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Yuki Shoujou
is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist. He is currently fighting in Shooto's bantamweight division, equivalent to North America's flyweight division which is . Mixed martial arts career From 2004 to 2005 he went 1-2-2 but rebounded in 2006 with three consecutive wins over Ryuichi Miki, Mamoru Okochi and Takeshi Okada. His streak ended in September when he faced Masaaki Sugawara whom he lost to by majority decision. In early 2007 Shoujou started another winning streak with a second round knockout over Ayuma Shioda before defeating Masatoshi Abe and Junji Ikoma. He then fought Mamoru Yamaguchi to whom he dropped a unanimous decision. In his next fight, at ''Shooto Tradition 3'', Shoujou got the biggest win of his career with a guillotine-choke submission over Yasuhiro Urushitani in the third round. Title shot At ''Shooto Tradition 6'' Shoujou fought Shinichi Kojima for the Shooto bantamweight title. The first round saw Shoujou being successful on the feet landing mult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flyweight (MMA)
Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing above 49 kg (108 lb) and up to 51 kg (112 lb). Professional boxing The flyweight division was the last of boxing's eight traditional weight classes to be established. Before 1909, anyone below featherweight was considered a bantamweight, regardless of how small the boxer. In 1911, the organization that eventually became the British Boxing Board of Control held a match that crowned Sid Smith as the first flyweight champion of the world. Jimmy Wilde, who reigned from 1916 to 1923, was the first fighter recognized both in Britain and the United States as a flyweight champion. Other notable flyweights include Victor Perez, Pancho Villa, Walter McGowan, Pascual Pérez, Pone Kingpetch, Fighting Harada, Masao Ohba, Chartchai Chionoi, Efren Torres, Erbito Salavarria, Miguel Canto, Dave McAuley, Charlie Magri, Gabriel Bernal, Santos Laciar, Sot Chita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mixed Martial Artists Utilizing Muay Thai , a person who is of multiple races
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Mixed is the past tense of ''mix''. Mixed may refer to: * Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category), an ethnicity category that has been used by the United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics since the 1991 Census * ''Mixed'' (album), a compilation album of two avant-garde jazz sessions featuring performances by the Cecil Taylor Unit and the Roswell Rudd Sextet See also * Mix (other) * Mixed breed, an animal whose parents are from different breeds or species * Mixed ethnicity Mixed race people are people of more than one race or ethnicity. A variety of terms have been used both historically and presently for mixed race people in a variety of contexts, including ''multiethnic'', ''polyethnic'', occasionally ''bi-ethn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flyweight Mixed Martial Artists
Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing above 49 kg (108 lb) and up to 51 kg (112 lb). Professional boxing The flyweight division was the last of boxing's eight traditional weight classes to be established. Before 1909, anyone below featherweight was considered a bantamweight, regardless of how small the boxer. In 1911, the organization that eventually became the British Boxing Board of Control held a match that crowned Sid Smith as the first flyweight champion of the world. Jimmy Wilde, who reigned from 1916 to 1923, was the first fighter recognized both in Britain and the United States as a flyweight champion. Other notable flyweights include Victor Perez (Tunisian boxer), Victor Perez, Francisco Guilledo, Pancho Villa, Walter McGowan, Pascual Pérez (boxing), Pascual Pérez, Pone Kingpetch, Fighting Harada, Masao Ohba, Chartchai Chionoi, Efren Torres, Erbito Salavarria, Miguel Cant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Male Mixed Martial Artists
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Yokohama
is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu. Yokohama is also the major economic, cultural, and commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area along the Keihin region, Keihin Industrial Zone. Yokohama was one of the cities to open for trade with the Western world, West following the 1859 end of the Sakoku, policy of seclusion and has since been known as a cosmopolitan port city, after Kobe opened in 1853. Yokohama is the home of many Japan's firsts in the Meiji (era), Meiji period, including the first foreign trading port and Chinatown (1859), European-style sport venues (1860s), English-language newspaper (1861), confectionery and beer manufacturing (1865), daily newspaper (1870), gas-powered street lamps (1870s), railway station (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junya Kodo
