The once mighty Fedor Emelianenko is set to headline DREAM’s Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011 event versus Judo Olympian Satoshi Ishii on December 31st at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Fans in North America can catch the event on HDNet.
The once mighty Fedor Emelianenko is set to headline DREAM’s Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011 event versus Judo Olympian Satoshi Ishii on December 31st at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Fans in North America can catch the event on HDNet.
Fight Card
Heavyweight Bout: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Satoshi Ishii
DREAM Lightweight Championship Bout: Shinya Aoki (c) vs. Satoru Kitaoka
DREAM Featherweight Championship Bout: Hiroyuki Takaya (c) vs. Takeshi Inoue
Featherweight Bout: Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Kazuyuki Miyata
Welterweight Bout: Hayato Sakurai vs. Ryo Chonan
DREAM/K-1 Special Rules Bout: Yuichiro Nagashima vs. Katsunori Kikuno
IGF Rules Bout: Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Peter Aerts
Bantamweight Tournament
Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal Bout: Masakazu Imanari vs. Antonio Banuelos
Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal Bout: Bibiano Fernandes vs. Rodolfo Marques
Bantamweight Tournament Reserve Bout: Hideo Tokoro vs. Yusup Saadulaev
Bantamweight Tournament Final: Winner of Imanari/Banuelos vs. Winner of Fernandes/Marques
Heavy.com is reporting that the planned heavyweight bout between Brett Rogers and Tim Sylvia has been scrapped because “Da’ Grim” was denied a travel visa to Japan due to his recent dust-up with his wife that landed him behind bars and on trial for domestic assault.
(Penny for your thoughts, Brett.)
Heavy.com is reporting that the planned heavyweight bout between Brett Rogers and Tim Sylvia has been scrapped because “Da’ Grim” was denied a travel visa to Japan due to his recent dust-up with his wife that landed him behind bars and on trial for domestic assault.
Although a plea bargain that saw all of the charges against the onetime Strikeforce fighter reduced to misdemeanors, it looks like probation will prevent him from leaving the country until the terms of his sentencing have been fulfilled, including completion of an anger management course and substance abuse counselling.
I think I speak for everyone here when I say that it couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy. Hopefully he doesn’t go on a holiday bender and renew old habits.
Alistair Overeem is an artful dodger at urine testing, receives Conditional License from NSAC. Dan Henderson may get title-shot over Phil Davis if Davis beats Rashad Evans. Big Nog may not require surgery after Kimura.
Alistair Overeem is an artful dodger at urine testing, receives Conditional License from NSAC.
Dan Hendersonmay get title-shot over Phil Davis if Davis beats Rashad Evans.
Big Nogmay not require surgery after Kimura arm break by Frank Mir at UFC 140.
Fedor Emelianenko to fight Satoshi Ishii in DREAM on NYE in Japan.
Ian McCall will face Demetrious Johnson in first round of UFC Flyweight Tournament.
TUF 14: Bisping vs. Millermakes $453, 000 at the gate with 1909 in attendance.
Get your UFC Japan tickets on sale now for February 26th event.
Tweet December 31st, 2011 from Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan with broadcast in North America on HDNet. Press Release – aint Petersburg, Russia (December 12, 2011) – M-1Global and DREAM officials announced today that legendary heavyweight Fedor “ The Last Emperor” Emelianenko will be facing Olympic Gold Medalist in Judo Satoshi Ishii on December […]
December 31st, 2011 from Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan with broadcast
in North America on HDNet.
Press Release – aint Petersburg, Russia (December 12, 2011) – M-1Global and DREAM officials announced today that legendary heavyweight Fedor “ The Last Emperor” Emelianenko will be facing Olympic Gold Medalist in Judo Satoshi Ishii on December 31, 2011 as part of FIELDS presents FIGHT FOR JAPAN “Genkidesuka!! Oomisoka!! 2011! The event, which takes place from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, will be broadcast in North America on HDNet.
