Английская Википедия:Hero's
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Hero's was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion operated by Fighting and Entertainment Group, the parent entity behind kickboxing organization K-1. Grown from and branched off of K-1's earlier experiments in MMA, including the K-1 Romanex event and various MMA fights on its regular K-1 kickboxing cards, it held its first show on March 26, 2005. The promotion was handled by former Rings head Akira Maeda. At a press conference on February 13, 2008, FEG announced that they discontinued Hero's and were creating a new mixed martial arts franchise, Dream, in collaboration with former Pride FC executives from Dream Stage Entertainment.
History
Although not as popular worldwide as the Ultimate Fighting Championship or the now defunct Pride Fighting Championships, Hero's was very recognizable in the Japanese mixed martial arts scene, thanks in large part to the visibility and resources of FEG and K-1. Hero's events were sometimes co-sponsored and broadcast on the TBS national television network in Japan.[1] In contrast to PRIDE and the UFC, Hero's promoted only three weight classes: middleweight (-70 kg/-154 lbs), light heavyweight (-85 kg/-187 lbs) and heavyweight (+85 kg/+187 lbs)
United States
On March 27, 2007, FEG (the Fighting Entertainment Group) held a press conference at the Los Angeles Coliseum to announce their first US event which was to be held on June 2, 2007. The show, named K-1 Dynamite!! USA, was a joint operated venture with the newly formed Elite XC, British MMA organization Cage Rage, BoDog Fight and the Korean-based Spirit MC. The show was broken down into two parts, with the first part (made up of three fights) being aired for free Showtime and the second part on pay-per-view.
Reformation into Dream
At a press conference on February 13, 2008, FEG announced that they discontinued Hero's and were creating a new mixed martial arts franchise, Dream, in collaboration with former Pride FC executives from Dream Stage Entertainment. In addition to established Hero's stars, (such as Calvancante, Akiyama, and Yamamoto) many other top fighters from around the world (such as Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović and Shinya Aoki) joined the new promotion.
Notable fighters
Many notable mixed martial artists competed in Hero's, including: Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Flagicon Sam Greco
- Шаблон:Flagicon Antônio Silva
- Шаблон:Flagicon Gesias Calvancante
- Шаблон:Flagicon Hermes Franca
- Шаблон:Flagicon Lyoto Machida
- Шаблон:Flagicon Rani Yahya
- Шаблон:Flagicon Royce Gracie
- Шаблон:Flagicon Vítor Ribeiro
- Шаблон:Flagicon Carlos Newton
- Шаблон:Flagicon Denis Kang
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ivan Menjivar
- Шаблон:Flagicon Caol Uno
- Шаблон:Flagicon Genki Sudo
- Шаблон:Flagicon Hideo Tokoro
- Шаблон:Flagicon Hiroyuki Takaya
- Шаблон:Flagicon Kazuo Misaki
- Шаблон:Flagicon Kazushi Sakuraba
- Шаблон:Flagicon Kiuma Kunioku
- Шаблон:Flagicon Michihiro Omigawa
- Шаблон:Flagicon Norifumi Yamamoto
- Шаблон:Flagicon Shungo Oyama
- Шаблон:Flagicon Yoshihiro Akiyama
- Шаблон:Flagicon Yushin Okami
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jerome Le Banner
- Шаблон:Flagicon Alistair Overeem
- Шаблон:Flagicon Melvin Manhoef
- Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Aerts
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ray Sefo
- Шаблон:Flagicon Joachim Hansen
- Шаблон:Flagicon Sergei Kharitonov
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jan Nortje
- Шаблон:Flagicon Kotetsu Boku
- Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Goodridge
- Шаблон:Flagicon Brad Pickett
- Шаблон:Flagicon Antonio McKee
- Шаблон:Flagicon B.J. Penn
- Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Sapp
- Шаблон:Flagicon Don Frye
- Шаблон:Flagicon Heath Herring
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jake Shields
- Шаблон:Flagicon Nam Phan
- Шаблон:Flagicon Rich Clementi
- Шаблон:Flagicon Brock Lesnar
Hero's Grand Prix Champions
Year | Weight class | Champion | Runner-up |
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2005 | Middleweight (Шаблон:Convert) | Шаблон:Flagicon Norifumi Yamamoto | Шаблон:Flagicon Genki Sudo |
2006 | Light heavyweight (Шаблон:Convert) | Шаблон:Flagicon Yoshihiro Akiyama | Шаблон:Flagicon Melvin Manhoef |
2006 | Middleweight (Шаблон:Convert) | Шаблон:Flagicon Gesias Calvancante | Шаблон:Flagicon Caol Uno |
2007 | Middleweight (Шаблон:Convert) | Шаблон:Flagicon Gesias Calvancante | Шаблон:Flagicon André Amado |
Events
Event locations
* Total event number: 19
- Шаблон:Flagicon Japan (13)
- Vilnius – 3
- Seoul – 2
References
External links
- Английская Википедия
- K-1
- Hero's events
- 2005 establishments in Japan
- 2008 disestablishments in Japan
- Organizations established in 2005
- Organizations disestablished in 2008
- Mixed martial arts organizations
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