Gabi Garcia freakshow ends in illegal Soccer Kick
The matchup is repulsive given that combat sports are dangerous and concussions are really bad for you.
No rational fan was curious about how Fedor Emelianenko, the greatest heavyweight in MMA history, would do at the peak of his abilities vs. the hapless, obese Zuluzinho. But it happened at the peak of PRIDE’s popularity, on the biggest event of the year – New Year’s eve.
Fan tastes run strange in Japan, and promoters there naturally rush to accommodate.
Gabi Garcia, is a nine-time world champion in Jiu-Jitsu, and so massively muscled she dwarfs Wanderlei Silva. Megumi Yabushita has enjoyed a tremendous career across multiple combat sports including MMA, Judo, Kickboxing, and Shoot Boxing. However, at 45 years old, she is on a seven-fight losing streak in MMA. And she’s 5′ 2″ and 135 lbs. Garcia is 31 years old, 6′ 3″ and well over 200 pounds.
The two were recently matched up under Shoot Boxing rules at 2017 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup inside Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Garcia ended up landing a full-power PRIDE Rules soccer kick, which, mercifully, is prohibited in Shoot Boxing. This came after repeated warnings.
The matchup is repulsive given that combat sports are dangerous and concussions are really bad for you.
Garcia’s next contest in an MMA fight vs. Russian boxer Oksana Gagloeva at RIZIN FF event on July 29 inside Saitama Super Arena, also in Saitama City, Saitama, Japan.