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Brian Knapp

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Sherdog’s Top 10: Greatest Japanese Fighters Lev Pisarsky presents Sherdog's list of the 10 greatest mixed martial artists to hail from the Land of the Rising Sun.

Sherdog’s Top 10

Lev Pisarsky

Jan 23, 2023

Tim Means: By The Numbers “The Dirty Bird” will toe the line against Belal Muhammad at UFC Fight Night 121 on Saturday in Sydney.

Brian Knapp

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Sherdog’s Top 10: Fighters Who Lost Their Pro Debuts From current champions to all-time greats, not all accomplished mixed martial artists started their respective careers on a positive note.

Sherdog’s Top 10

Mike Sloan

Mar 23, 2016

Nam Phan to Defend Pancrase Title Against ‘TUF 12’ Teammate Andy Main on Oct. 4 Newly crowned featherweight King of Pancrase Nam Phan will put his belt on the line against Andy Main in the headlining bout of Pancrase 270.

Sherdog.com Staff

Jun 05, 2015

Nam Phan, Will Chope Added to Pancrase 264; Japanese Org to Crown 115-Pound Champ UFC veteran Nam Phan will vie for the Pancrase featherweight title on Feb. 1 when he meets reigning champion Takumi Nakayama in a scheduled...

Sherdog.com Staff

Dec 03, 2014

Rehabilitated Image After being released by the UFC, featherweight Will Chope seeks avenues through which to return to MMA’s highest level.

James Goyder

Oct 23, 2014

UFC Veteran Nam Phan Set for Pancrase Debut Oct. 5 in Tokyo Two weeks after making a successful post-UFC debut, Nam Phan has signed on to compete for long-running Japanese organization Pancrase.

Sherdog.com Staff

Jul 28, 2014

Hiromasa Ogikubo, Czar Sklavos Advance to Flyweight Tourney Final at VTJ 5th In a week where Vale Tudo Japan made headlines with a newly signed UFC partnership, the Japanese promotion also brought its show to Osaka for...

James Goyder

Jun 28, 2014

Fact Check: Bellator 119 Bellator MMA returns to the Great White North on Friday, accompanied by plenty of statistical minutiae and obscure data.

Brian Knapp

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