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RIZIN 19 Highlights: Patricky “Pitbull” Finishes Tatsuya Kawajiri With Flying Knee & Punches
Patricky Pitbull (22-8) makes a tragic splash in RIZIN's GP, throttling the legendary Tatsuya Kawajiri with a flying knee and follow-up for the first-round knockout. Bellator's all-time KO leader extends his tear to six bouts with his… Read More
Rizin FF 7 Highlights: Gabriel Oliveira KOs Tatsuya Kawajiri With Booming Knee
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Rizin FF 7: Gabriel Oliveira Knocks Out Tatsuya Kawajiri, Tenshin Nasukawa Moves to 4-0
By FCF Staff
Rizin FF held its seventh card today in Fukuoka, Japan, and the event featured the opening rounds of both the men’s bantamweight grand prix and the women’s super atomweight grand prix.
In addition, the card saw rising star… Read More
Rizin FF: Tatsuya Kawajiri Aiming to Take Wild Card Slot For Bantamweight Tourney
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TOKYO Roppongi – September 1 st , RIZIN held a press conference in Tokyo at the RIZIN HQ to announce an addition to the Fukuoka event. Tatsuya Kawajiri will be fighting on the card to get himself… Read More
Kron Gracie vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri (Gracie Breakdown)
UFC Books Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Dennis Bermudez
By FCF Staff
Following his decision win over Jason Knight last month, Tatsuya Kawajiri won’t have to wait long before fighting again, as he’s been booked to face Dennis Bermudez on February 21st.
The bout will be part of UFC… Read More
TUF 22 Finale Recieves Justin Scoggins vs. Joby Sanchez, Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Mirsad Bektic
By FCF Staff
The line-up for the TUF 22 Finale continues to grow as the UFC has booked two more bouts for the December 11th card.
In flyweight action, Justin Scoggins (10-2) will take on Joby Sanchez (7-1). Scoggins is… Read More
UFC FN 69: Tatsuya Kawajiri’s Gunning For “Top Five” Featherweight After Latest Win
By FCF Staff
Tatsuya Kawajiri may not have blown through Dennis Siver yesterday at UFC Fight Night 69, but following his decision win over the featherweight, “Crusher’s” hoping to jump into the title shot mix.
Once again, Kawajiri turned to… Read More
UFC FN 69: Tatsuya Kawajiri Says Becoming Planet’s Best Featherweight is Still “my Motivation”
By FCF Staff
Tatsuya Kawajiri may be 37 years-old and has over 40 bouts under his belt, but the renowned Japanese fighter still has his sights set on becoming the sport’s best featherweight.
Kawajiri is scheduled to fight Dennis Siver… Read More
UFC FN 69 to Feature Dennis Siver vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri
By FCF Staff
The UFC’s next event in Berlin, Germany, will feature one of that nation’s most accomplished fighters, as the promotion has announced that Dennis Siver will fight Japan’s Tatsuya Kawajiri at the June 20th event.
The lightweight bout… Read More
Report: Tatsuya Kawajiri Sidelined Indefinitely After Suffering Detached Retina
By FCF Staff
After going 1-1 in his first two UFC bouts, it looks like it will be a while before rugged vet Tatsuya Kawajiri competes again.
According to a report, the 36 year-old featherweight has incurred a detached retina… Read More
UFC FN 39: Roy Nelson, Clay Guida, Tatsuya Kawajiri and Ramsey Nijem Take Home Bonuses
By FCF Staff
Roy Nelson quickly put away the legendary Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira today at UFC FN 39, and not surprisingly, the slugger earned a “Performance of the Night” bonus for the win.
Nelson, who sent Nogueira crashing to the… Read More
Report: Clay Guida-Tatsuya Kawajiri Targeted For UFC FN 39
By FCF Staff
It looks like Tatsuya Kawajiri will face one of the UFC’s more experienced vets in his second Octagon appearance, as according to reports he and Clay Guida have verbally agreed to fight.
The bout is being targeted… Read More
Report: Tatsuya Kawajiri to Fight Hacran Dias in UFC Debut
By FCF Staff
Tatsuya Kawajiri may have been hoping to fight featherweight contender Cub Swanson in his UFC debut, but the Japanese vet has reportedly landed Nova Uniao’s Hacran Dias instead. The bout is expected to take place at the… Read More
UFC Newcomer Tatsuya Kawajiri Calls Out Cub Swanson for Debut
By FCF Staff
It looks like PRIDE and DREAM vet Tatsuya Kawajiri wants to jump right into the deep end of the UFC’s talent pool for his Octagon debut, as the highly regarded featherweight says he wants to fight contender… Read More
Report: Tatsuya Kawajiri Has Signed With UFC
By FCF Staff
It looks as though the UFC has signed another of Japan’s top fighters, as according to multiple reports, DREAM and PRIDE veteran Tatsuya Kawajiri has reached a deal with the promotion. The 35 year-old featherweight is reportedly… Read More
DREAM 18: Tatsuya Kawajiri Outscores Michihiro Omigawa, Shinya Aoki Takes Out Antonio McKee, Melvin Manhoef KO’s Denis Kang
By FCF Staff
There was another DREAM New Year’s Eve card today in Tokyo, Japan, thanks to the backing of Glory Sports International, which featured several well established fighters and UFC vets. Japanese stars Tatsuya Kawajiri, Shinya Aoki and Hayato… Read More
DREAM 18: Tatsuya Kawajiri Set To Face Michihiro Omigawa On New Year’s Eve
By FCF Staff
Tatsuya ‘Crusher’ Kawajiri (31-7-2) formerly the world’s No. 1 lightweight, will enter the ring riding a four-fight win streak and face Judo specialist Michihiro Omigawa (13-12-1) in a featherweight (145 pounds/66 kilograms) bout on the DREAM 18… Read More
Tatsuya Kawajiri to Make FW Debut vs. Joachim Hansen at DREAM 17
By FCF Staff
Tatsuya Kawajiri will begin his run as a featherweight against fellow veteran Joachim Hansen at DREAM 17, the promotion has announced today. The bout will take place on September 24th at the Saitama Super… Read More
UFC FN 34: Saffiedine Outscores Lim, Kawajiri Chokes Out Soriano
By FCF Staff
Tarec Saffiedine finally made his UFC debut today in Singapore, and despite a determined effort from Hyun Gyu Lim, the former Strikeforce welterweight champ emerged with a decision win.
As expected, Lim came out firing… Read More