Kazushi Sakuraba

Kazushi Sakuraba (Japanese: , Sakuraba Kazushi, born July 14, 1969 in present-day Katagami, Akita, Japan) is a Japanese professional mixed martial arts competitor and former professional wrestler. He has competed in pro- wrestling for New Japan Pro Wrestling, UWFi and Kingdom Pro Wrestling. He has fought in MMA competition in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, PRIDE Fighting Championships, K-1 Hero's and DREAM. He has the distinction of competing in the longest mixed martial arts bout on record, beating Royce Gracie in a 90-minute bout in 2000. In Japan, he is known as "The IQ Wrestler", for his brilliance in the arts of catch wrestling and freestyle wrestling, as well as for his overall cerebral approach to fighting. He is also known as "Saku", which is frequently represented by the number "39" (the Japanese pronunciation of 3 being "san" and 9 "ku"). In the West, he is often referred to as the "Gracie Hunter," due to his victories over members of the famed Gracie family of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners, including Royce Gracie, Renzo Gracie, Ryan Gracie and Royler Gracie.

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Kazushi Sakuraba (Japanese: , Sakuraba Kazushi, born July 14, 1969 in present-day Katagami, Akita, Japan) is a Japanese professional mixed martial arts competitor and former professional wrestler. He has competed in pro- wrestling for New Japan Pro Wrestling, UWFi and Kingdom Pro Wrestling. He has fought in MMA competition in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, PRIDE Fighting Championships, K-1 Hero's and DREAM. He has the distinction of competing in the longest mixed martial arts bout on record, beating Royce Gracie in a 90-minute bout in 2000. In Japan, he is known as "The IQ Wrestler", for his brilliance in the arts of catch wrestling and freestyle wrestling, as well as for his overall cerebral approach to fighting. He is also known as "Saku", which is frequently represented by the number "39" (the Japanese pronunciation of 3 being "san" and 9 "ku"). In the West, he is often referred to as the "Gracie Hunter," due to his victories over members of the famed Gracie family of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners, including Royce Gracie, Renzo Gracie, Ryan Gracie and Royler Gracie.