Saburo Kawakatsu (born June 18, 1974) is a

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mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place t ...

. He competed in the

Lightweight Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing (sport), rowing. Boxing Professional boxing The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) boxing weight classes, weight class in the spor ...

and

Welterweight Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term ''welterweight'' was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify th ...

divisions.

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Takashi Nakakura Takashi Nakakura (Japanese language, Japanese: 中蔵隆志, ''Nakakura Takashi'', born March 23, 1977) is a Japanese people, Japanese mixed martial artist, and the former Shooto welterweight champion. Nakakura is also a seido kaikan karate and ...

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Robbie Lawler Robert Glenn Lawler (born March 20, 1982) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed between 2001 and 2023. He is a former UFC Welterweight Champion, former EliteXC Middleweight Champion, and has formerly competed in ...

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Seichi Ikemoto is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. He is a veteran of Shooto, PRIDE and DEEP. His specialty is a "double punch", in which he puts his hands together and throws them at his opponent. Biography and career Ikemoto is a ...

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Tomonori Ohara Tomonori Ohara is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, , Naoki Kimura , TKO (punches) , Deep - Hero 1 , , align=center, 1 ...

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Takayuki Okochi Takayuki Okochi (born August 15, 1974) is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Lightweight division. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, , Vladimir Zenin , Decision (unanimous) , Bushido FC: Legends , ...

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Takaharu Murahama is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Lightweight division. He is the brother of professional wrestler and kickboxer Takehiro Murahama. Career Prior to his pro debut he won 3rd place in the middleweight category (-74kg) at th ...

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Hiroyuki Kojima Hiroyuki Kojima is a Japanese mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. He competed in the Welterweight (MMA), Welterweight division. Mixed martial arts record , - , Draw , align=center, 4–4–1 , Takaharu Murahama , Draw , 1999 in ...

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Isao Tanimura Isao Tanimura is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Middleweight division. Mixed martial arts record , - , Win , align=center, 7–5 , Mario Stapel , Decision (unanimous) , Shooto: Wanna Shooto 2002 , , align=center ...

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Sanae Kikuta is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 1996, he has competed for the UFC, PRIDE Fighting Championships, Pancrase, DREAM, World Victory Road, DEEP, Shooto, and V ...

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