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16-08-2010, 01:58
Top 10 Japanese Fighters
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Over the years, Japan has been a hot bed for mixed martial arts talent.
The pioneers in Japanese mixed martial arts include the likes of Kazushi Sakuraba, Masakatsu Funaki, Minoru Suzuki and the rarely talked about founder of both Shooto and Japanese mixed martial arts Satoru Sayama.
Even before the UFC there was Shooto, the sport of Japanese mixed martial arts has been around since 1985.
Modern day Japanese mixed martial arts tends to come from the lighter weight classes, redefining the term, "that big things come in small packages."
These are the top 10 best Japanese Fighters in mixed martial arts present day.
10. Takeshi Inoue
MMA Record: 18-4
Organization(s): Shooto
Notable wins: Hideki Kadowaki, Antonio Carvalho, Akitoshi Tamura, Alexander Franca Nogueira, Cole Miller
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRm-kjRu2N4&feature=player_embedded
9. Masanori Kanehara
MMA Record: 16-8-5
Organizations: Sengoku, Pancrase, DEEP, ZST
Notable wins: Michihiro Omigawa, Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto, "The Korean Zombie" Chang Sung Jung
http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/344/112/Masanori-Kanehara_display_image.jpg?1281864004
8. Hatsu Hioki
MMA Record: 21-4-2
Organizations: Sengoku, Shooto, Pride, TKO
Notable wins: Takeshi Inoue, Masanori Kanehara, Jeff Curran, Mark Hominic, Hideki Kadowaki
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGpJhgbAsx0&feature=player_embedded
7. Yoshihiro Akiyama
MMA Record: 13-2
Organizations: UFC, DREAM, K-1
Notable wins: Alan Belcher, Melvin Manhoef, Denis Kang
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuymv3rJpyM&feature=player_embedded
6. Tatsuya Kawajiri
MMA Record: 26-6-2
Organizations: DREAM, Pride, K-1, Shooto
Notable wins: Gesias Cavalcante, Vitor Ribeiro, Yves Edwards, Luiz Azaredo, Luiz Firmino
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lP5yh9ZS84&feature=player_embedded
5. Michihiro Omigawa
MMA Record: 11-8-1
Organizations: DREAM, Sengoku, ASTRA, UFC, Pride
Notable wins: Hatsu Hioki, Marlon Sandro, Hiroyuki Takaya, L.C. Davis, Micah Miller, Nam Phan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clthWj_agOU&feature=player_embedded
4. Yushin Okami
MMA Record: 25-5
Organizations: UFC, Pride, Pancrase, Rumble on The Rock
Notable wins: Anderson Silva, Mark Munoz, Evan Tanner, Alan Belcher, Dean Lister, Mike Swick, Jason MacDonald
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2oiWQyeOxM&feature=player_embedded
3. Megumi Fujii
MMA Record: 21-0
Organizations: Bellator, Shooto, Jewels, Smackgirl
Notable wins: Kyoko Takabayashi, Carla Esparza, Saori Ishioka, Lisa Ward, Ana Tavares, Seo Hee Ham
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cBHXb977Vs&feature=player_embedded
2. Takanori Gomi
MMA Record: 32-6
Organizations: UFC, Pride, Sengoku, Shooto, Rumble on the Rock
Notable wins: Tatsuya Kawajiri, Hayato Sakurai, Tyson Griffin, Mitsuhiro Ishida, Marcus Aurelio, Duane Ludwig, Jens Pulver, Luiz Azeredo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJzKhhT8ww0&feature=player_embedded
1. Shinya Aoki
http://en.susumug.com/dream/080615/susumu01.jpg
MMA Record: 24-5
Organizations: DREAM, Pride, Shooto, Deep
Notable wins: Gesias Cavalcante, Eddie Alvarez, Vitor Ribeiro, Tatsuya Kawajiri, Joachim Hansen, Caol Uno, Joachim Hansen, Akira Kikuchi, Kuniyoshi Hironaka
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBeWl3vLKJY&feature=player_embedded
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:iRYNhzvagaU_7M:http://www.lowkick.com/uploads/medium/medium_akiyama1.jpg&t=1
Over the years, Japan has been a hot bed for mixed martial arts talent.
