FEG, the parent company of K-1 and DREAM, announced today that Sapp will take on a fighter under DREAM rules by the name of Kinniku Mantaro, a character out of the manga and anime series "Ultimate Muscle."
The fighter portraying Mantaro is Akihito Tanaka, a 7-time All Japan wrestling champion who joined K-1 in 2004. Tanaka currently trains with Kazushi Sakuraba at the MMA legend's Laughter 7 gym.
The fight is being produced by DJ Ozma, whom Akihiro Gono spoofs for his entrances in the UFC and PRIDE Bushido.
Current "FieLDS Dynamite!!" fight card:
Dream Rule
- Mirko Crocop vs Hong Man Choi
- Semmy Schilt vs Mighty Mo
- Hideo Tokoro vs Daisuke Nakamura
- Jerome Le Banner vs Mark Hunt
- Shinya Aoki vs Eddie Alvarez
- Kazushi Sakuraba vs Kiyoshi Tamura
- Joachim Hansen vs J.Z.Calvan
- Bob Sapp vs Kinniku Mantaro
K-1 Rule
- Yoshihiro Sato vs Artur Kyshenko
- Kozo Takeda vs Tatsuya Kawajiri
- Musashi vs Gegard Mousasi
K-1 Koshien
- Hiroya vs Shimada Shota
- Ryuya Kusakabe vs Koya Urabe
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