New Japanese MMA Promotion VOLTAGE To Implement PRIDE Rules With Elbows

[snakerattle79]

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On November 27th at Differ Ariake in Tokyo a new MMA promotion called VOLTAGE will hold their first event.

The rules for the promotion will be PRIDE rules (without the 10 minute first round) plus elbows. Soccer kicks, stomps, knees to the head of a grounded opponent, and elbows will all be legal.

This promotion seems to put heavy focus on the fighters and their lives. They make it a clear point that they are producing videos/documentaries on the fighters and their way of life, with all of its dark and light days.

Their first event will have a fight between undefeated GRABAKA fighter Ryota Masuda and Yasuhiro Kanayama, and BJJ black belt Tetsuya Kondo is planned to make his MMA debut at the event as well.

They already have a couple of videos up on fighters on their website.

Looking at the first card thus far their level is below Pancrase, DEEP, Shooto, etc. Around HEAT if they can find 1-2 fighters who are somewhat known.

[No1]

http://steverattlesnake.cliquezone.c...s-with-elbows/

On November 27th at Differ Ariake in Tokyo a new MMA promotion called VOLTAGE will hold their first event.

The rules for the promotion will be PRIDE rules (without the 10 minute first round) plus elbows. Soccer kicks, stomps, knees to the head of a grounded opponent, and elbows will all be legal.

This promotion seems to put heavy focus on the fighters and their lives. They make it a clear point that they are producing videos/documentaries on the fighters and their way of life, with all of its dark and light days.

Their first event will have a fight between undefeated GRABAKA fighter Ryota Masuda and Yasuhiro Kanayama, and BJJ black belt Tetsuya Kondo is planned to make his MMA debut at the event as well.

They already have a couple of videos up on fighters on their website.

Looking at the first card thus far their level is below Pancrase, DEEP, Shooto, etc. Around HEAT if they can find 1-2 fighters who are somewhat known.

sounds good. I wish a mma promotion would fill their roster with pure strikers and bjj specialists. With the occasional wreslter. The UFC is starting to get worse and worse with every event. Due to the amount or wreslters and people get worried about striking due to takedowns.

[Move BRICKS]

sounds good. I wish a mma promotion would fill their roster with pure strikers and bjj specialists. With the occasional wreslter. The UFC is starting to get worse and worse with every event. Due to the amount or wreslters and people get worried about striking due to takedowns.

Yeah, I miss the days when MMA meant style vs style instead of everyone knowing everything.

[$Bullsfam$]

Sounds sweet! Suck the great fighters outside the UFC are tied up in other organizations like Strikefroce & Dream but their always open to co-promote but I think this place has some good potential. Hopefully we get some great fights and some new stars rise up out of here!

[No1]

Yeah, I miss the days when MMA meant style vs style instead of everyone knowing everything.

Thats why I grew to like mma alot. Thanks to the pride fights and in somepart to chuck liddell kicking ass.

[blaze778]

That's good news.

I've always wanted to see a promotion that implemented PRIDE rules with elbows.