MMAFrenzy.com » Yuki Sasaki http://mmafrenzy.com UFC and MMA News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:16:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 en hourly 1 WVR Finalizes Sengoku 5 Middleweight GP First Round, Announces Ribeiro vs. Sugiura http://mmafrenzy.com/5243/wvr-finalizes-sengoku-5-middleweight-gp-first-round-announces-ribeiro-vs-sugiura/ http://mmafrenzy.com/5243/wvr-finalizes-sengoku-5-middleweight-gp-first-round-announces-ribeiro-vs-sugiura/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:36:36 +0000 Kris Karkoski http://mmafrenzy.com/?p=5243 SengokuWorld 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
]]> http://mmafrenzy.com/5243/wvr-finalizes-sengoku-5-middleweight-gp-first-round-announces-ribeiro-vs-sugiura/feed/ 9 World Victory Road Announces Sengoku 4 Fight Card, Sengoku 5 Additions http://mmafrenzy.com/4681/world-victory-road-announces-sengoku-4-fight-card-sengoku-5-additions/ http://mmafrenzy.com/4681/world-victory-road-announces-sengoku-4-fight-card-sengoku-5-additions/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:00:22 +0000 Kris Karkoski http://mmafrenzy.com/?p=4681 SengokuWorld 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 slated for the event.

The complete fight card features:

  • Takanori Gomi vs. Bang Seung Hwan
  • Makoto Takimoto vs. Frank Trigg
  • Satoru Kitaoka vs. Clay French
    Lightweight GP Series 2008 1st Round
  • Eiji Mitsuoka vs. Rodrigo Damm
    Lightweight GP Series 2008 1st Round
  • Kazunori Yokota vs. Bojan Kosednar
    Lightweight GP Series 2008 1st Round
  • Mizuto Hirota vs. Ryan Schultz
    Lightweight GP Series 2008 1st Round
  • Pawel Nastula vs. Yang Dong Yi
  • Peter Graham vs. Moise Rimbon
  • Kazuo Takahashi vs. Valentijn Overeem

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World Victory Road also announced on Tuesday that Xande Ribeiro, Roger Gracie, and Jorge Masvidal will be in action in separate bouts at Sengoku 5 and also announced the addition of Yuki Sasaki to the promotion’s middleweight tournament field.

Sengoku 5 now includes:

  • Xande Ribeiro vs. TBD
  • Roger Gracie vs. TBD
  • Jorge Masvidal vs. TBD
  • Lightweight GP Series 2008 1st Round participants:
    • Yuki Sasaki
    • Kazuhiro Nakamura
    • Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos
    • Siyar Bahadurzada
    • Jorge Santiago
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  • 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 Hornbuckle via submission – Round 1
  • Satoru Kitaoka def. Ian James Schaffa via submission – Round 1
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