Mitsuya Nagai
Japanese mixed martial arts fighter and professional wrestler / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hirokazu Nagai (長井 弘和, Nagai Hirokazu, born November 10, 1968), better known as Mitsuya Nagai (長井満也, Nagai Mitsuya), is a Japanese mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and former kickboxer. A professional MMA competitor from 1991 until 2013, he fought the majority of his career in Fighting Network RINGS. Once a student of legendary professional wrestlers Satoru Sayama and Akira Maeda, Nagai holds notable victories over former King of Pancrase Super Heavyweight Champion Tsuyoshi Kosaka, Nobuaki Kakuda, four-time world kickboxing champion Andre Mannaart, Russian sambo champion Mikhail Ilyukhin, RINGS King of Kings 2000 Tournament runner up Valentijn Overeem, ADCC bronze medallist and RINGS Light Heavyweight title contender Chris Haseman, and Pancrase veteran Takaku Fuke. He also fought for K-1 in kickboxing.
Mitsuya Nagai 長井満也 | |
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Born | (1968-11-10) November 10, 1968 (age 55) Sunagawa, Hokkaido, Japan |
Other names | Mitsuyaman Makai #5 Great Tiger |
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 108 kg (238 lb; 17.0 st) |
Division | Middleweight |
Style | Shootboxing, shoot wrestling |
Team | RINGS Japan |
Teacher(s) | Akira Maeda Satoru Sayama Naoyuki Taira |
Years active | 1991–2013 (MMA)[1]
1997–1999 (kickboxing) 1999–present (professional wrestling) |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 7 |
Wins | 0 |
By knockout | 0 |
Losses | 6 |
By knockout | 4 |
No contests | 1 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 26 |
Wins | 18 |
By knockout | 4 |
By submission | 14 |
Losses | 8 |
By knockout | 3 |
By submission | 3 |
Unknown | 2 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Last updated on: January 8, 2014 |
He later transitioned to traditional puroresu and notably wrestled for Battlarts, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he is a former three time All Asia Tag Team Champion. He currently performs on a part-time basis and has competed for shoot style and MMA promotion GLEAT and Pro Wrestling Noah.