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Sanae Kikuta Bio

Sanae Kikuta (菊田 早苗, Kikuta Sanae, born September 10, 1971 in Nerima, Tokyo) is a Japanese mixed martial artist who rose to popularity fighting in the Pancrase organization, and currently fights for World Victory Road. He is former Pancrase Light heavyweight champion (2001–2003) and the winner of the ADCC 88kg class in 2001.

Biography

Amateur era

Kikuta won the Kantō Middleweight class when he was in 3rd grade. He became a student at the "Super Tiger Gym" when he was in the 6th grade and later joined a Judo team at his high school where he won the 86kg class at the National Athletic Highschool Meeting. In university he learned Judo under Toshihiko Koga.

After high school he went to Australia to learn kickboxing. On his return he won the heavyweight class of the All Japan Amateur shoot boxing Championship.

Mixed martial arts

In 1996 and 1997 he won the first "Tournament of J" which is an MMA tournament that allows matches wearing Keikogis (training uniforms).

Kikuta joined the Pancrase fighting organization in April 1994, went on to fight at UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 in April 2000, and founded his own team Grabaka in June 2000. He participated in the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in April 2001 and won its 88kg class. In September 2001 he won the title of Pancrase Light Heavyweight Champion.

He currently runs the Grabaka gym in Nakano, Tokyo, which trains fighters such as Kazunori Yokota, Akihiro Gono, and formerly Genki Sudo, and Kazuo Misaki.

Kikuta currently fights for the Japanese Sengoku promotion.

A fictional version of Kikuta appears in the MMA-themed manga Tough as a leader of "Team D".

Mixed martial arts record

Career

  • Amateur sport
    • Judo
      • Kantō region Judo Middleweight winner
      • The National Athletic High School Meeting, Judo 86kg class Winner
    • Shoot boxing
      • All Japan Amateur Shoot boxing Championship Heavyweight Winner
    • Grappling
      • "The Tournament of J" winner (1996)
      • "The Tournament of J" winner (1997)
      • ADCC 2001 88kg class winner (April 2001)
  • Professional
    • MMA

Pancrase Light heavyweight champion (2001–2003)

See also

  • List of male mixed martial artists

External links

  • Professional MMA record for Sanae Kikuta from Sherdog
  • Official blog
  • Official Grabaka site

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