The Japanese MMA scene is always a complicated monster but Chris Nelson of Bloody Elbow does a fantastic job of keeping up with it. The latest major news out of Japan is that Sengoku has canceled it’s New Years Eve show (historically a major evening for Japanese MMA) and that the promotion may be putting on a joint show with DREAM. Mr. Nelson expands:
Sengoku Cancels New Years Eve Show; Rumors of Co-Promotion With DREAM
Late Tuesday night, multiple sources informed BloodyElbow.com that World Victory Road has decided to cancel its New Year’s Eve “Sengoku Raiden Championship” show at Tokyo’s Ariake Coliseum.
The news comes after rumors of the card being in serious peril began to mount this week, when WVR called off a press conference related to the event and had not yet released details for its television broadcast. The show’s headliner - the only bout to be made official by the promotion - would have seen Olympic gold medalist Satoshi Ishii in his MMA debut against fellow judoka Hidehiko Yoshida.
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With a five-hour slot on the Tokyo Broadcast System already in place and solid ratings needed, the extra juice that a match like Ishii-Yoshida could bring to the table may be too tempting for FEG to resist.
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