Shizuka Sugiyama, occasionally nicknamed Shiiyan and The Big Newcomer of Hope, is an American-born Japanese female mixed martial artist.
25 Facts About Shizuka Sugiyama
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Shizuka Sugiyama previously fought in the MMA promotion Jewels and now competes for Deep.
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Shizuka Sugiyama graduated from the sports faculty of the Tokai University.
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Shizuka Sugiyama got her black belt in Karate in 2009.
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Shizuka Sugiyama participated in the Japan Open 2007 Vale Tudo Real Fighting Karate-do Championship Series, placing second in the general category for women, being defeated by Saori Ishioka.
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Shizuka Sugiyama was announced for Jewels 9th Ring in a shoot boxing match against Mongolian Esui, but she suffered a broken collar bone and a dislocated shoulder during training, which forced her to withdraw from the event.
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Shizuka Sugiyama defeated Tanaka by TKO in the second round.
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Shizuka Sugiyama won the fight by TKO in the first round.
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Shizuka Sugiyama defeated Yonezawa by TKO in the first round.
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Shizuka Sugiyama beat Sato by a first-round TKO, after the ringside doctor was forced to stop the bout.
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Shizuka Sugiyama was scheduled to fight Takayo Hashi at Deep-Jewels 4 for the inaugural middleweight title.
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Shizuka Sugiyama was scheduled to fight Yurika Nakakura at Deep Jewels 6.
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At Deep - Dream Impact 2014: Omisoka Special, Shizuka Sugiyama was scheduled to fight the multiple-time World Boxing Council title challenger Emiko Raika in the latter's sophomore MMA appearance.
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Shizuka Sugiyama won the fight by technical submission, forcing her opponent's corner to throw in the towel, as Raika refused to tap.
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Shizuka Sugiyama was next scheduled to fight Yukinari Nabekawa at Deep-Jewels 15.
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Shizuka Sugiyama extended her winning streak to four, after beating Satsuki Kodama by an armbar at Deep Jewels 17.
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Shizuka Sugiyama was scheduled to make her RIZIN debut at the Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: 2nd Round event, being scheduled to fight Kana Watanabe.
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Shizuka Sugiyama returned to DEEP, as she was scheduled to fight Asami Nakai at Deep Jewels 25.
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Shizuka Sugiyama was scheduled to fight Kano Kagaya at Deep-Jewels 29, in Kagaya's sophomore MMA appearance.
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Shizuka Sugiyama won the fight by a technical submission, due to an armbar.
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Shizuka Sugiyama was scheduled to fight at DEEP's 20th anniversary event, against Aoi Kuriyama.
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Shizuka Sugiyama faced Mikiko Shimizu in the Deep-Jewels Flyweight Grand Prix quarterfinal bout at Deep Jewels 36 on March 12,2022.
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However, Kuriyama missed weight, resulting in Shizuka Sugiyama receiving a bye to the final.
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Shizuka Sugiyama became the fourth Queen of Pancrase in the flyweight division.
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Shizuka Sugiyama posed for a photobook published by Kamipro and has appeared in an Internet TV show called Stickam TV.