branding was previously used in 2015 for Road to UFC: Japan, a similar Japan-based tournament awarding a UFC contract, but formatted as a reality competition...
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Teruto Ishihara (category CS1 Japanese-language sources (ja))
Ishihara was announced as one of the eight featherweights competing on Road to UFC: Japan, a show in the style of The Ultimate Fighter. Ishihara faced Tatsuya...
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Road to UFC: Japan is an American reality television series and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) mixed martial arts (MMA) competition. The series...
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Road to UFC Season 1 is the 2022 cycle of Road to UFC, a mixed martial arts event series in which top Asian MMA prospects compete to win contracts with...
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coached opposite each other on the show Road to UFC: Japan. The featherweight final of Road to UFC: Japan, a new UFC reality series that was held in conjunction...
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Mizuto Hirota (category World Victory Road champions)
Hirota was announced as one of the eight featherweights competing on Road to UFC: Japan, a show in the style of The Ultimate Fighter. On the show he faced...
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Akiyo Nishiura (category Articles containing Japanese-language text)
featherweights competing on Road to UFC: Japan, a show in the style of The Ultimate Fighter. On the show he was scheduled to face Hiroto Uesako in the quarterfinals...
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Daiki Hata (category CS1 Japanese-language sources (ja))
Road to UFC: Japan, a show in the style of The Ultimate Fighter. He defeated Tatsunao Nagakura in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, he lost to Mizuto...
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Josh Barnett (section Return to the UFC)
28, 2013, at UFC 168. He lost the fight via knockout due to elbow strikes in the first round. After working as a coach on Road to UFC Japan, Barnett faced...
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Overeem on March 14, 2015, at UFC 185. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. After working as a coach on Road to UFC Japan, Nelson faced Josh Barnett...
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significantly different time zones, including UFC 70, UFC 75, UFC 89, UFC 95, UFC 105, UFC 120, UFC 122, and UFC 138, were given a same-night airing in U.S...
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Rinya Nakamura (category CS1 Japanese-language sources (ja))
Toshiomi Kazama Road to UFC Season 1 Bantamweight Tournament Winner. UFC.com Awards 2023: Ranked #10 Newcomer of the Year List of current UFC fighters List...
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Koyomi Matsushima (category CS1 Japanese-language sources (ja))
C契約へ前進「昔から見ていた夢の舞台」(日刊スポーツ)". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 June 2022. "UFC Announces Road to UFC Semifinals". Ultimate Fighting Championship....
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Michihiro Omigawa (category Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan)
Omigawa competed in the UFC, PRIDE, Cage Rage, World Victory Road, DREAM, DEEP, and Shooto. Omigawa is from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan and began training in...
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Randy Couture (section Return to the UFC)
Fighting Championship (UFC), he became a three-time UFC Heavyweight Champion, two-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, an interim UFC Light Heavyweight Champion...
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Keita Nakamura (category Articles containing Japanese-language text)
since 2003, he has formerly competed for the UFC, World Victory Road, Pancrase, Shooto, DREAM, Vale Tudo Japan, and DEEP. He is the former Sengoku Welterweight...
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships. At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts...
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Mark Coleman (section Return to UFC (2008–2010))
professional wrestler and amateur wrestler. Coleman was the UFC 10 and UFC 11 tournament champion, the first UFC Heavyweight Champion, and the Pride Fighting Championships...
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Ken Shamrock (category American expatriate professional wrestlers in Japan)
early on in the UFC for his rivalry with Royce Gracie. After fighting to a draw in the inaugural UFC "Superfight", he became the first UFC Superfight Champion...
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UFC: Sudden Impact, known in Japan as UFC 2004, is a mixed martial arts video game featuring Ultimate Fighting Championship properties and fighters developed...
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organization in Japan. Antoni Hardonk was originally scheduled to face Mark Burch, who was injured and replaced by Mike Wessel. For the UFC Light Heavyweight...
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in the UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions at UFC 19, UFC 20, UFC 23, UFC 26, UFC 28, UFC 31, and UFC 35. Beating Maurice Smith to become...
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Quinton Jackson (section Return to the UFC)
Jackson won the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, the Bellator Season 10 Light Heavyweight Tournament Championship, and unified the UFC Light Heavyweight...
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Takanori Gomi (category Articles containing Japanese-language text)
Gomi vs. 'Maestro' Dong Hyun Kim added to UFC Fight Night 117 in Japan". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2017-08-11. "UFC Fight Night 117 results: 'Maestro' Dong...
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Dustin Jacoby (section Return to the UFC)
in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). In kickboxing, he has competed for GLORY, and in MMA, he has also competed...
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Ryo Chonan (category Articles containing Japanese-language text)
competitor from 2001 to 2013, Chonan competed for the UFC, PRIDE, DEEP, DREAM, Pancrase, and World Victory Road. Chonan is the former DEEP Middleweight Champion...
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Hatsu Hioki (category Articles containing Japanese-language text)
Guida-Hatsu Hioki added to UFC on FOX 6 in Chicago". mmajunkie.com. November 7, 2012. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. "UFC on FOX 6 play by...
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Kai Asakura (category UFC template with ID not in Wikidata)
October 1993) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He previously...
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Brazilian former mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the UFC. He is the twin brother of Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, the "Minotauro" (lit...
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Fighting Championship (UFC), Bellator, Strikeforce, Shark Fights, and World Victory Road. He holds the record for the fastest knockout in UFC history at five...
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