The Fight that was my turning point. Hiroyuki Takaya / DJ.taiki
At this segment, we asked the fighters, people involved which fight they fought or saw became their turning point for their career.
“I will show what I have been working on in the ring”. An exclusive interview with Bob Sapp
Being called out by Akebono, Bob Sapp accepts the rematch after 12 years. “I promise you that I will show everybody the new Bob Sapp”
“My opponent has to be Bob Sapp, nobody else” says Akebono during the exclusive interview
Akebono will be facing Bob Sapp after 12 years since their last meeting. He confessed that he picked his opponent “I wouldn’t fight against any other opponent”.
With his opponent confirmed as Jerome Le Banner, Kaido Hoovelson had an open workout to show his skills
Kaido Hoovelson had an open workout at Takada Dojo after his opponent was identified as Jerome Le Banner.
Jérôme Le Banner
Le Banner is a hard hitter who has several nicknames such as “K-1’s gatekeeper”, ”Hyper battle cyborg”, “The uncrowned King”, and is still popular amongst many fans. He has fought several legendary battles and was one of the key fighters who sustained K-1’s popularity during its prime.
Report from the press conference on December 10th ~ additional fights announced!
3 weeks left for the event, RIZIN officials announced additional fights for RIZIN FIGHTING WORLD GRAND-PRIX 2015 SAITAMA 3 DAYS.
Kirill Sidelnikov
Kirill was once regarded as the second coming of Fedor Emelianenko, who was his training partner at the time.
Carlos Toyota
Carlos is a 3rd generation, Japanese Brazilian. He was influenced by a TV anime program and started Karate, and when he moved to Japan for the, he was introduced to Jiu Jitsu and started to train to become a MMA fighter.
Ken Hasegawa
Hasegawa is one of the rare Japanese prospects who fight at a heavier weight class. He is undefeated in his 13 professional fights since he made his debut in 2010.
Brennan Ward
It was natural for Brennan to start boxing as a child since his father owned a boxing gym. He started to wrestle in high school and eventually became NCAA Division III National Wrestling Championships runner-up and All-American for Johnson & Wales University.