Flying Armbar - Diaz v. Sato

Here is Rumina "Moon Wolf" Sato fighting Charles Diaz at Shooto - Devilock Fighters which took place on 1/15/99 in Tokyo, Japan.

Sato, a submission legend, has career submission wins over Yves Edwards, Ryan Ackerman and Rafael Cordeiro.

Video of the Day - Teixeira v. Eastman

Here is Glover Teixeira fighting Marvin Eastman at Shooto Brazil - Fight for BOPE which took place on 8/25/11 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Glover (23-4, 6-2 UFC) next fights Patrick Cummins at UFN 77.

Video of the Day - Yarborough v. Nakano

The smother submission isn't seen very often, but here it is in all its glory. Emmanuel "Manny" Yarborough fighting Tatsuaki Nakano in Shooto - Shoot the Shooto XX which took place on 4/26/98 in Yokohama, Japan.

Yarborough had a short, odd and memorable run in mixed martial arts.

Video of the Day - Aoki v. Hironaka

Here is Shinya Aoki fighting Kuniyoshi Hironaka from Shooto 2005 which took place on 11/6/05 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Aoki defeated Lyle Beerbohm via neck crank at Strikeforce - Diaz v. Daley.

Video of the Day - Kawajiri v. Bow

Here is Tatsuya Kawajiri fighting Ryan Bow in Shooto which occured on 12/14/03 in Chiba, Japan.

Kawajiri fights Gilbert Melendez for the Strikeforce lightweight title at Strikeforce - Diaz v. Daley.

Video of the Day - Yamamoto v. Mitchell

Here is Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto fighting Craig Mitchell in Shooto - Korakuen Hall which took place on 9/5/03 in Tokyo, Japan.

Kid will fight Demetrious Johnson at UFC 126. The fight will stream live on Facebook.

Video of the Day - Boku v. Sakaguchi

Here is Kotetsu Boku fighting Yukio Sakaguchi in Shooto - Revolutionary Changes 3 which took place on 11/23/09 in Tokyo, Japan.

This fight featured one of the best comebacks of 2009, which was overlooked by most in the MMA world. Sakaguchi has dyed blonde hair, with Boku clean shaven.

Video of the Day - Freire v. Endo I

Here is Willamy "Chiquerim" Freire fighting Yusuke Endo for the first time on 5/10/2009 at Shooto - Tradion Final. Freire won a split decision in the rematch which happened yesterday. Willamy is the brother of Bellator finalist Pitbull Freire.

Video of the Day - Ribiero v. Hansen

Here is Joachim Hansen fighting Vitor Ribeiro in Shooto - Year End 2003 which took place on 12/14/03.

Ribeiro fights Justin Wilcox at Strikeforce Challengers 12 on November 19th.


Here is the full line-up of fights for Strikeforce Challengers 12. You can catch the bouts tonight on Showtime:

MAIN CARD

Vitor Ribeiro v. Justin Wilcox
Antwain Britt v. Ovince St. Preux
Waachim Spiritwolf v. Marius Zaromskis
Liz Carmouche v. Jan Finney
Caros Fodor v. Derek Getzel

PRELIM CARD

Goldman Butler v. Wes Shivers
Wesley Little v. Jacob Noe
Jeremiah Riggs v. Jason Sharp

Video of the Day - Hioki v. Kim

Here is Hatsu Hioki v. Byon Sho Kim from Shooto GIG Central which took place on 11/26/06.

Hioki has excellent kicks as displayed in the fight below, using the push kick to utilize his reach. He has advanced to the third round of Sengoku's Featherweight tournament after submitting Chris Manual and Ronnie Mann via triangle choke.

Video of the Day - Sakurai v. Gilbert

Here is Hayato "Mach" Sakurai v. Dan Gilbert from Shooto, To the Top Final Act. It took place on 12/16/01.