Video of the Day - Gracie v. Akebono

Here is video of MMA legend Royce Gracie taking on sumo legend Akebono Chad Rowan from K-1 Dynamite 12/31/04.

Gracie (15-2) recently came out of retirement to TKO Ken Shamrock who complained of a low blow after the bout. Rowan meanwhile came back for a kickboxing bout against Bob Sapp in Rizen NYE where he lost due to a cut on his head. The fight starts at 3:00.

Butterbean v. Bob Sapp Sumo!

Here is a bizarre video featuring Bob Sapp and Eric "Butterbean" Esch in a sumo match promoted by K-1.

Sapp recently got in the win column by defeating "Akebono" Chad Rowan in a Shootboxing match in Rizen FF on NYE.

Video of the Day - Cro Cop v. Suzukawa

Here is Mirko Cro Cop fighting former sumo wrestler and current pro wrestler Shinichi Suzukawa at IGF Inoki Bom Ba Ye 2012 which took place on 12/31/12 in Tokyo, Japan. The fight was Cro Cop's first since an October 29, 2011 loss to Roy Nelson.

This is one of the odder fights to come out of Japan in recent memory.

Butterbean Video of the Day

Eric "Butterbean" Esch is an interesting character in the world of combat sports. He started his career destroying fighters on the Toughman circuit in 1994. Then he progressed to professional boxing compiling an 88-7 record. In MMA, Butterbean has 10 victories and 6 defeats. His most notable wins have come over Wesley Correira, James Thompson and Zuluzinho at Pride 34.