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We all know 2020 was a wild year. Needless to say, it wasn’t the best. But there were definitely some MMA highlights. Depending on your tastes, Fight Circus was arguably one of them.
Powered by adult streaming site, CamSoda, the Bangkok-based promotion caused quite a stir online.
With a 2vs1 bout, a “kicks only” fight, and a main event between two veritable giants, it was entertaining to say the least.
The unique mind behind this jacked-up bath bomb of a show is the gentleman who gave us Full Metal Dojo. His name is Jon Nutt, and he also hosts the shows in a way that only he can. To be specific, he’s a giant Bostonian who opens things up by singing the Thai national anthem. He’s also dabbles in Metallica and once stepped in to throw down mid-show when one of his fighters dropped out.
Unbelievable” was the word used by K-1 promoter Sadaharu Tanigawa when word got out that the peak rating for the Bob Sapp vs. Akebono match on 12/31 was a 43.0, and that the short match beat out the Red & White music festival.
It was only a four minute period when the K-1 show main event (which did a 42.5 overall for the match from 11 p.m. to 11:03 p.m.) beat what has been a Japanese tradition on New Year’s Eve, in its 54th year as one of the highest rated shows every year (which did a 35.2 rating head-to-head). It was a major headline throughout the Japanese media on 1/5 when Video Research reported the breakdown of the numbers in the most competitive television night in the history of this industry.
The first phase of a decade-long effort to deal with the ever expanding need for medical and mental health beds at the jail is complete.
The jail has been a de facto facility to house people with mental health issues since the closing of Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital in 2011.
Floyd County Sheriff Tim Burkhalter said his staff was not prepared for the large influx of mentally ill inmates at the jail in the years after the regional mental health hospital closed after a round of state budget cuts.
âWe receive very little training in the jail school about how to deal with the mentally ill,â Burkhalter said.
Minowaman, a legend among hardcore fight fans, is headed to the RIZIN Fighting Federation ring.
The 44-year-old, who has competed in well over 100 mixed martial arts bouts and many pro wrestling matches, will take on
jūryō-ranked sumo Tsuyoshi Sudario at RIZIN 26 inside the Saitama Super Arena on New Years Eve.
Considering the legend has fought just about everywhere else on earth, this debut in RIZIN ring, the biggest promotion in his native Japan, feels like a long time coming. But according to the man himself, the timing is perfect.
“I was actually hoping to get the opportunity to fight for RIZIN,” he told BJPENN.com ahead of his RIZIN 26 fight with Sudario. “I was thinking about it about a month before I got the offer so I think it was meant to be.
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