Sengoku-Roger Gracie, Yoshida...

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There is a post at MMAPredictions which says that Hidehiko Yoshida might face Roger Gracie in March, 2008. It doesn’t say where, but as Yoshida is already scheduled to fight at Sengoku’s inaugural event on March 5th, it will probably take place there if it happens.

Gryphon has posted some new entries in his blog writing that according to an article Don Frye might participate at Yarennoka! and Sanake Kikuta vs. Kenichi Yamamoto might be announced for the event.

Shu Hirata at Bout Review USA has written an article on Kazuyuki Fujita which says that he has been released from his old contract and that he might participate at Yarennoka! on NYE.

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Roger Gracie, the London-based son of Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Mauricio Motta Gomes and Rheila Gracie, reached the pinnacle of his young career in 2007.

Not only did Roger Gracie win his weight division at the black belt category of the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championship in Los Angeles in September, he won the open weight division as well. Taking both categories forms a good argument that Roger Gracie was the best Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor in the world in 2007.

Further, he made a successful entry into the world of mixed martial arts with a victory over Ron Waterman in BodogFights.

A source close to Roger has told MMAPredictions that Roger may be fighting against Hidehiko Yoshida in March in an unnamed mixed martial arts promotion. “Nothing is signed yet, but he continues to train,” said the source.

Yoshida, for his part, is a Japanese gold-medalist judoka. He will be 38 years old in March and fought MMA last on Pride Fighting Championships’ 2006 New Years Eve show. Interest in the Japanese fighter skyrocketed years ago when a referee ruled that he choked Royce Gracie unconscious. In a rematch at Pride Shockwave 2003, Royce Gracie and Yoshida fought to a draw.