Gladiators / DEEP - Card Final 8/16/08
8/10/08 Okayama, Japan.
Don "The Predator" Frye steps back into the ring one more time to face Japan's
Ikuhisa Minowa. Considering Minowa's high-flying, and often high-risk style of fighting, this should be an entertaining fight depending how much Minowa weighs in at. If he comes in weighing under 200 pounds, Frye should have no problem locking him up and controlling him.
Also on the card is Gary Goodridge, and Tom Erikson. There will be a Team competition series at the event featuring Team Japan Against Team Korea
in five separate MMA
bouts. The venue takes place at the Okayama Momotaro Arena
on August 16th and the doors open at 3 o'clock. For the full card, click below.
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Deep M-1 Challenge Results
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Deep M-1 Challenge Weigh-in and Press Conference
7/16/08 Deep Dojo. Okubo, Japan.
Media from around the globe gathered at the official Deep Dojo in a suburb of Tokyo to view and question all the fighters from four different countries competing in the upcoming M-1 Challenge. The fifth edition of this MMA country versus country concept is set to explode at the Tokyo Dome's famous fight venue at Kourkuen Hall on July 17th.
Team USA will take on Team France in the first set of five bouts. In the second bracket, Team Japan will face Team Holland. All of the fighters made weight except for Team USA fighter Jake Ellenberger who weighed in at just over 76 kilos...
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