Year's first laugh

Happy new year for worldwide audience of this web.At Japan there is tradition of watching something funny for new year and be a happy feeling with new year.So I find MMA's funny moment for new year.It's not skill related,but I can't be serious all time.Enjoy!!I hope you have good year!!

DEEP Megaton Tournament

Japanese Local promotion DEEP's organization's head Shigeru Saeki (Who is over weight more than 110kgs (240lbs)) try to decide who is best megaton (= fat) fighter in the world.Organization care about fighter's stamina.So rule is 3 minutes 2 rounds with 3minutes interval.Tournament include former sumo wrestler who train with yokozuna Asashoryu.There is many idea at this event. If audience is over 100kgs (22lbs) ,He (She) got a free drink.Round girl is over 100kgs (22lbs) too.

Charles Bennett over KJ Noons with post fight interview.

Charles "Krazy Horse" Bennet is underdog against KJ Noons at this fight.KJ Noons provoke "Krazy Horse" at before fight conference.After fight "Krazy Horse" cerebrate
his win with funny interview.I don't say much.You better watch videos.





Fashion guru Yoshihiro Akiyama

Probably first thing Yoshihiro Akiyama give impact for audience is his fashion.Too hilarious to see such a thing.I think many people find as a charm that's why he called Sexyama in that English forum.



Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal's chant "Mo" involve ref Samio Kimura

Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal is one of prospect with audience's high expectations.Probably people notice him with chat against Quinton "Rampage" Jackson.But he have character before people realize.King Mo have fan service time after fight and exchange chant with audience.He try to do chant by Samio Kimura who is fight's referee.Samio Kimura chant "Mo" with deadly serious face.I don't have video with captured Samio's face.You need watch your collection of Sengoku's video.



Rambaa "M16" Somdet over Ulysses Gomez

Rambaa "M16" Somdet is most skilled MMA fighter in lightest weight category in MMA world.But also he have his unique character.His showman-ship is hilarious and optimistic.

East Japan Boxing Committee decide to appear stop license of Kawajiri's trainer

On July 13, the East Japan Boxing Committee decided to appeal to the Japanese Boxing Commission to suspend Takeshi Yamada's boxing license. Yamada is the striking trainer of MMA fighters Tatsuya Kawajiri, Mitsuhiro Ishida, Hiroyuki Takaya and Kenji Osawa, and has also trained Yoshihiro Akiyama in the past.

Under the Japanese Boxing Commission's rules, trainers who have boxing licenses can't work in other sports.

East Japan Boxing Committee also plan to appeal to penalize Jyoji Morikawa, the owner of JB Sports Gym, which Yamada belongs to. Morikawa is the author of the famous boxing manga Hajime No Ippo.

Personally, I think the East Japan Boxing Committee don't like Takeshi Yamada's appearances on TV. He is known as the trainer of Yoshihiro Akiyama, and after the Sakuraba fight, Yamada claimed Akiyama was innocent, which turned out to be false. That incident impacted the boxing community, who didn't want to be attacked by fans and the media for an event outside of boxing.

The head of the East Japan Boxing Committee is former WBA and WBC minimumweight champion Hideyuki Ohashi. He taught PRIDE veteran Hiromitsu Kanehara to box at the Ohashi Sports Gym, so I don't think he has a bad impression of MMA. But, Yamada is using a boxing gym to teach MMA fighters and appearing in the MMA media, at the expense of the boxers in his gym.

Hajime No Ippo aka Fighting Spirit

Hideyuki Ohashi

Japanese fighters strike back ground

Special Thanks to Jordan Breen for English support.