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Bob Sapp to fight cartoon character in MMA match on New Years Eve in Japan

Found December 22, 2008 on blog.thesavagescience.com:
Bob Sapp, former NFL football player turned Japanese pop culture icon is returning to the ring for a MMA rules fight at the DREAM/K-1 Dynamite! New Years Eve show. His opponent? Kinniku Mantaro. A cartoon character. That's him in the picture. Read about what may be the most bizarre thing ever in the strange world of Japanese fight sports....



Original Story: http://blog.thesavagescience.com/2008...
4 Comments:
  • So? Evander Holyfield fought a cartoon character this past Saturday.
    by apeape1   December 22, 2008   Reply   Options   +1 Likes
  • Oh, you said Sapp.... I thought it was Bob Stoops! I thought he was going to fight a cartoon character for more publicity for the sooners. My Bad.
    by LonghornsRule   December 22, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • Texas sucks!
    by lusdawg   December 22, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • like yo Momma!
    by LonghornsRule   December 23, 2008   Reply   Options  
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