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Rinya Nakamura defeated the 2024 Olympic gold medalist
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I think he'll be fighting for the title straight away
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Rinya Nakamura got injured in his last fight with Carlos Vera. He broke his hand some time during the fight which explains why his ground and pound was lacking in conviction at times. He'll have one more fight this year which means he'll have had 2 fights this year, and that isn't bad. I didn't think he deserved to get booed either by the crowd. Of all the fights, at least that was an active fight where actions were happening rather than some of the wall and stall that always happens in many other fights. Tuivasa vs Rozenstruik was an awful that deserved more boos for example.
Also, Rinya also IS active in media, just not in English media. He has a YouTube channel that is consistent in video output and he always gets a decent amount of views for a fringe UFC fighter. And get this, I don't know if he's using AI or something but I believe ALL OF HIS VIDEOS HAVE ENGLISH SUBTITLES and it doesn't seem to be auto-translate.
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Also, Rinya also IS active in media, just not in English media. He has a YouTube channel that is consistent in video output and he always gets a decent amount of views for a fringe UFC fighter. And get this, I don't know if he's using AI or something but I believe ALL OF HIS VIDEOS HAVE ENGLISH SUBTITLES and it doesn't seem to be auto-translate.
リンヤマンチャンネル 【中村倫也】
UFC参戦中のMMAファイターの中村倫也です！ 日本人初のUFCバンタム級チャンピオンを目指して日々練習に励んでいます。 このYouTubeを通して、あまりメディアにも出ることのない中村倫也という一人の格闘家を知っていただき、応援していただけたらうれしいです。 また、日本という国や日本人という素晴らしさを格闘技と言葉を通して、発信していきたいと思います！ ぜひチャンネル登録と応援の程よろしくお願いします！ 【Official Instagram】 https://www.instagram.com/rinyaman/ 【Official X(Twitter)】...
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Things have been changing as of recent. Japanese fighters are cross-training more now and there absolutely are new gyms being made that should hopefully replicate the training and gym culture from other high-quality international gyms. JTT from the Asakura brothers brought in guys from Syndicate and are trying to build a system and culture that promotes MMA at a high level. There is also another new gym which was built off of the Paraestra Network (Taira, Tsuruya, Ogikubo, etc. are from this network) called THE Black Belt Japan (THE stands for Tsuruya Hiroshi Experience which is the gym owner's name). Black Belt Japan and the rest of the Paraestra network are building up more prospects from lower weight classes as well. Check out Takehiro Nakaike of Paraestra if you haven't heard of him yet. And for JTT look out for Kyouma Akimoto if you know nothing about him either.
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I watched this Documemtary on “Bruno the chimp”
He was like the Brawk Lesnar of Chimps
Straight savage, escaped the sanctuary and massacred some tourists
R.I.P Issa Kanu and Hespect to Gary Brown who fought him off
King Bruno still out there somewhere in Sierra Leone…
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At 29 he's not so old, even for BW, but he needs to start fighting guys ranked in the top 15 or at least with a wikipedia page.
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Rinya Nakamura got injured in his last fight with Carlos Vera. He broke his hand some time during the fight which explains why his ground and pound was lacking in conviction at times. He'll have one more fight this year which means he'll have had 2 fights this year, and that isn't bad. I didn't think he deserved to get booed either by the crowd. Of all the fights, at least that was an active fight where actions were happening rather than some of the wall and stall that always happens in many other fights. Tuivasa vs Rozenstruik was an awful that deserved more boos for example.
Also, Rinya also IS active in media, just not in English media. He has a YouTube channel that is consistent in video output and he always gets a decent amount of views for a fringe UFC fighter. And get this, I don't know if he's using AI or something but I believe ALL OF HIS VIDEOS HAVE ENGLISH SUBTITLES and it doesn't seem to be auto-translate.
リンヤマンチャンネル 【中村倫也】
UFC参戦中のMMAファイターの中村倫也です！ 日本人初のUFCバンタム級チャンピオンを目指して日々練習に励んでいます。 このYouTubeを通して、あまりメディアにも出ることのない中村倫也という一人の格闘家を知っていただき、応援していただけたらうれしいです。 また、日本という国や日本人という素晴らしさを格闘技と言葉を通して、発信していきたいと思います！ ぜひチャンネル登録と応援の程よろしくお願いします！ 【Official Instagram】 https://www.instagram.com/rinyaman/ 【Official X(Twitter)】...
