Kazuhiro Nakamura is a Japanese retired mixed martial artist who competed as a Middleweight in DREAM, and is a former DEEP Middleweight Champion.
27 Facts About Kazuhiro Nakamura
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Kazuhiro Nakamura fought out of the Yoshida Dojo and competed in the Pride Fighting Championships, the Ultimate Fighting Championship and the Sengoku Raiden Championship.
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Kazuhiro Nakamura became a professional judoka under the sponsorship of Keiyo Gas and competed at national and international level, placing third at the Japanese championships at 100+.
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Kazuhiro Nakamura made his MMA debut at PRIDE 25 against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, losing by submission in the second round.
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Kazuhiro Nakamura has lost to Nogueira in a rematch at PRIDE Bushido 4.
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Kazuhiro Nakamura's final fight in PRIDE was a decision loss to Mauricio Rua at PRIDE Shockwave 2006.
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Kazuhiro Nakamura was known for his flashy entrances, often coming to the ring wearing sunglasses and accompanied by penguin mascots.
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Kazuhiro Nakamura made his debut in the UFC at UFC 76 against Lyoto Machida.
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Kazuhiro Nakamura carried a wagasa umbrella and exhibited a haircut adopted from Japanese comedian Toru Hotohara.
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Kazuhiro Nakamura's next fight in the UFC was a loss by TKO to Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou at UFC 84.
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Kazuhiro Nakamura debuted at Sengoku: Fifth Battle as an entrant in the inaugural Middleweight Grand prix eliminating British Paul Cahoon.
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Kazuhiro Nakamura returned at Sengoku - Sixth battle as part of the final four.
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Kazuhiro Nakamura defeated fellow countryman Yuki Sasaki via unanimous decision and booked a spot later that evening in the final.
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Kazuhiro Nakamura fought against tournament favourite Jorge Santiago and took him to the third round before losing via KO at 0:49 of the third round.
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Kazuhiro Nakamura Returned at Sengoku: Ninth Battle in a title eliminator that saw the winner rematch champion Jorge Santiago.
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Kazuhiro Nakamura was stunned by Kazuo Misaki and lost via submission in the first round.
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Kazuhiro Nakamura made his return at Dream 17 to face UFC vet Gerald Harris.
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On October 19,2012, Kazuhiro Nakamura made his debut in DEEP, where he defeated Ryuta Sakurai by majority decision.
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On February 16,2013, Kazuhiro Nakamura defeated Young Choi to win the vacant DEEP Middleweight Championship which is the first title of his career.
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Kazuhiro Nakamura faced Daijiro Matsui on June 30,2013, at DEEP: King Kaz Fight in Fukuyama.
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Kazuhiro Nakamura then faced Yuji Sakuragi at DEEP: Cage Impact 2013 on November 24,2013.
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Kazuhiro Nakamura won by arm triangle choke submission in the third round.
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Kazuhiro Nakamura was defeated by Ken Hasegawa via majority decision on March 22,2014, at DEEP: 65 Impact.
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On July 21,2014, Kazuhiro Nakamura faced Seigo Mizuguchi at DEEP: Cage Impact 2014 and won via second round corner stoppage.
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Kazuhiro Nakamura faced Yoshiyuki Nakanishi on December 21,2014, in DEEP.
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Kazuhiro Nakamura lost the fight by unanimous decision and retired from MMA competition after the fight.
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On February 22,2014, Kazuhiro Nakamura made a one-off professional wrestling appearance for the Wrestle-1 promotion, teaming with Masakatsu Funaki, Manabu Soya and Seiya Sanada in an eight-man tag team match, where they defeated Desperado.