The pioneers in Japanese mixed martial arts include the likes of Kazushi Sakuraba, Masakatsu Funaki, Minoru Suzuki and the rarely talked about founder of both Shooto and Japanese mixed martial arts Satoru Sayama.
Even before the UFC there was Shooto, the sport of Japanese mixed martial arts has been around since 1985.
Modern day Japanese mixed martial arts tends to come from the lighter weight classes, redefining the term, "that big things come in small packages."
These are the top 10 best Japanese Fighters in mixed martial arts present day.
10. Takeshi Inoue
MMA Record: 18-4
Organization(s): Shooto
Notable wins: Hideki Kadowaki, Antonio Carvalho, Akitoshi Tamura, Alexander Franca Nogueira, Cole Miller
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRm-kjRu2N4&feature=player_embedded
9. Masanori Kanehara
MMA Record: 16-8-5
Organizations: Sengoku, Pancrase, DEEP, ZST
Notable wins: Michihiro Omigawa, Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto, "The Korean Zombie" Chang Sung Jung
http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/344/112/Masanori-Kanehara_display_image.jpg?1281864004
8. Hatsu Hioki
MMA Record: 21-4-2
Organizations: Sengoku, Shooto, Pride, TKO
Notable wins: Takeshi Inoue, Masanori Kanehara, Jeff Curran, Mark Hominic, Hideki Kadowaki
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGpJhgbAsx0&feature=player_embedded
7. Yoshihiro Akiyama
MMA Record: 13-2
Organizations: UFC, DREAM, K-1
Notable wins: Alan Belcher, Melvin Manhoef, Denis Kang
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuymv3rJpyM&feature=player_embedded
6. Tatsuya Kawajiri
MMA Record: 26-6-2
Organizations: DREAM, Pride, K-1, Shooto
Notable wins: Gesias Cavalcante, Vitor Ribeiro, Yves Edwards, Luiz Azaredo, Luiz Firmino
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lP5yh9ZS84&feature=player_embedded
5. Michihiro Omigawa
MMA Record: 11-8-1
Organizations: DREAM, Sengoku, ASTRA, UFC, Pride
Notable wins: Hatsu Hioki, Marlon Sandro, Hiroyuki Takaya, L.C. Davis, Micah Miller, Nam Phan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clthWj_agOU&feature=player_embedded
4. Yushin Okami
MMA Record: 25-5
Organizations: UFC, Pride, Pancrase, Rumble on The Rock
Notable wins: Anderson Silva, Mark Munoz, Evan Tanner, Alan Belcher, Dean Lister, Mike Swick, Jason MacDonald
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2oiWQyeOxM&feature=player_embedded
3. Megumi Fujii
MMA Record: 21-0
Organizations: Bellator, Shooto, Jewels, Smackgirl
Notable wins: Kyoko Takabayashi, Carla Esparza, Saori Ishioka, Lisa Ward, Ana Tavares, Seo Hee Ham
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cBHXb977Vs&feature=player_embedded
2. Takanori Gomi
MMA Record: 32-6
Organizations: UFC, Pride, Sengoku, Shooto, Rumble on the Rock
Notable wins: Tatsuya Kawajiri, Hayato Sakurai, Tyson Griffin, Mitsuhiro Ishida, Marcus Aurelio, Duane Ludwig, Jens Pulver, Luiz Azeredo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJzKhhT8ww0&feature=player_embedded
1. Shinya Aoki
http://en.susumug.com/dream/080615/susumu01.jpg
MMA Record: 24-5
Organizations: DREAM, Pride, Shooto, Deep
Notable wins: Gesias Cavalcante, Eddie Alvarez, Vitor Ribeiro, Tatsuya Kawajiri, Joachim Hansen, Caol Uno, Joachim Hansen, Akira Kikuchi, Kuniyoshi Hironaka
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBeWl3vLKJY&feature=player_embedded