Professionally shot version of the fight, shown on Eurosport. Going into the fight, Fabricio Werdum has a 8-2-1 record, and Aleksander Emelianenko has a 9-2 record.
Werdum is Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic's jiu-jitsu trainer, and believe it or not, holds a win over Gabriel Gonzaga, who KOed his partner at UFC 70.
Akira Kikuchi faces Yoshiyuki Yoshida in the semi-finals of the Cage Force Welterweight tournament. Cage Force is basically a small-scale version of UFC held in Japan, complete with an octagon and similar rules. Current UFC middleweight contender Yushin Okami made his name in the promotion.
This is for Nakakura's Pacific Rim Welterweight (154 lbs.) title. Endo is a guy right outside of the top 10 at LW and has a first round submission of top UFC LW Clay Guida to his name. Nakakura is a solid fighter coming off a win looking to defend his belt and stake his claim as the top 154er in Shooto.
Mega Megu is back! Without a doubt the best female fighter at 114 lbs. in the world (and perhaps the best pound-for-pound), she returns to Shooto to face Kyoko Takabayashi.
Going into this fight, Fujii is undefeated at 11-0 coming off a win at bodogFIGHT: Vancouver and Takabayashi is 8-1.
NOTE: THIS FIGHT IS CLIPPED. It was broadcast this way.
Hiroyuki Takaya finally comes to his senses and returns his natural weight. Takaya signed with Shooto for this fight and this fight only, wanting to prove himself against a top 145er before hopefully heading to that division in the WEC.
Joachim Hansen makes his return to the ring after a near 10 month absence. Eiji Mitsuoka is the Japanese version of a TUF champion (he won the first season of PRIDE's reality show) and is no joke.
