Sengoku Folding?
I’ve been reading that Sengoku, one of the two top promotions left in Japan along with DREAM, might have had its last event. Sad to see these organizations folding 1) as a fighter because the more top-quality promotions there are, the more opportunities for the athletes and 2) as a fan because Japan has a whole different mentality to matchmaking and production value and it’s pretty cool. Case in point, the lightweight tournament that PRIDE put on a couple of years back was probably the best tournament ever and with the demise of the company, we probably won’t ever see anything like it again, which is a shame.
I’m beginning to think that MMA in America is a one league entity, much as the NFL rules football here. There are many leagues, such as the Arena League, CFL, UFL, etc., but the name NFL has become synonymous with American football. The UFC has done the same for MMA in the U.S., where I don’t really see a second organization being able to compete against the Feritittas, which is why its important that events flourish in other countries such as Japan.