By Steven Kelliher on December 9, 2009
While a nagging upset loss to Toby Imada last May put a damper on an otherwise brilliant 2009, Jorge Masvidal’s renewed sense of focus and confidence continues to built with every subsequent fight. Having defeated Eric Reynolds and Satoru Kitaoka in his most recent outings, Masvidal is looking to build some serious steam ahead of [...]
Posted in Exclusives | Tagged bellator, jorge masvidal, lightweights, sengoku
By Gregory Saks on November 5, 2009
World Victory Road’s “Sengoku 11″ event takes place this Saturday in Tokyo, Japan featuring a main event pitting featherweights Hatsu Hioki and Michihiro Omigawa. Unfortunately, with the majority of focus on Strikeforce’s CBS card, the Sengoku event stands to be overlooked by most North American fans. The lack of star power and the [...]
Posted in Events | Tagged hatsu hioki, jorge santiago, sengoku
By Steven Kelliher on October 28, 2009
Jorge Santiago has rebounded from a pair of losses during a UFC stint to compile a nine-fight winning streak abroad, and is now the defending Sengoku Middleweight Champion. With a scheduled fight against Mamed Khalidov looming in Sengoku 11 on November 7 and a probable title defense on December 31, the exciting Brazilian has his [...]
Posted in Exclusives | Tagged Exclusives, interviews, middleweights, sengoku
By Gregory Saks on October 12, 2009
Less than a third of major promotion Mixed Martial Arts bouts went the distance in 2008. Thus far in 2009, however, the frequency of judge’s decisions has increased dramatically, from 31% to 40%. While submission rates have held steady, significantly fewer bouts have ended in knockout or technical knockout. The increase in across-the-board [...]
Posted in Fight Stats | Tagged dream, Fight Stats, sengoku, strikeforce, ufc, wec
By Steven Kelliher on October 8, 2009
After revealing that he would be taking on veteran Japanese lightweight Satoru Kitaoka at Sengoku 11 on Nov. 7, American Top Team’s Jorge Masvidal spoke with Tapology about his strategy going in against Kitaoka, his hesitance to sign with the UFC, and his desire to avenge a pair of nagging losses.
Posted in Exclusives | Tagged bellator, Exclusives, interviews, lightweights, sengoku
By Steven Kelliher on October 7, 2009
While former Sengoku Lightweight Champion Satoru Kitaoka has been rumored to be a part of the November 7th Sengoku 11 card at the Ryokgoku Kokugikan for quite some time now, Tapology’s Steven Kelliher has learned that Kitaoka’s opponent will be none other than American Top Team lightweight Jorge Masvidal. Masvidal is coming off of [...]
Posted in Events, Exclusives | Tagged Exclusives, mma, sengoku
