12 Facts About Egan Inoue

Egan Inoue is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner, former mixed martial artist and racquetball competitor.

Egan Inoue was born on 4 June 1965, in Honolulu, Hawaii, in a family of Japanese descent.

Egan Inoue started practicing Shotokan Karate from a young age taught by his grandfather.

Egan Inoue briefly ascended to be the No 1 ranked player on tour in December 1990 before finishing the season ranked 6th.

In 1989, Egan Inoue had a 50 percent ownership in E-Force, a racquetball equipment company.

Egan Inoue started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu in the late 1980s at Relson Gracie's academy in the late 1980s before joining the Machado academy where he earned his purple and brown belts.

In 1996, Egan Inoue won the World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship in the blue belt division.

Egan Inoue was the first American to win the title.

Egan Inoue then returned to Brazil in 1997 and won the World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship in the absolute purple belt division.

Egan Inoue later joined John Lewis academy where he was promoted to black belt.

Egan Inoue has opened up three MMA training schools in the state of Hawaii.

Egan Inoue enjoyed a successful career with five world championship titles.