In response to the crisis in Japan following the March 11 Sendai earthquake, FEG President Sadaharu Tanikawa released a statement on Tuesday via the K-1 website, encouraging victims to stay strong.
Mixed martial arts is the last thing that most people in Japan are thinking about at this time but Tanikawa also addressed the health of Japan fight sports, admitting that following the disaster and the Zuffa purchase of Strikeforce, this is the hardest time that Japanese fight sports have ever experienced.
Tanikawa’s full statement is after the break.