This Day in MMA History: Oct. 2

Cole SheltonOct 02, 2019

On Oct. 2, 2005, Pancrase held Pancrase: Spiral 8 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

The main event of the card saw Yuki Kondo beat Hiromitsu Kanehara by decision. Mike Kyle also picked up a technical decision win over Tsuyoshi Kosaka. The most notable name on the card to North American audiences was Carlos Condit. “The Natural Born Killer” was submitted in the first round by Satoru Kitaoka.

Pancrase: Spiral 8 also saw Hideki Tadao submit Yuji Sakuragi and Yuki Takaya submit Hitoki Tsuti.