Miyuu Yamamoto is a Japanese former female freestyle wrestler and mixed martial artist.
18 Facts About Miyuu Yamamoto
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Miyuu Yamamoto is married to her husband, Kyle, who has two coffee shops in Guam.
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Miyuu Yamamoto enjoys brewing her own coffee and hopes to open her own coffee shop in Japan.
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Miyuu Yamamoto later returned to active service on the occasion that women's wrestling becoming the official event for the first time at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
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Miyuu Yamamoto belonged to Sports Biz and acts as a sports caster, as well as a leader of Kids' Wrestling at the NPO Japan Sports Network.
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Miyuu Yamamoto aimed to participate in the 2012 Summer Olympics, winning the All Japan Women's Open Championship on 16 October.
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Miyuu Yamamoto won the third prize in the Canadian Cup on 5 July 2014.
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Miyuu Yamamoto acquired Canadian citizenship in December 2015, and aimed to participate in the 2016 Summer Olympics as a Canada representative.
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On 2 June 2019, Miyuu Yamamoto faced Kanna Asakura at Rizin 16.
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Miyuu Yamamoto lost the fight via technical knockout in the second round.
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Miyuu Yamamoto was scheduled to fight former Rizin Super Atomweight Champion Ayaka Hamasaki for the vacant RIZIN atomweight title.
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Miyuu Yamamoto faced Hamasaki on 31 December 2020 for the vacant RIZIN Super Atomweight belt.
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Miyuu Yamamoto faced Rena Kubota at Rizin 32 on 20 November 2021.
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Miyuu Yamamoto lost the bout after getting caught with a knee on a takedown attempt.
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Miyuu Yamamoto faced the DEEP Microweight and Jewels Atomweight champion Saori Oshima at Rizin 36 on 2 July 2022.
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Miyuu Yamamoto was expected to face Rizin Super Atomweight champion Seika Izawa in a non-title bout at Rizin 42 on May 6,2023.
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The bout postponed for New Year's Eve, as Miyuu Yamamoto suffered a torn ACL in training.
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Miyuu Yamamoto lost the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the second round.