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<br /> <br /> Kai ended up being twice the fighter Mikuru is.<br /> <br /> Sakakibara evidently holds some respect with Dana that other promoters don't. They <i> might</i> name drop another promotion, but they're not really showing footage of them at length. Sak getting that free promotion, right before an ALL DAY event on NYE. He's got Oscar De La Hoya indirectly promoting for him right now, also. 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Is this fight close to 50/50?</div> </div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> </div> <footer class="message-footer"> <div class="message-microdata" itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemtype="https://schema.org/InteractionCounter" itemscope> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="0" /> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="https://schema.org/LikeAction" /> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList "> </div> <div class="js-historyTarget message-historyTarget toggleTarget" data-href="trigger-href"></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="message message--post js-post js-inlineModContainer " data-author="Goodfella86" data-content="post-174445638" id="js-post-174445638" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Comment" itemid="https://forums.sherdog.com/posts/174445638/"> <meta itemprop="parentItem" itemscope itemid="https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/kai-asakura-on-what-made-him-interested-in-fighting.4347152/" /> <span class="u-anchorTarget" id="post-174445638"></span> <div class="message-inner"> <div class="message-cell message-cell--user"> <section class="message-user" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemid="https://forums.sherdog.com/members/goodfella86.16579/"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://forums.sherdog.com/members/goodfella86.16579/" /> <div class="message-avatar message-avatar--online"> <div class="message-avatar-wrapper"> <a href="/members/goodfella86.16579/" class="avatar avatar--m" data-user-id="16579" data-xf-init="member-tooltip"> <img src="https://sherdog-data.community.forum/avatars/m/16/16579.jpg?1449706519" alt="Goodfella86" class="avatar-u16579-m" width="96" height="96" loading="lazy" itemprop="image" /> </a> <span class="message-avatar-online" tabindex="0" data-xf-init="tooltip" data-trigger="auto" title="Online now"></span> </div> </div> <div class="message-userDetails"> <h4 class="message-name"><a href="/members/goodfella86.16579/" class="username " dir="auto" data-user-id="16579" data-xf-init="member-tooltip"><span class="username--style31" itemprop="name">Goodfella86</span></a></h4> <h5 class="userTitle message-userTitle" dir="auto" itemprop="jobTitle">Gold Belt</h5> <div class="userBanner userBanner userBanner--primary message-userBanner" itemprop="jobTitle"><span class="userBanner-before"></span><strong>@Gold</strong><span class="userBanner-after"></span></div> </div> <div class="message-userExtras"> <dl class="pairs pairs--justified"> <dt>Joined</dt> <dd>Jun 27, 2003</dd> </dl> <dl class="pairs pairs--justified"> <dt>Messages</dt> <dd>19,858</dd> </dl> <dl class="pairs pairs--justified"> <dt>Reaction score</dt> <dd>7,988</dd> </dl> </div> <span class="message-userArrow"></span> </section> </div> <div class="message-cell message-cell--main"> <div class="message-main js-quickEditTarget"> <header class="message-attribution message-attribution--split"> <ul class="message-attribution-main listInline "> <li class="u-concealed"> <a href="/threads/kai-asakura-on-what-made-him-interested-in-fighting.4347152/post-174445638" rel="nofollow" itemprop="url"> <time class="u-dt" dir="auto" datetime="2024-12-01T10:49:33-0800" data-time="1733078973" data-date-string="Dec 1, 2024" data-time-string="10:49 AM" title="Dec 1, 2024 at 10:49 AM" itemprop="datePublished">Today at 10:49 AM</time> </a> </li> </ul> <ul class="message-attribution-opposite message-attribution-opposite--list "> <li> <a href="/threads/kai-asakura-on-what-made-him-interested-in-fighting.4347152/post-174445638" class="message-attribution-gadget" data-xf-init="share-tooltip" data-href="/posts/174445638/share" aria-label="Share" rel="nofollow"> <i class="fa--xf far fa-share-alt" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/threads/kai-asakura-on-what-made-him-interested-in-fighting.4347152/post-174445638" rel="nofollow"> #4 </a> </li> </ul> </header> <div class="message-content js-messageContent"> <div class="message-userContent lbContainer js-lbContainer " data-lb-id="post-174445638" data-lb-caption-desc="Goodfella86 · Dec 1, 2024 at 10:49 AM"> <article class="message-body js-selectToQuote"> <div itemprop="text"> <div class="bbWrapper">That's awesome. Cool to have the footage, too. Having brothers can toughen someone up pretty quickly, if they get rough.<br /> <br /> I hope to see similar footage of the current Asakura shindigs.<br /> <br /> <span data-s9e-mediaembed="youtube"><span><span style="background:url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oJdZTjf64gM/hqdefault.jpg) 50% 50% / cover" data-s9e-mediaembed-iframe='["allowfullscreen","","scrolling","no","style","background:url(https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/oJdZTjf64gM\/hqdefault.jpg) 50% 50% \/ cover","src","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oJdZTjf64gM"]'></span></span></span></div> </div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> </div> <footer class="message-footer"> <div class="message-microdata" itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemtype="https://schema.org/InteractionCounter" itemscope> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="0" /> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="https://schema.org/LikeAction" /> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList "> </div> <div class="js-historyTarget 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href="/goto/post?id=174445599" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-174445599">Gabe said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> How much has he improved since the losses to Kape and Horiguchi? Is this fight close to 50/50? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>He's 5-1, loss was to Ougi, who could have probably been in the UFC, himself. Kai had already beat him, as with Kape and Horiguchi. He's started Japan Top Team since the Horiguchi loss, with a focus on training with international fighters and coaches. Last fight was an easy finish over Juan Archuleta, who came in over the weight limit, and who was the current RIZIN BW champ, before missing weight.</div> </div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> </div> <footer class="message-footer"> <div class="message-microdata" itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemtype="https://schema.org/InteractionCounter" itemscope> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="1" /> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="https://schema.org/LikeAction" /> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList is-active"> <ul class="reactionSummary"> <li><span class="reaction reaction--small reaction--1" data-reaction-id="1"><i aria-hidden="true"></i><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="reaction-sprite js-reaction" alt="Like" title="Like" /></span></li> </ul> <span class="u-srOnly">Reactions:</span> <a class="reactionsBar-link" href="/posts/174445648/reactions" 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They <i> might</i> name drop another promotion, but they're not really showing footage of them at length. Sak getting that free promotion, right before an ALL DAY event on NYE. He's got Oscar De La Hoya indirectly promoting for him right now, also. The man is ingenious. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Sakikibara has Yakuza ties. 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Screw that guy. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> You can't even spell his name right, Sakuraba is awesome. There is no credible evidence to suggest that Kazushi Sakuraba, the famous Japanese mixed martial artist, has any direct ties to the Yakuza. If you have proof, present it, I guarantee you don't. 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Screw that guy. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I do not care whether you like him or not, I'm not friends with the guy. Rich, though, considering Dana has known mob ties all over the place. 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