The Sherdog Rnakings for October, the fighters in Japan are:
Middleweight
7. (7) Denis Kang Signed with HERO’s, will fight in HERO’s in Korea Oct. 28
Welterweight
8. (8) Shinya Aoki Shooto champ, no fight set up currently. Free agent, will he take up JZ’s Challenge and fight in Hero’s? He is undoubtedly wanted by DEEP and Shooto, in addition to the new “J-Rock” organization.
Lightweight
1. (1)Takanori Gomi Rumored to join a new organization. A press conference is due to be held on Monday where this organization will be presented.
3. (8) Gesias "JZ" Calvancanti moved up in the rankings after winning the Hero’S tournament in September.
4. (3)Tatsuya Kawajiri Former Shooto fighter, future uncertain. Rumored to return to the ring Nov. 8 on the Shooto card
5. (4) Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro
7. (6) Mitsuhiro Ishida Privous Pride fighter, future uncertain. My guess is that he will return to his roots in Shooto, or go to HERO’s
8. (8) Joachim Hansen Now a free agent, a chance for HERO’s. He would have lots of options now.
Featherweight
1. (1) Akitoshi Tamura will fight on Shooto’s supercard Nov. 8 against a yet to be named opponent.
3. (3)"Lion" Takeshi Inoue Due to fight Nov. 8 Shoot tournament.
4. (4) Antonio Carvalho I am guessing he will be on the November 8 Shooto card.
5. (7) Masakazu Imanari Deep champion, climbs 2 spots after his victory against Hiroyuki Abe and Hatsu Hioki’s loss.
7. (8) Yoshiro Maeda Pancrase fighter. No fights set
8. Jong Man Kim New on the list, the Shooto fighter beat Hatsu Hioki earlier this month and thereby deserves his place.
9. (5) Hatsu Hioki Falls 4 places after losing to Jong Man Kim.
10. (9) Bao Quach
-. (10) Tenki Fujimiya Falls out of the list.
Bantamweight
1. (1) Akitoshi Hokazono Shooto Champion who very rarely fights. No fights set
3. (3) Koetsu Okazaki Shooto Fighter, no fights set
4. (5)Atsushi Yamamoto Shooto fighter
5. (6)Ryota Matsune Shooto fighter, currently injured
6. Daniel Lima Shooto fighter, beat Kenji Osawa in September. My guess is that he will get a bit fight in November
7. (4)Kenji Osawa Shooto fighter. Lost to Daniel Lima in September.
8. (7)Takeya Mizugaki
Flyweight
1. (1) Shinichi "BJ" Kojima Shooto Champion, next fight not set
2. (3)Yasuhiro Urushitani Shooto fighter, won against Yamaguchi September 22
3. (2) Mamoru Yamaguchi Shooto fighter, Lost against Urushitani September 22
4. (4) Masaaki Sugawara
5. (5) Yusei Shimokawa
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