Sengoku: Seventh Battle took place earlier today at the National Yoyogi Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.
In the main event, “King Mo” Lawal looked to keep his unbeaten streak alive against Ryo Kawamura.
James Thompson took on Jim York. Did Thompson go back to his old ways?
The first round of the Sengoku Featherweight Grand Prix kicked off.
Results and fight videos after the jump.
The Sengoku Seventh Battle weigh-ins took place earlier today in Tokyo, Japan.
All fighters made weight.
Sengoku Seventh Battle will take place later tonight (early tomorrow morning) at the National Yoyogi Stadium in Tokyo, Japan and will air live on HDNet at 3PM ET. The event will re-air on HDNet tomorrow night, Mar. 20, at 10PM ET.
Gomi vs. Kitaoka and Mitsuoka vs Golyaev above.
More videos and results (at bottom) after the jump.
The Sengoku no Ran 2009 weigh-ins took place earlier today. All fighters made weight.
The weigh-in results (in lbs) courtesy of Japan-MMA & MMA Junkie:
Fighters in non-title fights are allowed to weigh in one pound over the weight class limit.
Sengoku no Ran 2009 will take place tomorrow, Jan. 4, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan at approximately 3AM ET.
Photo by Esther Lin
Despite a public warning for a possible license revocation from CSAC Assistant Executive Officer Bill Douglas, it looks like Antonio Silva has decided to violate his steroid suspension and fight in Japan for Sengoku on Jan. 4 anyways. Sherdog’s Loretta Hunt has the story.
It looks like Antonio Silva may want to reconsider his decision to fight in Japan for Sengoku on Jan. 4. Apparently, the CSAC is less than thrilled about Silva’s intention to violate his steroid suspension, and plans to do something about it if he does. And I’m not talking about a slap on the wrist either.
Fedor Emelianenko may have broken Tim Sylvia’s face, but he didn’t break his will to fight. We haven’t heard much from Tim since his 36 second loss to Fedor back in July, but that doesn’t mean he’s not looking for his next fight, and according to Sherdog, that may happen sooner rather than later, and likely in Japan.
Steroid suspensions be damned! They’re not going to stop Antonio Silva from getting back in the ring.
Earlier this month, there were rumblings that Silva was in talks to compete in Japan despite the 12-month suspension handed down to him by the CSAC for testing positive for Boldenone. And now, reports have surfaced confirming that he will be fighting on Jan. 4 for Sengoku against none other than the dude who kissed Heath Herring during the pre-fight stare down at K-1 Dynamite!! 2005.
World Victory Road on Friday confirmed that Antonio Silva would compete on its Jan. 4 event, Sengoku 7. The EliteXC heavyweight champion is slated to face Yoshihiro Nakao.
It’s worth noting that the suspension doesn’t preclude him from fighting in Japan. The problem is the athletic commissions don’t exactly consider it “good behavior” when it comes time for reinstatement, so it’s definitely a risk. What’s also a risk is getting too close to a dude who is known to kiss other dudes right before they fight.
We wish Antonio Silva the best of luck on both accounts.
Kimbo Slice was a guest today on The Dan Le Batard Show on 790 The Ticket in his first interview since his loss to Seth Petruzelli on CBS. Obviously, quite a bit has happened since then, so it’s interesting to see what Kimbo’s up to and what his take is on the whole situation. Bloody Elbow reader Discman 2 did a great recap of the interview if you don’t have time to listen. I will throw this quote out there though.
SAm Snee, better recognize
Efrain
Berezansky
Tweak
Big D
Miko
Daniel
jmsdevils
BreakUrNeck
JNC
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