Hero's was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion operated by Fighting and Entertainment Group, the parent entity behind kickboxing organization K-1. Grown from and branched off of K-1's earlier experiments in MMA, including the K-1 Romanex event and various MMA fights on its regular K-1 kickboxing cards, it held its first show on March 26, 2005. The promotion was handled by former Rings head Akira Maeda. At a press conference on February 13, 2008, FEG announced that they discontinued Hero's and were creating a new mixed martial arts franchise, Dream, in collaboration with former Pride FC executives from Dream Stage Entertainment.
Although not as popular worldwide as the Ultimate Fighting Championship or the now defunct Pride Fighting Championships, Hero's was very recognizable in the Japanese mixed martial arts scene, thanks in large part to the visibility and resources of FEG and K-1. Hero's events were sometimes co-sponsored and broadcast on the TBS national television network in Japan.[1] In contrast to PRIDE and the UFC, Hero's promoted only three weight classes: middleweight (-70 kg/-154 lbs), light heavyweight (-85 kg/-187 lbs) and heavyweight (+85 kg/+187 lbs)
United Statesedit
On March 27, 2007, FEG (the Fighting Entertainment Group) held a press conference at the Los Angeles Coliseum to announce their first US event which was to be held on June 2, 2007. The show, named K-1 Dynamite!! USA, was a joint operated venture with the newly formed Elite XC, British MMA organization Cage Rage, BoDog Fight and the Korean-based Spirit MC. The show was broken down into two parts, with the first part (made up of three fights) being aired for free Showtime and the second part on pay-per-view.
Reformation into Dreamedit
At a press conference on February 13, 2008, FEG announced that they discontinued Hero's and were creating a new mixed martial arts franchise, Dream, in collaboration with former Pride FC executives from Dream Stage Entertainment. In addition to established Hero's stars, (such as Calvancante, Akiyama, and Yamamoto) many other top fighters from around the world (such as Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović and Shinya Aoki) joined the new promotion.
Notable fightersedit
Many notable mixed martial artists competed in Hero's, including:
^"TBS mata fushōji". J-Cast News. 13 March 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^Takagi, Hiromi (1 March 2005). . SportsNavi. Yahoo. Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External linksedit
Bushido FC's official website
January 01, 1970
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For other uses see Hero disambiguation Heros disambiguation and Heroes disambiguation Hero s was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion operated by Fighting and Entertainment Group the parent entity behind kickboxing organization K 1 Grown from and branched off of K 1 s earlier experiments in MMA including the K 1 Romanex event and various MMA fights on its regular K 1 kickboxing cards it held its first show on March 26 2005 The promotion was handled by former Rings head Akira Maeda At a press conference on February 13 2008 FEG announced that they discontinued Hero s and were creating a new mixed martial arts franchise Dream in collaboration with former Pride FC executives from Dream Stage Entertainment Hero sCompany typeDefunctIndustryMixed martial arts promotionHeadquartersJapanParentFighting and Entertainment Group Contents 1 History 1 1 United States 1 2 Reformation into Dream 2 Notable fighters 3 Hero s Grand Prix Champions 4 Events 5 Event locations 6 References 7 External linksHistory editAlthough not as popular worldwide as the Ultimate Fighting Championship or the now defunct Pride Fighting Championships Hero s was very recognizable in the Japanese mixed martial arts scene thanks in large part to the visibility and resources of FEG and K 1 Hero s events were sometimes co sponsored and broadcast on the TBS national television network in Japan 1 In contrast to PRIDE and the UFC Hero s promoted only three weight classes middleweight 70 kg 154 lbs light heavyweight 85 kg 187 lbs and heavyweight 85 kg 187 lbs United States edit On March 27 2007 FEG the Fighting Entertainment Group held a press conference