The event marks the return of Fedor Emelianenko to Japan after a 3-year absence.
“M-1 Global in cooperation with Dream is very pleased to announce the bout which will bring the world’s attention to Japan on December 31” – said M-1 Global Director of Operations Evgeni Kogan, “Fedor has been in great shape, and is ready for what we think will be a hard and competitive fight.”
Emelianenko ( 32-4-1 NC ) enters the bout on the heels of a commanding victory over Jeff Monson on November 20th in Moscow at the sold out M-1 Global presents: Fedor vs. Monson. The contest with Ishii will mark the sixth time “The Last Emperor” has entered the ring as part of mixed martial arts year-end festivities in Japan.
Satoshi Ishii enters the contest with the hope of continuing his winning ways on New Year’s Eve. Ishii defeated Jerome Le Banner by decision to end 2010, and has lost only once as a professional. The Olympic gold medalist made his MMA debut in 2009 and has since won 4 bouts with only one loss and one draw on his record.
The official lineup:
FIELDS presents FIGHT FOR JAPAN “Genkidesuka!! Oomisoka!! 2011!
1 Fedor Emelianenko vs. Satoshi Ishii – DREAM Heavyweight match (DREAM MMA rules)
2 Shinya Aoki vs. Satoru Kitaoka – DREAM Lightweight title match (DREAM MMA rules)
3 Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Takeshi “Lion” Inoue – DREAM Featherweight title match (DREAM MMA rules)
4 Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Kazuyuki Miyata – DREAM Featherweight one match (DREAM MMA rules)
5 Yuichiro “Jien-Otsu” Nagashima vs. Katsunori Kikuno – Mix rule one match (1R – 3min kickboxing rules, 2R – 5min MMA rules)
6 DREAM Bantamweight Tournament final (Winner of semi-final 1 vs. semi-final 2)
8 Masakazu Imanari vs. Antonio Banuelos – DREAM Bantamweight Tournament semi-final 2 (DREAM MMA rules)
9 Hideo Tokoro vs. Yusup Saadulaev – DREAM Bantamweight Tournament reserve match (DREAM MMA rules)
10 Hayato “Mach” Sakurai vs. Ryo Chonan – DREAM Welterweight one match (DREAM MMA rules)
11 Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Peter Aerts – IGF one match (IGF rules)
For information on M-1 Global, go to the official M-1 website, www.M-1Global.com and M- 1 Global Facebook fan page.
About M-1 Global:
Founded in 1998, M-1 Global (www.M-1Global.com) has established itself in the realm of mixed martial arts (MMA) as the premiere entity for discovering and developing the world’s next-generation of superstar fighters. With offices in St. Petersburg, Amsterdam, New York City, Washington DC, Los Angeles and affiliates in Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Tokyo and Paris, the M-1 brand has staged over 70 events worldwide including the M-1 Selection and M-1 Challenge events and its co-produced Strikeforce events in the United States. Captivating the live, television and broadband audiences with its superior production values and match-ups, M-1 events boast some of the sport’s top names including Fedor Emelianenko, Andrei Arlovski, AleksanderEmelianenko, Gegard Mousasi, Alistair Overeem, Ben Rothwell, Melvin Manhoef, Roman Zentsov, Stephan Struve and rising stars Shamil Zavurov, Guram Gugenishvili, Alexander Sarnavskiy and Vinny Magalhaes. 2011 marks a breakthrough year with two Selections tournaments across Eastern & Western Europe, North America and Asia and a full calendar of Challenge events fuelled by a talent-rich contention system ranking M-1 Global’s Champions amongst the greatest in the sport.
M-1 Global’s greatest asset is the number one heavyweight fighter in mixed martial arts history, Fedor Emelianenko. With daily coverage on all MMA-related websites in the world, and articles in Time Magazine, LA times and New York times, Fedor and M-1 Global make a lifetime match serving as the catalyst to grow MMA in the 21st century.
