Takinawa’s Illness Stalls Commencement of Japanese Grand Prix Freestyle Fighting Tournament

It has been released to the media earlier today that the prolonging of the highly anticipated Japanese Grand Prix Freestyle Fighting Tournament as of recent is due to the ongoing illness suffered by the President of the Tournament, Sadahura Takinawa. 

The Committee released the following via newswire this morning:

“We have kept President Takinawa’s illness under the radar over the past several weeks as we did not want to draw away from the attention we have been receiving regarding the tournament, from competitors and fans around the world.  We have discussed in lengths how best we could proceed; Takinawa advised that we appoint an interim President to allow the Tournament to get underway, but we rejected that idea.  

This is not like any other fighting competition in the world.  We pride ourselves on the honor of our people, the sportsmanship of our competitors, and the unrelenting loyalty and respect of our fans. Takinawa founded this Tournament, and to host it while he is bedridden and ill would be an injustice to the Tournament and to martial arts in general.  So we thank our competitors and fans for their continued patience as we work to getting the Japanese Grand Prix Freestyle Fighting Tournament underway, and we will provide additional information as it becomes available.”

Since last summer the Committee has been anxious to get the tournament underway, but has been forced to acknowledge various problems surrounding the fighters involved. 

The annual Japanese Grand Prix freestyle fighting tournament contains the top fighters in their discipline across the world.  Competing this year are Japan’s acclaimed sumo champion Harumafuji, America’s Bare Knuckle Boxing Champion Gunn, Muay Thai specialist Aaron Seamans and Argentina’s Bosch, amongst several other top combatants. 

This unique tournament is one of a kind, as it encompasses all of the diversified martial arts and boxing disciplines across the world, and brings the most elite fighters in each discipline together to compete in a winner take all, single elimination tournament with the grand prize being the purse of $1 million and eligibility to fight in any tournament worldwide.

JAPANESE GRAND PRIX NOTES TWO FIGHTERS ELIGIBILITY IN QUESTION

Last week it was announced that the annual, highly anticipated Japanese Grand Prix Freestyle Fighting Tournament was set to begin on March 22, but today information was released by the tournament committee that the eligibility status of two of the fighters set to compete is in question.

“Information has surfaced regarding whether or not two of our esteemed combatants will be able to enter our country, as they have faced issues in the past regarding fighting competitions,” said .Sadahura Takinawa, Committee President.  “While we cannot release the names until we are able to full utilize our resources and draw a conclusion to these claims, we are hopeful that this will not further the delay of the commencement of the tournament.”

Takinawa continued that in the event that the fighters are not granted eligibility and are not able to compete, then two replacement fighters will be called up to take their slots.

The annual Japanese Grand Prix freestyle fighting tournament contains the top fighters in their discipline across the world.  Competing this year are Japan’s acclaimed sumo champion Harumafuji, America’s Bare Knuckle Boxing Champion Gunn and Argentina’s Muay Thai Bosch, amongst several other top combatants. 

“This is not an average MMA or boxing match; this is one of the most revered freestyle fighting tournaments in the world, and we will go above and beyond to ensure the success of it,” said Takinawa.  “We owe it to the fighters who have qualified, and of course to the fans around the world.”

This unique tournament is one of a kind, as it encompasses all of the diversified martial arts and boxing disciplines across the world, and brings the most elite fighters in each discipline together to compete in a winner take all, single elimination tournament with the grand prize being the purse of $1 million and eligibility to fight in any tournament worldwide.

Japanese Grand Prix Tournament Put On Hold As Accusations Of Arranged Fights Come To Surface

The highly anticipated Japanese Grand Prix freestyle fighting tournament which was expected to begin last week has been put on hold as allegations regarding arranged fights with several competitors have come to surface.

The Grand Prix committee stated that they received a certified letter listing that several of the participants in the tournament have recently competed in arranged fights, and until their investigation draws to a conclusion, the tournament has been put on hold.

Although the committee has not released any of the individual fighters’ names who have made the ‘list’, they have expressed their severe disappointment that this issue could even be a possibility. 

The following statement has been released by committee President Sadahara Tanikawa:  “We hold this tournament in the highest regards to the top fighters across the world.  It is beyond any other tournament of its kind, and we will maintain the prestigious aura surrounding it.  We are hoping to conclude our investigation within a few days so we can focus on the commencement of the tournament.”

The annual Japanese Grand Prix freestyle fighting tournament contains the top fighters in their discipline across the world.  Competing this year are Japan’s acclaimed sumo champion Harumafuji, France’s Savate Militec and Argentina’s Muay Thai Bosch. 

Already sold out, fans around the world are anxious to see this competition get underway.  More information as to when the firm date of the commencement of the tournament will be released as soon as word is given from the committee.