Things have been changing as of recent. Japanese fighters are cross-training more now and there absolutely are new gyms being made that should hopefully replicate the training and gym culture from other high-quality international gyms. JTT from the Asakura brothers brought in guys from Syndicate and are trying to build a system and culture that promotes MMA at a high level. There is also another new gym which was built off of the Paraestra Network (Taira, Tsuruya, Ogikubo, etc. are from this network) called THE Black Belt Japan (THE stands for Tsuruya Hiroshi Experience which is the gym owner's name). Black Belt Japan and the rest of the Paraestra network are building up more prospects from lower weight classes as well. Check out Takehiro Nakaike of Paraestra if you haven't heard of him yet. And for JTT look out for Kyouma Akimoto if you know nothing about him either.
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He's not old, but he's not young either for the division. You need to stack up like 8 wins in a row in that division to be considered for a titleshot unless your last name is nurmagomedov, or unless you're the UFC's poster boy. If he continues this slow pace, he'll probably be like 31 or 32 by the time he sniffs a title shot, and that's IF he keeps winning. He's just not leaving much wiggle room for mistakes in my opinion. Needs to pick up the activity, or get some big finishes that generate big hype around him.
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He's already had multiple fights in the UFC, so I'm not sure what you mean?
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He will likely fight again this year, hes at ATT training right now...not sure if that implies an impending announcement. I think he's got a similar approach to Bo, these guys probably think they can get lined up for a title fight relatively quickly and are focusing more on training than competing. I don't agree with it, but it's obvious Bo has no intention to go on some fight win streak to get his title shot.
Almost nobody in the UFC is active though, I often think it's the promotion and not the fighter. Rinya hasn't seemed to be injured.
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Bo might be able to do it that way because for some reason the ufc is behind him and he has hype. Rinya is shockingly under the radar in comparison though, and in a much more stacked division. It will be much harder for him to get a title shot in my opinion
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He's going to need and take some risks, he should be trying to get a Montel Jackson, Zahabi, Gutierrez, Garbrandt, Yanez, Simon type fight either in his next one or the one after to actually try and catch a top 15 ranking sooner rather than later.
I think careers like Rinyas need to be very scientific and planned out, unfortunately I dont think most gyms and teams are at this level yet. You're working with a guy who's an elite athlete with an elite wrestling base who has a clear natural aptitude for punching. That said, he began training for MMA at 25 and had his debut right after turning 26...He's already so old considering his needed growth curve and the division he's in, he only has a small window to be a champion so you want to maximize development time, he will never get a second crack or if he gets derailed bad on his rise likely never get another legitimate go either. Rinyas is 29, will be 30 in March, I'd want him to fight for a title around 31-32. 33 onward would he too late but anytime sooner than 31 and I think he will be leaving a lot still on the table.
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That’s a good point, competing at a super high level is good but the transition to MMA is also important.
looking at Olympic boxers who had success in the pro scene most of them won Olympic gold pretty young before going pro.
That is one thing but they’re staying in the same sport and not having to learn multiple aspects of different styles.
Younger wrestlers could be a very good source of prospects since unlike amateur boxers the financial incentive to turn pro is much less.
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I'd love to see young Judokas and Wrestlers cross over more often. We get combat sambo guys, Sanda, karate, hand to hand combat from Russia etc. But rarely Judokas or wrestlers who were at an elite level. Similarly hopeful with France we get something like that. I don't know how elite Baki was in terms of Judo but he was a competitive black belt, Merab was one of the top Judokas in Georgia before they banned leg reaps and that ruined his and many careers. Akiyama was elite in Judo but came to MMA at 29 or 30 and was fighting open weight. We got Satoshi Ishii to cross over at 19 from Judo which was amazing and some Greco guys have tried like Harutanyan, Shinobu Ota, Janikowski recently. Dunno, it's a fine line. These crossover guys gotta really want it and need to have really intentional training and career paths which...isn't how it goes usually.
