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2002 In Fighting Network Rings
The year 2002 is the eighth year in the history of Fighting Network Rings, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 2002 Fighting Network Rings held 7 events beginning with, ''Rings: World Title Series Grand Final''. Events list Rings: World Title Series Grand Final Rings: World Title Series Grand Final was an event held on February 15, 2002 at The Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Kanagawa, Japan. Results Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 4 Rings: World Title Series 5 was an event held on May 4, 2002 at The Kaunas Sport Hall in Kaunas, Lithuania. Results Rings Holland: Saved by the Bell Rings Holland: Saved by the Bell was an event held on June 2, 2002 at The Sport Hall Zuid in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. Results Rings Lithuania: Rampage Rings Lithuania: Rampage was an event held on August 2, 2002 in Palanga Beach Palanga, Lithuania. Results Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 5: Shock Rings Lithuania: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshinobu Ota
Yoshinobu Ota (born November 13, 1972) is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Featherweight division. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 4-6-3 , Seiji Ozuka , Submission (Straight Armbar) , GCM: Demolition 031227 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:40 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Draw , align=center, 4-5-3 , Daichi Fujiwara , Draw , Pancrase: Hybrid 8 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , Osaka, Osaka, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 4-5-2 , Miki Shida , Decision (Unanimous) , Pancrase: Hybrid 6 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Draw , align=center, 4-4-2 , Miki Shida , Draw (Unanimous) , Pancrase: Spirit 6 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , Osaka, Osaka, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 4-4-1 , Noriyuki Takeuchi , Submission (Guillotine Choke) , Deep: clubDeep Ozon , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:42 , Nagoya , , - , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoyuki Kotani
Naoyuki Kotani (born December 8, 1981) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2000, he has formerly competed in PRIDE, Pancrase, UFC, Vale Tudo Japan, and RINGS. Mixed martial arts career Early career Kotani made his professional MMA debut in September 2000 for the RINGS promotion. He was unbeaten for the first three years of his career, earning a record of 13-0-2. From 2004 to 2005, Kotani suffered a rough patch in his career as he went 3-5-1 against several UFC fighters including Roger Huerta, Yves Edwards, Marcus Aurélio and Rich Clementi. Ultimate Fighting Championship Kotani was signed by the UFC in 2007. In his debut, he faced Thiago Tavares at UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard on April 5, 2007. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. For his second fight with the promotion, Kotani faced Dennis Siver at UFC 75 on September 8, 2007. He lost the fight via knockout in the second round. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirotaka Yokoi
(born June 8, 1978) is a Japanese former mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. A professional MMA competitor from 2000 until 2007, Yokoi fought for PRIDE, Shooto, RINGS, and DEEP, while in professional wrestling he wrestled mainly for Pro Wrestling Zero1. Mixed martial arts career Yokoi originally started training in Judo in high school, but he was more interested in Universal Wrestling Federation and its offshoots. He participated at a Shooto mixed martial arts tournament during his stay at the Kinki University, and later moved to Fighting Network RINGS. Yokoi gained the nickname "Kaibutsu-kun" (meaning "Monster-kun") for his physical resemblance to the title character from the 1980s anime series '' Kaibutsu-kun''. Fighting Network RINGS Yokoi made his professional debut in 2000 and won his first eight fights, mostly fighting in the RINGS organization before moving to compete in PRIDE. After RINGS's demise, he followed fellow judoka Tsuyoshi Kohsaka and joined his Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 In Fighting Network Rings
The year 2001 is the seventh year in the history of Fighting Network Rings, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 2001 Fighting Network Rings held 15 events beginning with, ''Rings Holland: Heroes Live Forever''. Title fights Events list Rings Holland: Heroes Live Forever Rings Holland: Heroes Live Forever was an event held on January 28, 2001, at The Vechtsebanen Sport Hall in Utrecht, Netherlands. Results Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final was an event held on February 24, 2001, at The Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Arena in Tokyo, Japan. Results Rings USA: Battle of Champions Rings USA: Battle of Champions was an event held on March 17, 2001, at The Harveys Casino Hotel in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Results Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 7 Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 7 was an event held on March 20, 2001, at The Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. Results Rings Russia: Russia vs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
is an indoor sports arena located in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 5,000 people and was opened in 1962. It is a five-minute walk from the closest subway station, Kannai Station, on the JR/Yokohama Municipal Subway. The arena hosted the volleyball events of the 1964 Summer Olympics. The last major event held at the arena was an event held by Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1995. It is most famous for its deathmatch style contests. History Big Japan Pro Wrestling was founded in March 1995 by former AJPW wrestlers Shinya Kojika and Kendo Nagasaki, ... on August 30, 2020 which was called "Last Buntai". The arena closed its doors on September 6, 2020 with Yokohama United Arena set to replace this gymnasium in 2024. Facilities *Main arena - 1,920m2, 40m×48m×13m References * 1964 Summer Olympics official report.Volume 1. Part 1. p. 139. {{Authority control Defunct indoor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodney Glunder