at the Los Angeles Coliseum to announce their first US event which was to be held on June 2 2007 The show named K 1 Dynamite USA was a joint operated venture with the newly formed Elite XC British MMA organization Cage Rage BoDog Fight and the Korean based Spirit MC The show was broken down into two parts with the first part made up of three fights being aired for free Showtime and the second part on pay per view Reformation into Dream edit At a press conference on February 13 2008 FEG announced that they discontinued Hero s and were creating a new mixed martial arts franchise Dream in collaboration with former Pride FC executives from Dream Stage Entertainment In addition to established Hero s stars such as Calvancante Akiyama and Yamamoto many other top fighters from around the world such as Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic and Shinya Aoki joined the new promotion Notable fighters editMany notable mixed martial artists competed in Hero s including nbsp Sam Greco nbsp Antonio Silva nbsp Gesias Calvancante nbsp Hermes Franca nbsp Lyoto Machida nbsp Rani Yahya nbsp Royce Gracie nbsp Vitor Ribeiro nbsp Carlos Newton nbsp Denis Kang nbsp Ivan Menjivar nbsp Caol Uno nbsp Genki Sudo nbsp Hideo Tokoro nbsp Hiroyuki Takaya nbsp Kazuo Misaki nbsp Kazushi Sakuraba nbsp Kiuma Kunioku nbsp Michihiro Omigawa nbsp Norifumi Yamamoto nbsp Shungo Oyama nbsp Yoshihiro Akiyama nbsp Yushin Okami nbsp Jerome Le Banner nbsp Alistair Overeem nbsp Melvin Manhoef nbsp Peter Aerts nbsp Ray Sefo nbsp Joachim Hansen nbsp Sergei Kharitonov nbsp Jan Nortje nbsp Kotetsu Boku nbsp Gary Goodridge nbsp Brad Pickett nbsp Antonio McKee nbsp B J Penn nbsp Bob Sapp nbsp Don Frye nbsp Heath Herring nbsp Jake Shields nbsp Nam Phan nbsp Rich Clementi nbsp Brock LesnarHero s Grand Prix Champions editYear Weight class Champion Runner up 2005 Middleweight 75 kg 165 3 lb nbsp Norifumi Yamamoto nbsp Genki Sudo 2006 Light heavyweight 90 kg 198 4 lb nbsp Yoshihiro Akiyama nbsp Melvin Manhoef 2006 Middleweight 75 kg 165 3 lb nbsp Gesias Calvancante nbsp Caol Uno 2007 Middleweight 75 kg 165 3 lb nbsp Gesias Calvancante nbsp Andre AmadoEvents editEvent Date Location Venue Attendance Hero s 1 2 March 26 2005 nbsp Saitama Japan Saitama Super Arena 13 000 Hero s 2 July 6 2005 nbsp Tokyo Japan Yoyogi National Gymnasium Hero s 3 September 7 2005 nbsp Tokyo Japan Ariake Coliseum Hero s 2005 in Seoul November 5 2005 nbsp Seoul South Korea Olympic Gymnastics Arena 7 460 Hero s Lithuania 2005 November 26 2005 nbsp Vilnius Lithuania Siemens Arena K 1 PREMIUM 2005 Dynamite December 31 2005 nbsp Osaka Japan Osaka Dome 53 025 Hero s 4 March 15 2006 nbsp Tokyo Japan Nippon Budokan Hero s 5 May 3 2006 nbsp Tokyo Japan Yoyogi National Gymnasium Hero s 6 August 5 2006 nbsp Tokyo Japan Ariake Coliseum Hero s 7 October 9 2006 nbsp Yokohama Japan Yokohama Arena Hero s Lithuania 2006 November 11 2006 nbsp Vilnius Lithuania Siemens Arena K 1 PREMIUM 2006 Dynamite December 31 2006 nbsp Osaka Japan Osaka Dome 51 930 Hero s 8 March 12 2007 nbsp Nagoya Japan Nippon Gaishi Hall Dynamite USA June 2 2007 nbsp Los Angeles California USA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 18 340 Hero s 9 Middleweight Tournament Opening Round July 16 2007 nbsp Yokohama Japan Yokohama Arena Hero s 10 Middleweight Tournament Final September 17 2007 nbsp Yokohama Japan Yokohama Arena Hero s 2007 in Korea October 28 2007 nbsp Seoul South Korea Jangchung Gymnasium Hero s Lithuania 2007 November 10 2007 nbsp Vilnius Lithuania Siemens Arena K 1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite December 31 2007 nbsp Osaka Japan Osaka Dome 47 928Event locations edit Total event number 19 nbsp Japan 13 Tokyo 5 Yokohama 3 Osaka 3 Nagoya 1 Saitama 1 nbsp Lithuania 3 Vilnius 3 nbsp South Korea 2 Seoul 2 nbsp United States 1 Los Angeles California 1References edit TBS mata fushōji J Cast News 13 March 2007 Retrieved 1 January 2012 Takagi Hiromi 1 March 2005 3 26 Saitama Hero s kaisai kettei SportsNavi Yahoo Archived from the original on 14 May 2012 Retrieved 1 January 2012 External links editHero s official website Bushido FC s official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hero 27s amp oldid 1113459310, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
