“What is that chalk? Why do you know the technique better than me?”
It’s the usual way. But I thought that “always” was a long time ago.
“The strongest amateur” Bobby Ologun, who participated in RIZIN’s first Okinawa Arena tournament on November 20, played against former wrestler and former professional wrestler Katsuya Kitamura and won a single victory with rear naked choke. Was stored. It was the first big stage in 14 years.
Mixed martial arts match since New Year’s Eve 2007
“Foreigners who use strange Japanese”, who attracted attention in variety shows, show outstanding physical ability when they experience judo in planning. At that time, he was aiming for a martial arts event on New Year’s Eve that was being broadcast on the same TBS.
On December 31, 2004, he won a mixed martial arts match with K-1 fighter Cyril Abidi in “Dynamite !!”. The following year, he beats former yokozuna and Akebono. After that, K-1 and grappling games were also played, totaling 2 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw. The last match so far was a grappling match (draw) with Minowaman in 2011.
However, this fall, it is suddenly decided to participate in RIZIN. This is the first big event and mixed martial arts match since the 2007 New Year’s Eve match against Bob Sapp (KO lost). He described the match as “a part of Misoji’s journey.” Of course, it means “Misogi”.
Last May, Bobby was arrested for assaulting his wife. His wife complained of long-standing domestic violence by hitting her cheek with her finger. I had no choice but to leave the entertainment world.
Even so, he opened a YouTube channel in September this year, apologized for the fined case, and resumed activities. The program also started at the local station. It was the trip of Misogi that was carried out in that. One of the Misogi is martial arts. Literally, I’m trying to get back on track and show my desperate efforts.
RIZIN is the largest martial arts event in Japan, but it is not only a place where top players gather, but also has an emphasis on topicality. On New Year’s Eve last year, the popular YouTuber Shibatar participated and got a lot of attention. “I want to show a human drama (not just winning or losing the competition) at RIZIN,” said Nobuyuki Sakakibara, CEO. Bobby’s re-launch was a combination of management and player-side speculation.
