Sengoku Featherweight GP set for March 20

The next Sengoku event will be "Sengoku 7" on Friday, March 20 at the Yoyogi Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan and will be the first round of the promotion's featherweight tournament.

The tournament will feature sixteen fighters under 65 kg (143.3 pounds). In 2008, Jorge Santiago and Satoru Kitaoka won the Sengoku middleweight and lightweight tournaments, respectively, to each earn a spot in the promotion's first championship bouts.

DREAM will also hold a featherweight tournament beginning in March. DREAM's division will be under 63 kg (138.9 pounds).

Last year's tournament winners Kitaoka and Santiago's next fights will take place in July or August, and their opponents will be based on upcoming Sengoku fights as well as fan requests.