At the time, Pancrase was a proto-Mixed Martial Arts organization formed by Japanese pro wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki. Both Funaki and Suzuki were more than just entertainers, they ...

Masakatsu Funaki took out a laundry list of big names in Pancrase. | Photo: Daniel Herbertson/Sherdog.com Masakatsu Funaki Pancrase (1993-99); Colosseum (2000); K-1 (2007); Dream (2008); Rings (2012) ...

I’m redoing my old MMA History series which has fallen on hard times in the sixteen years since I wrote it. the old links are broken, the videos and gifs are long since deleted, etc. etc. Here’s ...

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Masaharu Funaki , is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler who wrestled in New Japan Pro Wrestling, PWFG, as well as the UWF. He is currently ...

This Wednesday perennial Japanese promoter Pancrase will hold the next chapter of its 2007 RISING TOUR, bringing together an interesting mix of homegrown talent pitted against fighters from France, ...