World Victory Road officials today announced fighters in their Sengoku event series will now compete in weight classes that adhere to the limits set forth in MMA’s “unified rules.” The changes go into effect for its next show, Sengoku Raiden Championships 13, which takes place June 20 in Tokyo, Japan.
Unified Rules weight divisions:
135 pounds (bantamweight)
145 (featherweight)
155 (lightweight)
170 (welterweight)
185 (middleweight)
205 (light heavyweight)
265 (heavyweight)
266-plus (super-heavyweight).
The modification comes in an attempt to help Japanese fighters who wish to fight abroad and to also help foreign fighters in Japan.
Despite the weight-class changes, WRV still uses a rules set that differs slightly from the one in the unified rules. For example, Sengoku fighters can use knees and stomps to the head of a downed opponent, though elbow strikes to the head are prohibited.
Sengoku adopts Unified Rules weight divisions
World Victory Road officials today announced fighters in their Sengoku event series will now compete in weight classes that adhere to the limits set forth in MMA’s “unified rules.” The changes go into effect for its next show, Sengoku Raiden Championships 13, which takes place June 20 in Tokyo, Japan. Unified Rules weight divisions: 135…
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