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News | Blog | Articles | Interviews | Rankings | Press | Fights | Techniques | Links | Contact   SHERDOG SEARCH Search All News Press Releases Articles Interviews Pictures Blog Beatdown Videos Fights   We found 65 matches for your key search: "takashi nakakura" in Category All     Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 >    Total Pages: 7   November 17, 2009 Gomi Visits American Kickboxing Academy Takanori Gomi joined training practice with the fight team at American Kickboxing Academy on Tuesday in San Jose, Calif., Sherdog.com has learned. ... Read More October 18, 2009 Okazaki Crowned Shooto Pac Rim Champ TOKYO -- Koetsu Okazaki blasted Hiromasa Ogikubo to win Shooto's vacant 132-pound Pacific Rim championship in the main event of Sunday's Shooto GIG Tokyo 3 ... Read More October 13, 2009 Bouts Added to Vale Tudo Japan 2009; Gomi to Fight Hervey Promotional group Sustain announced the addition of three bouts Tuesday to the Oct. 30 "Vale Tudo Japan 2009" card at JCB Hall. ... Read More September 22, 2009 Nakakura Vacates Shooto Crown TOKYO -- Takashi Nakakura officially announced his decision to vacate the Shooto 154-pound world championship during an in-ring appearance at Shooto “Revolutionary Exchanges 2” on Tuesday at Korakuen Hall. ... Read More July 1, 2009 Detached Retina Will Likely Lead to Nakakura Vacating Title Shooto 154-pound world champion Takashi Nakakura said that he would return his title if he lost to Takanori Gomi on May 10. Now, Nakakura may not have a choice in the matter. Nakakura, the ninth 154-pound world champion of professional Shooto, underwent surgery on June 25 to repair a detached retina in his left eye, stemming from his second-round knockout loss to the man who once held his title, Gomi, at pro Shooto's 20th anniversary card. The 32-year-old Osakan was not initially diagnosed with a detached retina when he was medically checked following the Gomi bout. ... Read More June 26, 2009 Kawajiri on Gomi: ‘He’s My Arch Rival’ Four years ago, Tatsuya Kawajiri succumbed to a rear-naked choke from Takanori Gomi at Pride “Bushido 9” at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo. Now 31, the former Shooto champion has not forgotten the sting of defeat that night in September 2005, and if fate sees fit, he wants another crack at the one-time Pride Fighting Championships lightweight king. Gomi (30-5, 1 NC) knocked out Takashi Nakakura at a Shooto event in May, as he snapped a two-fight losing streak. It seems his demise may have been greatly overexaggerated. “He was very strong. There is no point in comparing his past and present since it may mean that he improved,” Kawajiri said. ... Read More May 16, 2009 The Weekly Wrap: May 9 – May 15 The firebrand president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship was in the spotlight in a different way than to which he’s accustomed ... Read More May 14, 2009 Pictures: Shooto Tradition Final Sherdog.com’s Daniel Herbertson was ringside at the JCB Hall in Tokyo to photograph Takanori Gomi’s return to Shooto ... Read More May 12, 2009 Everything in its Light Place When I got into sports at 10, I thought I was a “fan” of the Minnesota Vikings and Colorado Avalanche. I realized in subsequent years -- as my interest in those specific teams waned -- that it really wasn’t any attachment to the abstract idea of “team” ... Read More May 11, 2009 Blog: 5 Key Decisions by Dana White In collusion with ESPN’s Week of White -- a multi-platform examination of UFC honcho Dana White capped by Tuesday’s edition of the newsmagazine series ... Read More     Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 >    Total Pages: 7   Search News Archive:   November 2009     October 2009     September 2009

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