comments
Sengoku 9 Results: Hirota Upsets Lightweight Champ Kitaoka, Kanehara Edges Omigawa To Win Featherweight GP

Mizuto Hirota upset lightweight champ Satoru Kitaoka via fourth-round TKO to become the promotion’s new title-holder at Sengoku 9 on Sunday in Saitama, Japan.

The Sengoku Featherweight Grand Prix also came to an underwhelming conclusion at the card, with Masanori Kanehara being crowned the first-ever Sengoku featherweight champ with a split decision victory over Michihiro Omigawa in the tournament final.

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Sengoku Featherweight GP Semis Set
May 19, 2009 - 11:30 am ET | 1 Comment
Sengoku Featherweight GP Semis Set

Sengoku will be holding the semi-final, and final rounds of its Featherweight tournament on August 2nd in Japan, at an as yet unannounced venue. One of the match-ups will be Marlon Sandro facing off against two fight UFC competitor Michihiro Omigawa,

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Sengoku Eighth Battle Results: Hioki, Omigawa, Kanehara, and Sandro Advance in Featherweight Grand Prix
May 2, 2009 - 9:34 am ET | 3 Comments
Sengoku Eighth Battle Results: Hioki, Omigawa, Kanehara, and Sandro Advance in Featherweight Grand Prix

Hatsu Hioki, Michihiro Omigawa, Masenori Kanehara, and Marlon Sandro advanced to the semifinals of the Sengoku's featherweight grand prix on Friday with victories at Sengoku Eighth Battle in Tokyo, Japan.

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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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UFC Fight Night 12 Fighter Salaries
Jan 25, 2008 - 12:00 am ET | 15 Comments

The official salaries for UFC Fight Night 12 have been released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The figures do not include deductions for various fees, money fighters may receive from sponsors, or bonuses the UFC hands out for submission, knockout, and fight of the night.
The salaries of all winning fighters are composed equally of [...]

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UFC Fight Night 12 Medical Suspensions
Jan 24, 2008 - 6:04 pm ET | No Comments

The Nevada State Athletic Commission on Thursday issued eight fighters from Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 12 card medical suspensions.
Here’s the full list of medical suspensions from our friends at MMAJunkie.com:

Mike Swick — must have right hand X-rayed and cleared by doctor; otherwise, suspension runs until July 22
Michihiro Omigawa — suspended until Feb. 23 with no [...]

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UFC Fight Night 12: Swick vs. Burkman Results
Jan 23, 2008 - 11:10 pm ET | 25 Comments

Mike Swick def. Josh Burkman via majority decision
Patrick Cote defeats Drew McFedries via TKO – Round 1, 1:44
Thiago Tavares def. Michihiro Omigawa via unanimous decision
Nate Diaz def. Alvin Robinson via submission – Round 1, 3:39
Kurt Pellegrino def. Alberto Crane via TKO – Round 2, 1:55
Gray Maynard def. Dennis Siver via unanimous decision
Jeremy Stephens def. Cole [...]

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UFC Fight Night 12 Round-by-Round Results
Jan 23, 2008 - 7:26 pm ET | 10 Comments

The UFC was in Las Vegas on Wednesday evening at The Pearl at The Palms Hotel and Casino for UFC Fight Night 12, the UFC’s second event in just five days.
The nine-fight card featured Mike Swick’s welterweight debut against Josh Burkman in the evening’s main event as well as knockout artists Patrick Cote and Drew [...]

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UFC Fight Night 12 Weigh-in Results
Jan 22, 2008 - 9:37 pm ET | 7 Comments

Josh Burkman (170) vs. Mike Swick (170)
Drew McFedries (185.5) vs. Patrick Cote (184)
Michihiro Omigawa (154) vs. Thiago Tavares (155)
Alvin Robinson (155) vs. Nate Diaz (155)
Alberto Crane (155) vs. Kurt Pellegrino (155)
Dennis Siver (154) vs. Gray Maynard (155)
Jeremy Stephens (155) vs. Cole Miller (155)
Joe Veres (155) vs. Corey Hill (154)
Justin Buchholz (155) vs. Matt Wiman (155)

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UFC Roundup: Rumored Bouts for UFC 80, UFC 81, UFC Fight Night 12 and More
Nov 24, 2007 - 10:49 am ET | 11 Comments

Paul Kelly, who will face Paul Taylor at UFC 80 in England, has signed a 4-fight deal with the UFC. [MMA Madness]
Yahoo Sports writer Dave Meltzer reported yesterday that Jon Fitch and Thiago Alves were potential replacements to face Matt Hughes at UFC 79 following Matt Serra’s withdrawal from the card. While Alves remains [...]

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UFC 76 Recap: Jardine, Griffin Upset Opponents at “Knockout”
Sep 23, 2007 - 10:00 am ET | 6 Comments

At an event where there were doubts any fight might make it to the judges scorecards a surprising six bouts went to decision. A very strong crowd was on hand for a fight card filled with technical duels and bouts that had major implications in their respective divisions.
In the nights main event Chuck Liddell was [...]

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