Tag: Ikuhisa Minowa

Fight of the Day: Minowaman vs. His Latest Obese Conquest

(Fight begins at the 1:12 mark. Props: ZProphet420 via Fightlinker)
During his long and storied career, Ikuhisa "Minowaman" Minowa has made his reputation off fighting much larger opponents. The reigning Super Hulk champ’s list…

(Fight begins at the 1:12 mark. Props: ZProphet420 via Fightlinker)

During his long and storied career, Ikuhisa "Minowaman" Minowa has made his reputation off fighting much larger opponents. The reigning Super Hulk champ‘s list of victims includes  Eric "Butterbean" Esch (400+ pounds), Giant Silva (385 pounds), Bob Sapp (340 pounds), Imani Lee (330 pounds), Hong Man Choi (320 pounds) and Jimmy Ambriz (285 pounds). On October 24th at Deep 50 Impact, Minowa was able to add another pudgy pelt to his collection — Chang Hee Kim, a South Korean 300-pounder who came into the fight with an 0-1 record. Would Minowa be able to overcome his opponent’s tremendous size and utter lack of skill, as he has so many times in the past?

Short answer: Yep. Kim shows a hint of capability in the beginning, defending a takedown attempt and sneaking in a knee from clinch. But once Minowa flips that big body over — very impressively, we might add — it’s pretty much a wrap. Minowa goes from mount, to side-control, to a slick little armbar-variation that he sets up with a kind of leg-crucifix. Proving once again, Minowaman ain’t gonna lose to no guy with titties.

DEEP 50 Fight Card: Shinya Aoki, Ikuhisa Minowa, Katsunori Kikuno in Action

Filed under: JapanDEEP 50, the promotion’s 10th anniversary card, is now complete with a total of 14 fights plus one exhibition bout.

Many of the top Japanese names of DEEP past and present are scheduled to participate on the Oct. 24 card at the JCB …

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DEEP 50, the promotion’s 10th anniversary card, is now complete with a total of 14 fights plus one exhibition bout.

Many of the top Japanese names of DEEP past and present are scheduled to participate on the Oct. 24 card at the JCB Hall in Tokyo, including Katsunori Kikuno, Shinya Aoki, Ikuhisa Minowa, Masakazu Imanari, Sanae Kikuta and Yoshiro Maeda.

As a special attraction for fans of the old PRIDE days, the always entertaining enhancement talent Akira Shoji, who last competed at the final PRIDE event in April 2007, will take part in an exhibition match against Katsuaki Furuki, a former professional baseball player.

The complete DEEP 50 card is after the jump.

Ikuhisa Minowa to Face Off Against James Thompson at Dream.16

Filed under: FanHouse Exclusive, News, JapanA matchup between heavyweight slayer Ikuhisa Minowa and British brawler James Thompson is in the works as a late addition to next week’s Dream.16.

On Friday, Thompson’s agent Ken Pavia told MMAFighting.com’s…

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A matchup between heavyweight slayer Ikuhisa Minowa and British brawler James Thompson is in the works as a late addition to next week’s Dream.16.

On Friday, Thompson’s agent Ken Pavia told MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani that both Minowa and Thompson have verbally agreed to the fight and will sign bout agreements shortly.