- Kazuhiro Nakamura
Kazuhiro Nakamura (中村和裕,
July 16 ,1979 ) is a Japanese MMA fighter known for his antics inside and outside of the ring. He currently competes as a light heavyweight in theUFC , but was better known for his appearances in PRIDE FC. Nakamura's primary style isjudo , training out of thedojo ofHidehiko Yoshida .Pride career
Nakamura made his MMA debut at
PRIDE 25 againstAntonio Rogerio Nogueira , losing by submission in the second round. He was also defeated by Nogueira in a rematch atPRIDE Bushido 4 . His career in PRIDE was notable for fighting many of PRIDE's top fighters, includingWanderlei Silva ,Mauricio Rua ,Dan Henderson andJosh Barnett . He holds notable victories overIgor Vovchanchyn ,Yuki Kondo ,Kevin Randleman andMurilo Bustamante . His final fight in PRIDE was a decision loss to Mauricio Rua atPRIDE Shockwave 2006 cite web
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Nakamura made his debut in the UFC at
UFC 76 againstLyoto Machida , losing the fight by unanimous decision. Nakamura tested positive formarijuana during the UFC 76 drug testings. [ [http://mmajunkie.com/news/2916/kazuhiro-nakamura-fails-ufc-76-drug-test.mma Kazuhiro Nakamura Fails UFC 76 Drug Test | MMAjunkie.com ] ] His last fight in the UFC was a loss by TKO toRameau Thierry Sokoudjou atUFC 84 .Mixed martial arts record
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External links
* [http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=fighter.detail&pid=700 UFC] Profile
* [http://www.pridefc.com/pride2005/index.php?mainpage=fighters&fID=110 PrideFC] Profile
* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?search=yes&FighterID=6943 Sherdog] Profile
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