Rodney Glunder (born as ''Rodney Faverus'', March 1, 1975) is a retired Dutch professional kickboxer, mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and boxer, current actor, entrepreneur and bodybuilder. He has fought for M-1 Global, Cage Rage, K-1, PRIDE Fighting Championship, RINGS, Glory, Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, It's Showtime, SuperKombat, SLAMM!! Events and Art of War Fighting Championship. Glunder holds notable wins over top contenders Cheick Kongo, Valentijn Overeem, Joe Riggs, Melvin Manhoef, Cyrille Diabaté, Brian Douwes and Gregory Tony. In March 2022 Glunder was charged with rape by the Dutch authorities. On March 25, 2022, he was found guilty and has been sentenced to 5 years in prison. Mixed martial arts and kickboxing career Glunder began practicing martial arts at the age of 18, with Kyokushin kaikan and Taekwondo. He has a son who fights as a professional kickboxer, Massaro Glunder (born in 1994). In 1997, he won the European full contact karate championships. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masutatsu Yano
Masutatsu Yano (born July 11, 1975) is a Japanese former mixed martial artist who competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, RINGS, Pancrase and Deep. Mixed martial arts career Ultimate Fighting Championship Yano made his professional mixed martial arts debut and sole UFC appearance against Katsuhisa Fujii on November 19, 1999 at UFC 23. He lost the fight via TKO due to punches in the second round. Pancrase Yano made his Pancrase debut against Daisuke Ishii on January 23, 2000 at Pancrase: Trans 1. He lost the fight via KO due to punches in the first round. Yano then faced Kazuo Takahashi on August 27, 2000 at Pancrase: 2000 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Fighting Network Rings Yano made his RINGS debut against Yasuhito Namekawa on June 15, 2001 at Rings: World Title Series 2. He lost the fight via a guillotine choke submission in the second round. Yano then faced Hiroyuki Ito on February 15, 2002 at Rings: World Title Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsuhisa Fujii
,(born August 15, 1972) is a Japanese retired mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, mostly known for his work in Pro Wrestling Zero1 and Hustle. A professional MMA competitor from 1996 until 2010, he competed for the UFC, PRIDE Fighting Championships, PRIDE Fighting Championships, Pancrase, DEEP, RINGS, and M-1 Global. Mixed martial arts career After a career of judo and amateur wrestling at the Tokyo University, Fujii learned mixed martial arts on the Super Tiger Gym of Satoru Sayama and debuted for Shooto in 1997. Ultimate Fighting Championship Fujii made his debut in Ultimate Fighting Championship during the UFC 23 tournament in Japan, where he first faced the newcomer Masutatsu Yano. The bout started slow, with Fujii defending with strikes and submissions attempts against his opponent's wrestling acumen, but in the second round, Fujii stunned Yano with punches and scored the knockout victory. He advanced to the next round and found himself against fellow shoot-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuhito Namekawa
(born October 27, 1974) is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. Namekawa made his Mixed martial arts debut for Fighting Network Rings in 1998. He fought in mainly Shoot fighting bouts until 1999 when Rings introduced the ''King of King Rules''. Throughout his career, Namekawa has fought for organisations such as Rings, Deep and Pride FC. His last fight to date was in 2008, with a professional Mixed martial arts career spanning ten years. Namekawa has fought notable opponents such as; Alistair Overeem, Volk Han, Maurício Rua and Cyrille Diabate. He holds a professional MMA Record of 25 wins, 16 losses and 4 draws. Fight career Fighting Network RINGS (1998-2002) Namekawa made his debut for RINGS on June 20, 1998 against Minoru Toyonaga, the bout ended in a draw. He then went on to submit Daniel Higgins and out point Ryuki Ueyama. Namekawa suffered his first loss on October 11, 1998 against Bakouri Gogitidze, he lost by submission. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhail Ilyukhin
Mikhail Ilyukhin (born November 21, 1966) is a retired Russian mixed martial artist and professional wrestler who competed in the light heavyweight division. He competed in both Fighting Network Rings, and Pride Fighting Championships, and was a prominent member of Russia Top Team, where he trained with the likes of Volk Han, Fedor Emelianenko, and Sergei Kharitonov. At Pride 26, Ilyukhin lost by stoppage to Quinton Jackson. He won his last fight at K-1 – Hero's Lithuania against Jordanas Poskaitis on November 26, 2005. It appears that following the demise of the Russia Top Team Ilyukhin has retired. Career IAFC & RINGS After a successful career in sambo, Ilyukhin debuted in the professional wrestling promotion Rings in 1994, submitting Mitsuya Nagai in his first match. He would become a part of the Rings Russia team, along with Volk Han, Andrei Kopylov and Nikolai Zouev. One year later, he had his first contact in MMA represented Rings Russia in the International Absolute F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiromitsu Kanehara
) is a former Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler of Korean descent. A professional MMA competitor from 1998 until 2012, he found success in Fighting Network RINGS, gaining notable victories over Valentijn Overeem, Alexandre Ferreira, former King of the Cage Light Heavyweight Champion Jeremy Horn, former RINGS Light-Heavyweight Champion Masayuki Naruse and former UFC Middleweight Champion Dave Menne. He later competed for PRIDE Fighting Championships, DEEP, Pancrase and K-1 HERO'S to mixed success. Kanehara also once competed in professional kickboxing. Kanehara initially started his career as a professional wrestler and competed mostly in shoot style wrestling with UWF International and its successor Kingdom. He later made appearances for Pro Wrestling Zero1 and Real Japan Pro Wrestling before retiring in 2020. Mixed martial arts career Fighting Network RINGS Kanehara debuted in RINGS with a submission win against Sander Thonhauser and followed it with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |