Wheelie
25-03-2006, 23:09
The HERO'S promotion held a press conference today and announced their plans to stage two 8-man Grand Prixes in 2006, and 187-pound GP and 154-pound GP.
The first round of the 187-pound GP will take place on May 3rd, with the semifinals and final taking place on August 5th.
The first round of the 154-pound GP will take place on August 5th, with the semifinals and final taking place on October 9th.
Below are the participants announced so far for the Grand Prixes:
187-pound GP (officially confirmed):
B.J. Penn
Rodrigo Gracie
Melvin Manhoef
Yoshihiro Akiyama
Katsuhiko Nagata
154-pound GP (officially confirmed):
Norifumi 'Kid' Yamamoto
Genki Sudo
Vitor 'Shaolin' Ribeiro
Hideo Tokoro
Kaoru Uno
Kazuyuki Miyata
The first round of the 187-pound GP will take place on May 3rd, with the semifinals and final taking place on August 5th.
The first round of the 154-pound GP will take place on August 5th, with the semifinals and final taking place on October 9th.
Below are the participants announced so far for the Grand Prixes:
187-pound GP (officially confirmed):
B.J. Penn
Rodrigo Gracie
Melvin Manhoef
Yoshihiro Akiyama
Katsuhiko Nagata
154-pound GP (officially confirmed):
Norifumi 'Kid' Yamamoto
Genki Sudo
Vitor 'Shaolin' Ribeiro
Hideo Tokoro
Kaoru Uno
Kazuyuki Miyata