Fresh off a unanimous decision victory over Jeff Monson that snapped the only multiple fight losing streak of his career, word has just broke that Fedor Emelianenko will be fighting in Japan for the first time since his armbar victory over Hong Man Choi at Yarennoka – New Years Eve 2007. As luck would have it, “The Last Emperor” will be fighting on New Years Eve once again, this time under the DREAM banner and against 2008 Olympic gold medal winning Judo practitioner Satoshi Ishii.
Not exactly the freak show bout that Japan (and Fedor) have been known to dabble in, but to call it a mismatch would be somewhat of an understatement. After winning the gold medal in Beijing, China over three years ago, Ishii has built up a 4-1-1 MMA record, with wins over the likes of Ikuhisa Minowa and former K1 great Jerome Le Banner, but has not fought since his draw with pill popper and occasional fighter Paulo Filho back in September. Ishii’s lone loss came in his MMA debut at the hands of fellow Judoka gold medalist Hidehiko Yoshida.
Fresh off a unanimous decision victory over Jeff Monson that snapped the only multiple fight losing streak of his career, word has just broke that Fedor Emelianenko will be fighting in Japan for the first time since his armbar victory over Hong Man Choi at Yarennoka – New Years Eve 2007. As luck would have it, “The Last Emperor” will be fighting on New Years Eve once again, this time under the DREAM banner and against 2008 Olympic gold medal winning Judo practitioner Satoshi Ishii.
Not exactly the freak show bout that Japan (and Fedor) have been known to dabble in, but to call it a mismatch would be somewhat of an understatement. After winning the gold medal in Beijing, China over three years ago, Ishii has built up a 4-1-1 MMA record, with wins over the likes of Ikuhisa Minowa and former K1 great Jerome Le Banner, but has not fought since his draw with pill popper and occasional fighter Paulo Filho back in September. Ishii’s lone loss came in his MMA debut at the hands of fellow Judoka gold medalist Hidehiko Yoshida.
Emelianenko, on the other hand, is no stranger to the kind of offense Ishii will bring; he has not only medaled in the Russian National Judo Championships, but is a four time World Combat Sambo champion as well. And along with an experience advantage over Ishii that borders on brobdingnagian, Fedor can also fall back on the fact that he has a pair of Phantasm-esque murderballs for hands and an arsenal of submissions that would give any member of the Gracie family an erection. So yeah, Fedor should be able to take this one with relative ease.
Filed under: DREAM, M-1 Global, NewsFedor Emelianenko will face former Olympic judo gold medalist Satoshi Ishii on a New Year’s Eve match co-promoted by M-1 Global and DREAM in Saitama, Japan.
The promotions confirmed the fight’s booking in a joint ne…
Fedor Emelianenko will face former Olympic judo gold medalist Satoshi Ishii on a New Year’s Eve match co-promoted by M-1 Global and DREAM in Saitama, Japan.
The promotions confirmed the fight’s booking in a joint news release on Monday afternoon.
It will be the first time Emelianenko fights in Japan in exactly four years, since defeating Hong-Man Choi. That fight led to his arrival in the US and Affliction before he eventually moved on to Strikeforce.
Emelianenko (32-4, 1 no contest) recently snapped a three-fight losing streak by defeating Jeff Monson in a unanimous decision at an M-1 event in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The fight with Ishii had been rumored for some time, but for a time it wasn’t expected to happen until officials pulled it together during the past week.
Ishii will be at a severe experience disadvantage, having fought just six times in his career. He’s 4-1-1 overall, and most recently fought at a independent show in Brazil where he fought to a draw with former WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho. In 2008, Ishii captured an Olympic judo gold medal in the 100+ kilogram weight class.
The New Year’s Eve event — titled Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoko 2011 — will take place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan and air on HDNet.
Among the other fights officially confirmed are a lightweight bout between Shinya Aoki and Satoru Kitaoka, and a featherweight bout pitting Tatsuya Kawajiri and Kazuyuki Miyata.