Junya Kodo (born March 24, 1983) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Flyweight division of Shooto organization. Kodo is also the head coach and representative of Shooto Gym Kobe. KODO replaced Norifumi Yamamoto in 2 days notice to fight Joseph Benavidez on DREAM 5 Lightweight GP Final 2008. KODO was ranked 3 in Japan Amateur Shooto Championships then going on to be Kansai Amateur Shooto Champion securing his rank as a professional A-Class Shooter. Early career Kodo started his career in early 2006, facing Tomohiko Yoshida at Powergate 6 on March 5, 2006. After three hard fought rounds, Kodo would win the fight via split decision. Kodo would fight against lower-tier opponents in Shooto, compiling a professional record of 6–1–2, before signing with Dream. Dream In his debut fight with Dream, Kodo faced current UFC fighter Joseph Benavidez at the Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2006 Finals on July 21, 2008. Benavidez, who was relatively unknown at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Taitano
Jesse Taitano is a professional mixed martial artist from Guam. He competes in the flyweight division. Mixed martial arts career After fighting in Guam at the beginning of his career, Jesse Taitano eventually started fighting in Japan. Taitano's most notable fight was against Shooto's undisputed champion Shinichi Kojima, which ended up as a two-round draw. He also fought against top strawweight Noboru Tahara, in a 119-lbs catchweight bout, at Shooto - GIG Saitama 1 on August 9, 2009 Taitano fought Mamoru Yamaguchi at Vale Tudo Japan 2009 on October 30, 2009, losing via TKO. Taitano lost his most recent fights to Yuki Shojo at Shooto - The Way of Shooto 2: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon and Junji Ito at Shooto - The Way of Shooto 5: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 7-9-2 , Ale Cali , TKO (referee stoppage) , PXC 29 , , align=center, 3 , , Pasig, Philippines , , - , Loss , align=center, 7-8-2 , Junji Ito , TKO (p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noboru Tahara
is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist, who competed in the strawweight divisions of Pancrase and Shooto. He is a one-time List of Pancrase champions#Light Flyweight Championship, Pancrase light flyweight and one-time List of Shooto champions#Flyweight Championship, Shooto flyweight title challenger. He is recognized as the tenth best strawweight in the history of mixed martial arts by Fight Matrix. Mixed martial arts career Amateur career Tahara competed in the Copa Palestra East Japan Shooto Grappling Open Tournament, held on September 28, 2003, and competed in the flyweight division. He finished as the second best of five participants, losing to Koji Murofushi in the finals. On July 14, 2004, Tahara took part in the 4th East Japan Amateur Shooto Tournament, competing in the flyweight (114 lbs) division. He finished as the third best of eleven competitors. This allowed him to compete in the 11th All Japan Amateur Shooto Championship, which was held on September 20, 2004. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junji Ito (fighter)
is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the flyweight (114 lbs) division of Shooto. He is a four-time Shooto World Flyweight (114lbs) Championship title challenger and the former Shooto Flyweight (114 lbs) champion. He's recognized as the seventh greatest strawweight in the history of the sport by Fight Matrix. Mixed martial arts career Early career Ito made his professional debut against Takahisa Toyoshima at Shooto: Back To Our Roots 4 on July 15, 2007, and won by a 53-second technical knockout. He amassed an 8-2 record over the next three years, during which he finished as a runner-up in the 2008 Shooto Rookie Tournament. Shooto Consecutive title fights Ito was scheduled to fight Junji Ikoma for the vacant Shooto World Flyweight Championship at Shooto: Shooto Tradition 2011 on April 29, 2011. Ito was at the time the #1 ranked flyweight contender in the Shooto rankings, while Ikoma came in as the #4 ranked flyweight contender. Ikoma won the fight by unanimous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
