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“So Blood Sport Was Real” – MMA Fans Go Berserk as Leaping Slam Sends Fighters Flying at Japanese Combat Promotion

Published 12/28/2022, 7:30 AM EST

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The world of combat sports is seeing some promotions like UFC and ONE Championship taking enormous strides in popularity and talent acquisition. Similarly, there are some innovative events that are happening all around the world which are leaving the fans bewildered and confused about some of the rules. As a matter of fact, these types of events are becoming popular all around the world and are keeping the fans engaged in the sport. Recently, combat sports reporter Marc Raimondi tweeted a video of a fighter getting slammed in a Japanese MMA event. The video featured Marcus Aurelio slamming Hidenori Ebata outside of the ring, landing in an awkward position.

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Raimondi rightly captioned, “This was absolutely insane.” Similarly, the fans agree with the statement made by the reporter.

Fans React to crazy slam in Japanese MMA Event

It genuinely bewildered some of the fans upon seeing the video. They probably had an adrenaline rush just by seeing the video. One of them tweeted an appreciation for Marc Raimondi to resolve his intrigue.

Furthermore, one of the fans rightly mentioned the legend, Inoki.

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Also, one of the social media users pointed out the legendary finishing move by Marcus Aurelio.

Most of the fans were concerned about the slammed fighter.

Some of the fans wanted to know which league is featuring this type of fight.

Similarly, another one asked the same question.

One fan made some fun of the video.

Another one made some fun of the slammed fighter.

Later, one of the social media users rightly assessed the fight between Marcus Aurelio and Hidenori Ebata.

Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye X Ganryujima is a unique MMA promotion

Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye X Ganryujima is a fresh addition to the MMA promotions. Moreover, the unique feature of the promotion is that it does not have rules like the UFC.

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Furthermore, it has rules combining various singular MMA promotion rules. The event is a combination of the UWFi rule set and the Ganryujima rule set.

Subsequently, the recent event of Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye X Ganryujima saw Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tom Lawlor as the main event. The main event had UWFi rules. Tom Lawlor is a UFC veteran, and he headlines the main event. All in all, the rules stated that the bout was of the nature of shoot-style wrestling. The idea of Antonio Inoki vs Muhammad Ali idea inspired these events.

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What do you think of such MMA promotions? Do you want to see more of these fights? Moreover, would you like to see UFC making such unique rules to inculcate more fights?

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Faizan Mirza

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Faizan Mirza is a UFC Writer at Essentially Sports. He has had a keen eye on the UFC since 2015 and is a fan of Conor McGregor because of his attitude and charisma. Faizan had been following McGregor's ascent in the sport.
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Vineet Nandwana