A sumo in MMA for real, finally
Could this be the revenge of the disgraced*, foreign sumo star Asashoryu?
Sumo champ Asashoryu starts MMA camp
USATODAY.com | July 21, 2010
…. World Victory Road says Asashoryu has started an MMA team for athletes from his native country of Mongolia, according to the Nightmare of Battle. World Victory Road runs Sengoku Raiden Championships, one of Japan’s two leading MMA brands along with K-1’s Dream organization…
…Sumo athletes generally have not done well in MMA competition, but none as talented or accomplished as Asashoryu, who was just the third non-Japanese in sumo’s long history to become a yokozuna, the sport’s highest rank. A surprisingly quick and agile 330-pounder, he ranks third on the all-time list for tournament wins at the top level of sumo…more….
Rest-of-the-story: Asashoryu was the first yokozuna/grand champion in history to be suspended from competition in 2007, Why because he participated in a charity soccer match for 10 seconds while he was on the sumo injured list, sheesh.
Refer to: Wikipedia.org/wiki/Asashoryu
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