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It only took Yokozuna Terunofuji fourteen days to secure his sixth-ever top division tournament victory and his fourth of the year. This victory comes in the last basho of the year in a match against Maegeshira #15 Abi. With the grand champion already determined, day fifteen of the November basho...
After years of injuries, the two behemoths Hakuho and Terunofuji both went 14-0 in the July 2021 Nagoya Grand Sumo Wrestling Tournament. The two are both undefeated and multi-time tournament champions, they would face each other in this tournament final. At age 36, after an exciting and quick fin...
America’s Thanksgiving is just a few days away. With this in mind, it only seems appropriate to highlight the heaviest athletes that have tipped the scales. From boxing to MMA, a few diamonds in the rough have excelled to the spotlight. These are just some of the biggest fighters ever. The best B...
Three weeks ago it was announced that sumo star Ōsunaarashi would make his MMA debut at RIZIN 13 next month. Well, today we finally got confirmation as to who “The Great Sandstorm” would be facing. He draws a very, very infamous name in his debut. Ōsunaarashi Kintaro (0-0) is a retired Egyptian s...
RIZIN FF has announced the debut of Kaido Höövelson, better known as; BARUTO. He will take on combat sports legend Jérôme Le Banner on December 31. RIZIN announces BARUTO vs. Jérôme Le Banner for 12/31 30-year-old Baruto (0-0) will be making his MMA debut following his run as a sumo-wrestler whic...
Rizin Fighting Federation has announced their sixth signing, and it’s in the form of former Sumo wrestler Kaido Hoovelson, better known as; BARUTO. Here is the official statement; “A long awaited man from the Professional Sumo world who has the potential to be the top fighter has made his decisio...