"Kinnikuman" Artist Draws Stars of UFC's Upcoming Japanese Event

On September 20th, the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Japan with UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson, the mixed martial arts promotion's third fight card at Japan's Saitama Super Arena following UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson in February 2012 and UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann in March 2013. As with previous Japanese trips, promotional efforts got a bit of help from Yudetamago, creator(s) of manga's intergalactic wrestler Kinnikuman.

 

 

今年も渾身の作品が届きました！@yude_shimada先生ありがとうございます！今年も日本に上陸、9/20（土）は【生中継！UFC JAPAN 2014】を放送！⇒http://t.co/PLSzGkvoQq #wowow #ufc pic.twitter.com/8ogvHwL3aF

— WOWOW 格闘技 (@wowowkakutogi) August 8, 2014

 

The main card includes

Heavyweight	Mark Hunt	vs.	Roy Nelson
Women's Bantamweight	Miesha Tate	vs.	Rin Nakai
Flyweight	Kyoji Horiguchi	vs.	Jon Delos Reyes

 

While other announced fights feature

• Featherweight bout: Sam Sicilia vs. Katsunori Kikuno


• Lightweight bout: Myles Jury vs. Takanori Gomi


• Lightweight bout: Johnny Case vs. Kazuki Tokudome


• Featherweight bout: Maximo Blanco vs. Dan Hooker


• Welterweight bout: Richard Walsh vs. Kiichi Kunimoto


• Welterweight bout: Hyun Gyu Lim vs. Takenori Sato


• Bantamweight bout: Michinori Tanaka vs. Kyung Ho Kang


• Bantamweight bout: Masanori Kanehara vs. Alex Caceres


• Welterweight bout: Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Amir Sadollah

 

#ufcjapan あと、一ヶ月ちょっと…楽しみダス*\(^o^)/*UFC日本大会ポスターTweetキャンペーンや‼︎ 一気に4カード分のポスター‼︎かっこええ！ #MMA #UFC pic.twitter.com/EpMcGdbC3P

— tommy (@aaaaaaaaaaamema) August 5, 2014

UFC JAPAN 2014 ちょー楽しみ。#ufcjapan pic.twitter.com/SKzM0tFLDG

— ぶらっくばす。 (@tkf_Dynamite) August 5, 2014

一回では投稿しきれなかったので、、、一つ前の続きです。#ufcjapan pic.twitter.com/39pMiO7Hoe

— 橋口幸生 (@yukio8494) August 7, 2014

UFC日本大会のポスター、JR新橋駅に最大サイズのものが掲出中です。でかい！#ufcjapan pic.twitter.com/dq8sM3fzK0

— 橋口幸生 (@yukio8494) August 7, 2014

9/20　UFC日本大会ポスター！　#ufcjapan pic.twitter.com/xb9LJEogi3

— misonou (@misoyasu) August 7, 2014

もうすぐやな！ pic.twitter.com/cRxuc2FEqK

— 秋山　成勲 추 성훈 (@akiyamayoshihir) August 4, 2014

新橋でUFCジャパンのポスター!!!スゲーカッコイイ。一見の価値あるなこりゃ!#ufcjapan pic.twitter.com/ulg3jrbLd5

— rikio (@ik0831) August 9, 2014

マーク・ハント対ロイ・ネルソン対ドラえもん。#ufcjapan pic.twitter.com/YkY0ur8hu4

— 橋口幸生 (@yukio8494) August 8, 2014

 

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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.